once a year they come
with scissor and comb
for this spiritual rendezvous
a sea of barbers cascading
hair on view ..earning their
livelihood barbers of all
color and hue .the muslim
barber respectfully cutting
the hair of the hindu
pitru paksha prayers to
departed forefathers
hope and hindutva
as a message of peace
both devotee the barber
religiously pursue
passion fervor rituals
intimate sentiments
subdued ..pandits
chanting mantras
pind dan that was
overdue ,, the north
indian migrant ,
religiously tonsured
in a city in which
he grew mumbai
amchi mumbai
gives every man
his due ,,
