Lust kills shame

I am helpless-
Despite barriers-
To forget you.
My lust for you
Is to fault.
Whose fault is it?
You have something-
Not bone and flesh-
So intangible,
In search of which
I shed all my shame.
If I had been immodest
I might have plundered you.
28.04.2002, pakd

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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