TRANSLATION OF EARLIER LINES ON sUBBHUS MOM
STING OPERATION
She wears a smile masking the pain and hurt she harbors
The uninvited visitor had triggered laughter and lighter moments
She went to seek the blessings of the divine at Malai kovil.
She was accosted there by the mom and son who reminded her of her painful past
The Son longingly stared at his loss as she picked up his
Subjecting her to a series of questions claiming
Affection and affinity the older woman
She supplicated before the divine in deep devotion
The woman that relished hurting others found a easy prey to harass
Boastful of her son's exploits she waxed eloquent of his success
Belittling others forgetting the sanctity of the place and occasion
She lacked finesse and her bragging continued ceaselessly
Deftly masking her taunt in concern she raised a sinister conjecture about periappa
The sugary barb and sting she inflicted made her suffer and shudder
II countenance altered he fretted at what could have triggered it
A gloating sneer on her face with a mission accomplished contentment the scorpion