The Real Snake

poor snake
life is equal
so God says
but look at the snake
look at the snake..
it cant even walk
but slithers and always
at the lowest of place
and everywhere the message is
it's evil, culprit of the Great Fall
everything the snake lowly humbly takes
cane, blows and all
you can swing it, you can stretch it
you can bend it in any angle because
it's just a snake

there is a snake too barely two inches long
yet it's the most pliable of them all
and that's the real one where the first divine curse should go
guarded all round in a red glowing ruby palace
and gleaming pillars of enamel the cunning and sly creature
in all smugness and warmth could never get enough of
the world sweet, sour, bitter, salty, hot or cold
it could make satan of god and god of satan
and turn the world upside down
without even having to leave home
effortless, treacherous as the Niagara Falls


Subbaraman N V (9/17/2007 2:15:00 AM) Absolutely great! That is why the great saint Thiruvalluvar, the author of the THIRUKKURAL observed 'Ya kaavaaraayinum naa kaakka - kaavaakkaal sokaappar sollizukkuppattu' Whatever you take care of or not, be sure to take care of your tongue, lest you will come to great grief!

Charles Chaim Wax (1/15/2006 9:58:00 AM) a poem of truth the grand snake a wonder and so beautiful the human really twisted and sometimes sordid words ripping up truth a fine poem