Saturday, February 11, 2012

DO PESHIYONKI KAHANI

I walk along the badnaam basti
tinkling of the anklets reverberates
In the dark and dingy corridors
of dilapidated houses with paan stains on the stairs
And now I can hear the beats of the tabalchi
and the soothing notes of sarangi
the tawaif with an artificial smile on her face
swirls and sways curtsying the patrons
"wah Wahs" float in the air
so do currency notes and coins thrown on the floor

Another scene - page 3 gentry on plush sofas

the ramp dazzling with laser beams
Skeleton like lasses sashay along
tossing their pretty heads with studied nonchalance
And as they walk back exhibit their dorsal skin
Coins are not thrown but kisses are blown
Marks are given and crowns are won

I hear the strains of the bollywood song "Jo Koi chahe mujhse milna akela "

Two settings, two environments, two professions

The one we condemn and the other we condone, nay glorify

Monday, February 6, 2012

LIFE & FILTH

Its a scene of crime, really, I haven't moved anything.
The windows are still shut tight to keep in all the din.
The waste basket is still full and the lizards are now rotting;
Everything's just the way we left it, the way its always been.

The sheets are still crumpled, and dirt tracks run around
From the kitchen to the bathroom and spill into the lounge.
Abandoned webs are threatening to fall onto my head,
onto the picture frames and the stereo and on the unmade bed.

Our clothes now have little patches that appeared from nowhere.
And the drinking water we left, remember? Its still lying there.
The water tank is empty and the pantry shelves are bare.
The plague just ran out the hallway, even epidemics are scared!

I missing you like mad, honey, come back before I die.
Its as unclean and unhygienic as hell in all its might.
I won't yell again when you don't put the clothes to dry.
if you're reading this, please...
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PLEASE........
COME BACK SAKKU BAI!!!


PS : - And she did after a hike of Rs 500 per month in her salary