these were
his good days
at bandra hill
road near
the police station
was his begging place
a letter in his hand
a long tie silently
he asked for money
dressed in clothes
blackish gray
than came bad
times very bad time
gangrenous legs
near bhaba hospital
bus stop he sat
on a chair ,, his
pain his drowsy
stare ..in very bad
state in need of care
i dont see him
anymore perhaps
he died ,,, a body
beyond repair
his white tie
his fuzzy hair
an icon
a landmark
a unique
beggar
like him
nowhere

#longtiebeggar
#beggarpoet
#firozeshakir

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in spirit
i move
on a
time machine
through the
power of
imagery
evergreen
what was
once shot
seen.. now
re appears
pristine
jai durga
maiki
chants
of bengal
on juhu beach
sweet serene
pictures may
have been born
through a camera
it is poetry you
nurture wean
giving wings
to imagination
returning you
to your childhood
your bubbly teen
those once upon
a time singular
unfading scenes ..

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Are The Criminals In Mumbai Scared Of Our Cops ,,,


after reading
the midday
this morning
i wonder
i shudder
when will
all this stop
will heinous
brutal rape
end immediately
by changing
people on the top
somewhere
someone
has to take
responsibility
when law and order
flops ..by simply
putting the issue
beneath the carpet
the bloodstains
someone needs
to mop ...as
crime in our
beloved city
continues
non stop
a womans
body fished
out from bandra
reclamation
cut in half
butchered hope
slaughtered
mercilessly
a statistic
clinically
chopped


september 24 2013

#firozeshakir
#beggarpoet

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nothing
but hope
for an unborn
tomorrow we
give ..can we
be human
if we dont
forgive ,,
we die
as we live
in a fish bowl
held captive
you were lucky
as a memory
the living you
outlive ,,,but
a path of love
an unflinching
bond held firmly
within the soul
of your children
your relatives

#dineshpai
#gsb
#firozeshakir

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she
wondered
quizzically
why i shot
what i shot
no sunsets
sunrise flowers
chubby kids
scenic spots
it was beggars
the homeless
street urchins
gender benders
i shot somewhat
the crumbling
edifice of human
pain the rot
i shot dying hope
on a bandra plot
groveling begging
pleading posturing
where they squat
my grand daughter
without a camera
captured their lot
than when i handed
her my camera she
began to shoot
exactly what i shot
carried it forward
to the dot..duplicating
my original thought
adding lines of
alignment to street
pain that i had forgot
she shot humanly
not like a trained
robot..humble
no not at all a
hotshot..my
lucky mascot
marziya shakir
3 year old
untaught


#marziyashakir
#beggarpoet
#firozeshakir

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