The tentacles of a jelly fish
The fang of a snake
The stinger of a scorpion,
The barb in your tongue –
They use it for self-defense.
You, however,
Lashes it left and right
Only to hurt others –
And unaware that
Its final victim is you.
Use your tongue - wisely.
********** Balachandran V,
To me? :)
ReplyDelete@Arun: :D. No, honest! The same question passed through my mind at Venus's comment on your post. Does he mean me? :D
ReplyDeleteMan or woman?
ReplyDelete@Anil: si monumentum requiris, circumspice! :)
ReplyDeleteWoo this is so strong. If its come so strong, I wonder what made you write this.
ReplyDelete"if you seek this monument look around" ummm
ReplyDeletevery true, but a v difficult piece of wisdom to follow
ReplyDelete@ anilkurup
spewing venom is not a gender dependent habit:-)
I loved it.The last one would top the list of the most venomous.As a doctor I would say,we could treat some of these envenomations ,except that from the tongue.The damages are irreversible.I just wrote a blog on my site.Have a look if time permits.
ReplyDeletewords like fire can warm or burn.. i dunno who said it...
ReplyDelete@ALL: At times, I too have been mean to people; I have always regretted it later. It is not meant for anyone particular; I could be telling myself, or Parvati, or anyone who hurts with the tongue. I guess we all do, some time or other, don't we?
ReplyDelete@Insignia: I know. Thats the power of language, isn't it? Scary and fascinating. I wrote it without anyone in my mind; maybe myself, at some unforgivable moment that I erred...
When you get time, see some of my earliest posts, poems, which later came in a book. Strong medicine! :)
@Doc: Glad you liked it. Will check them out.
Oh well did not mean deprecating either sex. The comment was in jest.
ReplyDeleteThere is a quote in Tamil, "Thavalla avan vayal kedum"