Some men like Jack
And some like Jill
I’m glad that I like
Them both, but still
I wonder if
This freewheeling
Really is an
Enlightened thing
Or is its greater
Scope a sign
Of deviance from
Some party line?
In the strict ranks of
Gay and Straight
What is my status:
Stray? or Great?
– Vikram Seth
Submitted by:
Manu, who says “I don’t remember where I found this, but very neat. Vikram Seth, of course. ”
Postscript:
Vikram Seth is well represented here, in the main part poems about love and loneliness. This is a seemingly more light-hearted poem that addresses some very personal, and thorny questions, starting with the almost naive ‘Am I normal?’
Tagged: gender, politics, sexuality, Vikram Seth