Khada Parsi Standing Tall

this is dedicated to sonya bell

flickr parsi doll

the prettiest of them all

with love from

khada parsi standing tall

a proud mee mumbaikar

most of all

all around him

a deathly pall

poisonous fumes smoke

dust and heat

windowless existence

no brick no wall

pigeon droppings

he cannot stall

beaneath his feet

breed life

denizens

of a roadside chawl

washing clothes

bathing defecating

big and small

churches temples

the muezzins call

byculla bridge

the grand old man

needs a rehaul.

 

 

 

 

 

Done