74,649 Blogs / 377,594 views

74,649 Blogs / 377,594 views, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

74,649 blogs / 377,594 views
blogs should be blogs
not part of a news
I tried it at Now Public
wasted time
wasted energy
wasted efforts
a thought to confuse
a blog as a blog
needs no excuse
write poems
on international women s day
no culture editor
to blow up a fuse
thank god
no racist review
no editorial constrains
just words within words
pictures on the loose
a pedestrian thought
street side wisdom produce
no inner meaning
to break ones head
or to further deduce
no naughty one liners
her heart to seduce
photo blogging
a holistic healing
an art a science
says this recluse
what you embed
is what you reproduce
depending upon
your context of use
between media and blog
will there ever be a truce !

The Hand of God

The Hand of God, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

the only safe hand
that guides him on the
path to truth
the hand of God
spare the politician
spoil the rod
turbulent times
a road not broad
cobbled pathway
he has to trod
as he reaches out
to his Lord
Islam a religion
of Peace and Brotherhood
only the coward needs a Sword

The Pain and Passion of a Shia Blogger

The Pain and Passion of a Shia Blogger, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

truth ingrained in the husk
of reality as pictures
I expose
the pain and passion
of a shia blogger
called Firoze
pedestrian poetry
up close
on this photo stream
as it flows
nothing in life is ugly
nothing in life is as gross
tears hidden as sorrow
in pictorial prose
hijras wanting
to be respected as hijras
a life a gender they chose
rafaees naga sadhus
beggars in life's throes
shiasm my birthright
makes others angry and bellicose
hate comments on my posterior
here at Flickr
to add to my worldly woes
Comment Moderation
the only tool
the Flickr developer
does not know
cutting my head
walking on fire
flagellating my back
shia rituals a cultural inheritance
although
shiasm
1400 year protest against terrorism
through Hope and Hindutva
side by side as I show
united colors of peace
that is India
through the viewfinder of a flickr pro

The Muslim Voter is Confused !

The Muslim Voter is Confused !, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

who to vote
whom to choose
priya dutt
mahesh jethmalani
bhaijaan
election time
in the news
a single vote
to confuse
recession
hard times
bad times
no excuse
loan sharks
bill collectors
recovery agents
waiting
for their dues
muscle power
that they abuse
you can only feel
the pinch
when you have no feet
they present you
a new pair of shoes
political hospitality
he wont refuse
the system wins
the candidate wins
the muslim voter
his head in the noose
either this way
or that way
he has to lose
once he has voted
he is of no use

Man Is An Island of Despair

Man Is An Island of Despair, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

man is an island of despair
a moments happiness
enviously with others
he wont share
his idyllic privacy
my camera did scare
I had caught him
in a lovers lair
they both
make a beautiful pair

Lost Childhood

Lost Childhood, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

no money no food
sleeping on an empty stomach
dreamless sleep no good
pain as putrefying poetry seen through
the window of my cameras soul
mostly misunderstood
karma and dharma
ongoing eternal feud
pictures frozen in time
even god has not yet viewed

to gail

Teach Her A Lesson - Burn Her Face

Teach Her A Lesson - Burn Her Face, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I shot this picture last year, I dont know the exact day, but the little girl in the center had her face burnt by her parents because she was not bringing in much money.This is the tragedy , when the child born is merely a commodity..

Now this entire lot of beggar kids have moved out of the Turner Road Traffic Signal, they beg at Linking road and Khar Telephone Exchange Signals..

Every time they see me they greet me and in a way I am a custodian of the moments of their robbed childhood that I have shot time and again despite stiff opposition from their parents relatives and guardians.


not bringing in money
her face with a hot iron
they burn
a lesson of life
the hard way to learn
yes no compassion
on the streets
its how your daily wages
you earn
nothing but
ingratitude in return
from one car to another
at the traffic signal
you dodge death and run
bare feet tattered clothes
a child on your waist
under the hot humid sun
if you die
another helpless child
will soon take your place
at the U turn
another cycle of pain
that has hardly begun