My Fat Aunt
An aunt of mine
cheerful and cherubic
holds no grudge against anyone,
altogether she is a noble soul.
obese, extraordinarily
huge, short, blunt,
a moving bag of flesh,
She walks, moves,
squats, lies on the floor
with ease. Alarmingly flexible!
She ties her hair loosely
with a string of jasmine on
her kondai, wears bright
coloured sarees
design blouses
complete her outfit
decks herself with
matching jewels
rubies go with red saree,
emeralds with green one.
other pastel shades go
with diamonds, precisely selected,
uneducated. in short naive
aunt leads a carefree life
living in the present
never thinks of tomorrow.
Her husband dotes on her
while her children grow . Dad
brings them up by deploying
trained nannies to look after,
Two fall behind in discipline,
she does not bother.
it is not her custom to gossip,
nor complain,
Her body does not pose
an issue. She does not mind other's
talk of her size and attitude, her
toothless smile compensates
Her goodness glistens, her
innocence grants an unexpected
loveliness, She stands tall
amongst her well read relations.
Copyright © Meenakshi Somasundaram | Year Posted 2020
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