You have all the right to disagree with me
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You have all the right to disagree with me
Whole heartedly
But you have no right to tell me
What to write what not to write
To dictate terms to my sense of poetry
My inalienable fundamental right
Of freedom of speech without
Hurting religious sentiments or
The pride of a mans nationality
Political systems suck undeniably
Whether what I write sounds like porn
Or what I write is utter crap
Please move on the next poet
Do read his poetry
I can’t write like Mr. Hogg
I can’t write like Mr. Carsewll
I can’t write like Mr. Bowen
Much gifted in their art and imagery
I can’t write like Ted Sheridan
I can’t write like Mr. Trade Martin
I can’t write like Mr. Ray Lucero
It’s a part and parcel of their intrinsic poetry
Also I don’t ask you to write like me
Pictures that become poetry blogs
The foundation of my pedestrian poetry
You write text I shoot pictures of pain
Transgender, eunuch, hijdas, Naga Sadhus,
The Shias, the Sufis
The Indian Muslim women,
The quintessential girl child
Not part of your western world you see
East is east West is west
A ridge there shall always be
Two worlds destroying each other
Under a Racist Tree
Black and white
Bleeding the soul
Of human poetry
Dedicated to the Bard Of Konya Mr Howlin Dervesh.............
Firoze Shakir Bollywoods Most Wanted Poet Of India
