To ward of anarchy.

You teach me not to steal.
Can you teach the rodent?
You teach me not to kill.
Can you teach the cat?

You teach me not to cuckold.
Can you teach the street dog?

None of them obey;
Nor are they away from God.

I obey; not to please the God
But to ward off anarchy.
03.02.2001, Pmdi

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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