The Muslim Ethos Lives In a Ghetto of Despair, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
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the rich muslims
live in mansions
opulent hi rise towers
grandeur wealth
grand affair
the muslim poor
the muslism ethos
lives in a ghetto
of despair caught
strangulated
in a vicious
grip of a snare
doomed destiny
a tragedy
beyond compare
our leader
god bless
their souls
play the violin
as they are
busy
becoming
politicians netas
clinging
to their party
chairs
the mullah
god bless
their souls too
are happy
building
more mosques
more madrasas
for the widow
the orphan
the destitute
no one has
time to spare
luckily we here
in Mumbai
are Muslims
our sectarian
fangs
we do not bare
be it the riots
the serial blast
we get hit
collectively
as muslims
no shia
no sunni
no tabbliki
no whabbi
our houses
our business
burnt destroyed
everywhere
but we are
Indians
resilient
we silently
offer a prayer
for peace
brotherhood
mutual coexistence
tolerance
even
when
life is unfair
