Firoze Shakir Poet - Frozen Time

Thursday, August 16, 2007

A picture within a picture and no frame

A picture within a picture and no frame
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

This was for sale at chor bazar.. the last vestige of human shame..
patriarch once monied riches Forgotten Fortunes life a game
people touched his feet , respect ,reverence such was fame
now dead and gone a persihed pebble...his picture on the road side
no one wants to claim..timelessness
mutilated memories screamless sorrows to defame
once dead forgotten termite infested pictures with no name
you were born of flesh dust you are dust became
you go back into the darkness of a night from where
once you came ...a picture within a picture and no frame

Why does Taslima Nasrin want to burn the Hijab ?

Why does Taslima Nasrin want to burn the Hijab ?
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

A Muslim Woman watches the world
Through the eyes in the soul of her Hijab
Male dominated Mullah powered her
World encased within the dreams
Of her womanhood armored in her Hijab
She faces the rise and the fall
the ups and the downs
Gods Godliness lying within
The sacred walls of her Hijab
Why does Taslima Nasrin want to burn the Hijab ?
A self confessed atheist mediocrity
A woman who is hell bent on sensationalizing the Hijab .
She should go back from where she came
Instead of decrying the Hijab.
A Muslim woman watches the world
Through the eyes in the soul of her Hijab
Education emancipation to a better life
Simplifies the wearing of the Hijab

Chor Bazar Faces Introduction

Chor Bazar Faces Introduction
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

This is a short segment of faces that you get to see at Chor Bazar flea market, beware take their permission before you shoot them , as they take offence it is against the religion , so say the very conservative.
Some of these pictures are a bit shaky as I did not seek permission and shot them rapidly..
The Chor Bazar is a haven for buyers and sellers , the Chor Bazar that you see n Friday,.On Friday the main shops are closed so the hawkers and vendors sell their wares on the lanes that make up Chor Bazar, basically two, MuttoN Street and Chimna Butcher street ..
I have to rush to my shop I shall elaborate on this later.

Washing Linen in Public

Washing Linen in Public
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

Mother at Fourteen

Mother at Fourteen
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

Her swollen undeveloped nipples
a little childs mouth to wean ..
tragedy and trauma of a child mother
vandalized virginity
motherhood at fourteen
she once sold our national flag
on Independence day
at Turner Road Traffic Signal
near St Peters Church gates was seen
This year she had company
Of her new born child
Breathing selling Freedom
A dead quality
A dead virtue
In real Life
good things remain
unseen
quite a common scene
Life on the other side
Of Promiscuity
Is not always green
She was gang raped
One by one drunken louts
mauled and mangled
by teenagers tough and mean
her bad luck no one did intervene
I asked her why did you not go to the cops ?
She looked at me in shock
Sadness and said Uncle they were my brothers
And my cousins how could I spill the beans?
What about your parents I asked
Oh they beat me ..but having babies is not obscene
A baby brings in more money , rented out
A life on the streets quite routine
Childhood killing machine
She requested me to shoot only her child
Mother with a hot selling womb
Motherhood at Fourteen
A click she enters your world
Through this computer screen

The Day after Independence Day

The Day after Independence Day
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1

He is a Muslim beggar,and that is his daughter,he is a leper.. yet he clutches to Hope one of the the three prominent colors in the Indian Flag along with Peace and Harmony...