Monday, October 4, 2010

DEATH DANCES OF MUMBAI

Each Mumbai suburb,
its each citizen.
Each suburb bears name
each citizen too.
Names, sorry namesakes.
When it comes to plural all faceless
and devoid of identity.
-------Go around each railway station
each an oveflowing reservoir
of faceless beings
always on the move.
Each railway station
shows unseen reds and greens
and unseen but heard melodious announcements
round the clock.
Long-winding snakes
called local trains
snake along frequently
halts two-three seconds
surges forward
like a dam to the brim when opened
surges ahead
pregnant with numerous faces
all glued to each other.
Lots on top
their hobby death-dances
blood-chilling, blood-curdling
just a slip
that's all.
Lives cheap and precious
precious that of the elite always
it depends...
Each Mumbai suburb
Each Mumbai citizen
Names, sorry Namesakes.

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