It was a time-tested custom, <br />Indians built up a system <br />After the parent’s choice <br />Any wedlock took place, <br /> <br />Time has changed this. <br />Parents have no voice. <br />Earlier, ‘Marry and love’ <br />Is ‘Love and marry’ now <br /> <br />A married-naval-man, <br />Satisfied not with one, <br />Spread his spider-net, <br />Wherein a fly took rest. <br /> <br />The spider danced awhile, <br />As a chance for it to avail, <br />Of the day’s prey that fell <br />And stuck into its net well. <br /> <br />The girl loved this man, <br />Not knowing his plan, <br />To divorce his first wife <br />And secure a new life. <br /> <br />She stayed in a hostel. <br />They often met in a hotel. <br />She insisted on marriage. <br />But he had no courage. <br /> <br />The matter went serious. <br />She became suspicious. <br />He came one fine morn, <br />With a chopper and gun. <br /> <br />His plan was to cut, <br />Her head and bury it, <br />But he became shaky <br />As she pleaded mercy. <br /> <br />He took his pistol <br />And shot at the girl <br />A bullet hit her head. <br />At once she fell dead. <br /> <br />Their joyful love-play <br />Had not its long-stay, <br />As the spider ran away <br />After devouring its prey. <br /> <br />The Moral Lesson <br /> <br />One can love and marry, <br />But only after deep enquiry, <br />This, if anyone fails to carry <br />Will it not end in a tragedy?<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-fly-in-a-spider-web/
