The Hijab .. A Muslim Womans Second Skin

The Hijab .. A Muslim Womans Second Skin, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

her heritage
her pride
her essence
her strength
her beauty
from the
eyes of
the world
she hides
as a girl
or as a
bride ..
now why
this garb
upsets others
who dont wear it
condemn it
ban it a travesty
of womanhood
besides ..
the hijab
a womans
choice
her garb of
modesty
her spiritual
inheritance
her guide

even gods would prefer travelling by taxi than paying rs 45 to auto ricksha guys because of the rains

even gods would prefer travelling by taxi than paying rs 45 to auto ricksha guys because of the rains, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Pictures Are Captive Thought

Pictures Are Captive Thought, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

cosmically
get attached
to your captive
consciousness
when they get
caught ..in a
grid within a
slot ..you
got what you
shot ...
but you
can only
shoot what
you were
destined
to shoot
a cosmic
plot ..scripted
by the maker
a student
of street
photography
who arrives
on the spot
to take note
of what you
got ..cosmic
thought poetic
liberty accident
fraught ..your
clumsy hand
in a cosmic pot

Bhandiya of Mafatlals At New Martins Restaurant Colaba

Bhandiya of Mafatlals At New Martins Restaurant Colaba, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

New Martin, Colaba Strand Cinema...Jean Marc And Me

New Martin, Colaba Strand Cinema...Jean Marc And Me, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

The Beggar Poet .. He Is One Of Us

The Beggar Poet .. He Is One Of Us, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

begging
with a camera
barefeet
soul covered
in pain and dust
corroded cosmic
fate ..he shoots
what he must
blood sweat
tears .. spirit
that wont rust
god gave him
a parched throat
may god quench
his thirst from bad
to verse.. death
waiting anxiously
to take him back
home in a hearse
man a product
of his surroundings '
a blessing and a curse

Mother I Finally Understood Why You Cover Your Face ..

Mother I Finally Understood Why You Cover Your Face .., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

i am not at all amazed
the pain of begging
your hope on my
survival based
Allah benevolent
omnipresent
munificence
Allah be praised
we are beggars
first and last
those who give us
charity we hope
he answers their
prayers ..we know
he cares ..with him
our own sorrows
we share ..mother
me an unfortunate
pair ...as it rains
misery gasping
for fresh air