With the moon and stars
playing the roles of voyeurists
besides occasional passers-by
with the hooting and tooting city
basking in the froth of milky light
the ‘children’ of the streets of Mumbai
for whom privacy is a luxury
which they can’t afford
for whom roofs over their heads have no place
even in their dreams
engage in shameless sex
playing ignorance and innocence
the moon, the stars playing voyeurists
the shows performed along the
street sides and railway-platforms of Mumbai
everyday
like grand item numbers
performed in an open-air auditorium.
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