motherhood misplaced
looking at the future in the
face muslim beggar mother
is afraid will her daughter too
have to beg as she begs now
chills her spine such depressing
thoughts her mind invades
people rushing to the mosque
hurriedly throw a few coins
god cannot be made to wait
sanctimonious muslim society
has no time for her welfare
her problems they say are
her destiny self made
between her world their
world a torturous barricade
justice delayed ..a minority
within a minority muslim
beggars work hard underpaid
try as hard as you can
to remove them from your
holier than thou consciousness
they wont fade ..god is great
when you fail them he comes
out of the blues to their aid

for bakra eid you slaughter goats
camels worth lacs of rupees but
for the beggars ,,,a few coins
a message waylaid..

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#beggarpoet

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but i as a mother forced to beg
i shout at her and scream ..
i plead to her that as mother
as daughter we have to
supplement the family income
work as a team..in the beginning
of a this arduous task bismillah
ir rahmanir rahim ..her womb ready
to burst forth with another gift to
humanity her husbands only wish
hope of a male inheritor yet to
be born prince of beggars fahim

i have solidified the tears of this
muslim mother like the other
beggar mothers on my flickr
photo stream..live stream

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#firozeshakir

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in the void of her despair she seeks refuge ..her problems humongous huge

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#beggarpoet

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much before she was born
much before circumstances
forced her into a beggar
her hopes died before they
could bloom dogeared
destiny deleted and doomed
motherhood languishing
on the streets a few coins
thrown mundanely at her feet
fruit of the loom ..the untouchable
lowest of the low of muslim
society kept at arms length
i presume ..dreams once lived
now hastily buried entombed
tears on the soul of her
manufacturing womb ..a male
son some more children to beg
woe on the emasculated ego
of her husband .forced to beg
a void a darkness within the vacuum
yes i shoot muslim beggars
to showcase their agony neglect
apathy inhumanity ..a thought
not of concern to paid media
our sanctimonious holier than
than thou the indian press room


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silence replied
in muted echo less
cry..a tear dropped
a mournful sigh
as i live within
every captive
frame i shoot
i die ..

i cant shoot
blooming buds
blushing flowers
snow capped
mountains
sunsets
i would
commit suicide
my pain within
the silhouette
of the beggar
i hide

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#firozeshakir
#beggarpoet

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