Wednesday, March 04, 2020

I don't want to be your friend

I don't want to be your friend.

You hate the thing I am, what I was born.

You hate the 'different' and the 'other',

This is what I choose to be:

Follower of my faith, any faith, non-believer.

Meat eater, wheat eater, gin lover, ant eater.

Lover of men/women, life - all living things,

Intolerant, yes  - of intolerance.

15 comments:

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Kat said...

Brilliant articulation of what many feel today. Simple yet powerful

Sangeeta Mahajan said...

Perfectly articulated, Gowri. So well said. What a dilemma, if people won't like you (or even kill you) because you were born different.

Divya Kanal said...

Beautifully articulated dear friend! �� Your simple yet powerful words eloquently convey what most of us feel. All religions recognize human beings as fundamentally equal and we should never forget that!

COCKTAIL PASSIONS said...

WOW! You just summed it up so well

Sarita Dasgupta said...

Succint yet powerfully expressed. Specially loved the 'anteater' bit. Must have eaten quite a few inadvertantly myself...the ones that drowned in my cup of tea or ventured into a piece of cake!! No harm intended, of course.

RAJI MUTHUKRISHNAN said...

Short and yes, sweet. And so very much what I feel (though I couldn't ever have expressed it as well)

Sekar said...

Many thumbs up Gowri.

Hamish Young said...

What a dull world it would be if we were all the same
I was brought up to be tolerant and respectful of my fellow creatures

Yawar said...

Excellent. Highly needed. I stand with you. Hatred is fire 🔥. All fire burns and the result is always ash.

Rajan Mani said...

Very well articulated, Gowri, my friend. Have unfriended at least a hundred from my Facebook list. It is quite easy once you start :)

heckler said...

gin lover ... how did i miss that. terrific.

Priya said...

Always the best!

Kamini said...

SO beautifully put, Gowri, as only you can. Loads of LOVE!!

Wendy Joseph said...

Life is brutal. More power to your pen Gowri!