Yes, it was my grandiose fantasy,
But was it far from reality?
Don’t call me an exhibitionist,
I was not that immodest.
Is self-love, a disorder?
Did I cross sanity’s border?
Looked at reflection in calm river,
Why should that make you quiver?
For loving self, you gave my name,
For centuries I carried your blame,
You made me a villain in your game,
Made self-love a matter of shame.
In this world of infamy ISMS,
You added one more…NARCISSISM,
Equating it with Satanism,
Drowning me in delirium.
Is there a soul in universe?
Self-love in hearts, they do not nurse,
Why it is made a sin so perverse?
Why you made me bear this curse?
I have billions of followers,
Growing steadily at every hour,
Projecting billion faces in selfies,
Painting the world with beauty.
Not to be confined to folklore,
I am reborn as beauties galore,
Every rejection, I get million nods,
For I am NARCISSUS, billion headed God
(c) K.Radhakrishnan
The rhyme scheme in the poem Return of Narcissus by K. Radhakrishnan enhances the meaning. I like the extension of the myth to reflect modern times.
A thought-provoking, introspective, and evocative literary piece.
Full of psychological insight this poem makes a case for not demonising self love , as long as it is not obsessive
‘Return of Narcissus’ leaves much food for thought as the poet portrays it as
‘reborn as beauties galore’…