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

Hindustani Aurat Ek Zinda Lash Hai

Hindustani Aurat Ek Zinda Lash Hai, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

ur par wala
bhi uski
kismet se
nirash hai
har pal
maut ka
saya tuta hua
dam ghuta hua
luta hua
vishwas hai
neeche kante
aur upar kala
akash hai

The Fuck Up Is That Hardly Those Who Shoot The Street Know What Street Photography Is All About

The Fuck Up Is That Hardly Those Who Shoot The Street Know What Street Photography Is All About, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

photographer s
with heavy loads
of their expensive
camera lenses
dragging them
in their shoulder
bags ostentatiously
shoot the street
drama like cut outs
but none shoot
the poetry of life
street photography
is rhythm that
not from the camera
but from the soul
of poetry sprouts
spreads its fragrance
within and without
street photography
is not for the philistine
it is for the devout
a picture embedded
on the soul of
the viewers
consciousness
never fades out
scenes that the
camera cannot spot
only the poet
of photography
from nothingness
forces out ,,,,

Why Are There More Muslim Beggars In Every Street Corner Of Mumbai

Why Are There More Muslim Beggars In Every Street Corner Of Mumbai, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

be it kurla
mahim
bandra
bhendi bazar
the silhouette
of the muslim
beggar is not
too far , blind
deformed
little muslim
girls at traffic
signals running
behind cars
or a shameless
useless lazy
muslim husband
with a child on
his shoulder
his burkha clad
wife begging
outside ladies
bar..i have seen
shot so many
muslim beggars
from near and far
beggary the only
non taxable business
nagad no udhar ..