Water The Source of Slum Life

Water The Source of Slum Life, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

there is hell to pay if
the tap runs dry
man can live without art
but not without water
a poetic thought
within a sigh
water cuts across
all party lines
religion caste
color or creed
without water
you die
democracy
political power
depends
on water supply
to those who vote for you
water you cannot deny
the slum lords
the slum votes
with black money
you buy
but without water
you cannot make
mumbai
into a shanghai
as you amass
more money
more wealth
its the common
man who cries
his tenement
you made a tower
rehabilitation
on the sly
hey ram
ab bas
karo bhai