he wont come back...

he wont come back...
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

he bought her to mumbai
showed her the sights
gateway of India
chowpatty
marine drive
haji ali dargah
worli sea face
carter road
promenade
to her childish delight
he told her stay here
I will book tickets
for our return to
the hometown
tonight ..
he has not come back
almost a fortnight
she waits hoping
against hope
female fear female fright
alien city she sleeps
eats on a bench
at this sea side
under a badly lit lamplight
the folks walkers
talkers and joggers
seeing her plight
are kind and polite
help her with money
clothes and some bite
they lodged a complaint
at the bandra police station
they said they would
search for him
once they got some clue alright
she did not have his picture
only his name no height
name pappu ke pitaji
or papus father
was all she could highlight
she does not know
to read or write
her village baharpur
near faizabad district
her birthplace
no future no foresight

do you think he will come back ?
she sitting awaiting
a sound of his footsteps
she a bit of darkness ,
and he
her hope of an
extinguishing
candlelight