No fence to a mind

There are guards everywhere,
At home, in the yard, thoroughfare,
Working place, host’s premises,
To be against corporal adultery.
Not guardable is the adultery by mind.
To be virtuous in body
And to be libidinous in spirit
Is nothing but hypocritical.
05.12.2001, Pakd

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!