Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar. - You not I, may forget

If I forget,
The earth may forget the Sun and the Moon.
If I forget
The sweet heart I revolved round for breath,
May I die lowlier than a street dog,
Abandoned, orphaned and unattended-
If I forget.

Though you forget,
No ill will be of mine to tarnish you.
Though you forget,
You gave me the right to love and court you.
You may withdraw it, which is your right.
You still are my queen and I still your slave-
Though you forget.

The pleasure got, will stay as a treasure.
17.02.2008 [inspired by one from Thomas Hardy

Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar.

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