Obstinate love

I hate those who to you are inimical.
I love those who to you are supportive.
I befriend them who to you are helpful.
I please those who you take care of.
I am in love with you, which is pure.
I am in love with you not for any return.
I shall love you even if you fail to.
My love for you never dies.
My lust for you ever persists.
It is dismal for me, if ignored.

Loving is not a sin;
Rejecting it?
Selfish love is impure;
Selfless love?
Wrong forgiven,
It is one’s highness;
Good, if ignored?
Ponder.
24.07.99

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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