Firoze Shakir Poet - Frozen Time

Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Poor Of Hyderabad

The Poor Of Hyderabad, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

the poor of mumbai
the poor of chennai
the poor of all major
cities are held by a
slender thread less
alive more dead..
children malnourished
underfed ..more children
on the way as indian
woman is nothing but
a child manufacturing unit
a broken down creaky bed
since the time after independence
robbed of her freedom ..
continually habitually by man
used abused misused misled
fuck and forget..hump bump
who needs to wed

Mr Astrologer Please Tell Me About Sons Fate ...

Mr Astrologer Please Tell Me About Sons Fate ..., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

the astrologer
who sat outside
the office of a
political party's
gate his clients
all netas a few
rich moneyed
seths ..this was
his first client
in the morning
boni time could
no wait ,, he told
her that her shani
was receding mangal
was in dire straits
she the poor uneducated
muslim lady her son
was in the lock up
for the azad maidan riots
she was hoping he would
be absolved because of
his first mistake he was
of a young age .. and she
cursed those demons
who had engineered
the riots disappeared
he was caught along
with his mates ..
so the fate of a
muslim mother is
always caught in
fear at the mercy of
time even when
bombs detonate
first suspects
have to prove their
innocence before
they prove their
guilt ..will the lady
with the blindfold
scales in hands
be like this mother
in a veil..a thought
to contemplate .

as a poet a street picture became fodder to my mind ,,not open to debate ..

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Oh God Where Are You..

Oh God Where Are You.., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

dont ever
want to
come back
for being
a hindu
or a muslim
you are killed
murdered
hacked
demonic
democracy
houses burnt
bodies
stacked
the netas
come shed
crocodile
tears
some behind
bars
humanity
hijacked
hate
animosity
compact
death
waits
watches
this
state
managed
heinous act
says
come
add me
as contact

Only In India The Child Goes To Work A Few Days After He Is Born

Only In India The Child Goes To Work A Few Days After He Is Born, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

yes i
shoot
the childs
tryst with
the street
early
morning dawn
seen today
tomorrow
morning gone
the child drugged
with benadryl cough
mixture sedated
woebegone
on his death
wet to the bones
when it rains
his parents will
not mourn..

now you know why beggar pictures .. photographers shooting beggars fucked society loves to scorn.. so forgive me if my beggar story goes on and on..

The Muslim Beggar ..Gods Accidental Mistake

The Muslim Beggar ..Gods Accidental Mistake, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

keeps
the soul
of his
maker
awake
calling
out for
mercy's
sake
ya allah
ya allah
moving
reptilian like
human snake
what you give
he takes
unlike beggars
fake this one
real full of ache

Working As Slaves Is Better Than Being Killed In Uttar Pradesh

Working As Slaves Is Better Than Being Killed In Uttar Pradesh, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

here a
bhaiyya
is called a
bhaiyya
being
hindu
muslim
does
not dent
his cultural
religious space
no polarization
within or on
the surface
amchi mumbai
the city of hope
of migrants
of every caste
color or race
of hate no
such trace
a chapter
of this book
of life of
mutual
coexistence
my humble
gift to
mr akhilesh