The Shias of Bandra West

The Shias of Bandra West, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

in the heart
in the soul
of hussain
they nest
the shias
of bandra
west

shiasm
a bond
in which
we invest
1400
year old
community
that stands
head high
unsuppressed
by yazid after yazid
whom we curse
as we beat our chest
with wave after wave
of ya hussain ya hussain
a crescendo in our breast
tears on the soul of humanity
that we have addressed
he gave his head
but not his hand
hands down
he won the contest
a thought a deed
through blood sweat tears
we have expressed
an army of peace
nation loving
human loving
brave defiant
black dressed
the shias of
bandra west