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சும்மாவுக்காக ஒரு கவிதை - Page 166

A poem for nothing















Tell me about your friends
I will tell you who you are
said a great scholar
I said
Tell me about yourself
I will tell you about your friends
The way he blinked would have swallowed that blink
How does it matter who you are
How does it matter who I am
Unnecessary questions
Unnecessary answers
Without proving anything
just be quiet

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