The Bhaiyyas Beg To Differ

The Bhaiyyas Beg To Differ, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

because
since the time
after independence
his state neglected
he was treated
like a jerk
on his dead corpse
will rise some more parks
some more statues
the common man sulks
madam a new bag in hand
gives a nonchalant smirk
dividing UP
in four parts how
political gambits
political aspirations
political perseverance
on the soul of humanity
seamlessly work
creative network
the flesh was willing
the mind berserk
duties the quintessential
bhaiyya in Mumbai
wont shirk..no he
does not need to beg
firmly solidly safe
within the Marathi
framework
madams statue
waiting restlessly
to stand besides
careening kareena
at Tussaud waxworks
quixotic quirks


The Bhaiyya will do any menial job but hardly begs I have seen an old Bhaiyya patiwala working and crying and begging too in desperation as his luck was bad that day..at Crawford Market.. he inspired this poem..