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Category Archives: hypocrisy
Reclaim
In the marketplace of time, buying cheap chappals woven by blind hands, tresspass Propriety’s red cloth taunts the wild bull euphemising the truth, Don’t just stand there, abuse Ride her back, and as she throws you like so many grains … Continue reading
Posted in Atyachar, City, Could be verse, epiphany, Gothamisation, hypocrisy, It is written, middle class mithya, poetry, the apocalyptic real
Tagged anarchy, desecrate, reclaim, the revolution, violate
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A rioting mind
I dreamt of blood of men with sticks and fire beating their breasts like gongs I dreamt of a riot in an anywhere town with anyhow cries tearing the crackling sky I dreamt of relief that it wasn’t me; that … Continue reading
Posted in Atyachar, City, Could be verse, Gothamisation, hmmm, hypocrisy, middle class mithya, One Bad Day, the apocalyptic real, why?
Tagged communal violence, death, fear, kalyug, pogroms, riots, terror
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Tianxia
good trip, bad trip good cop,bad cop everything under the sun slow move, fast move access, space all parading as one Big ball, square chawl no space, watchman ko bulao everything under the sun one, two, lock the door no … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, City, Could be verse, epiphany, Gothamisation, hmmm, hypocrisy, I Quote, I want to ride my bicycle, It is written, Lou, Music, nasha, nature
Tagged acceptance, access, colonise, everything, space, zen
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A believer
This tumult of newspapered violence ravages me an incessant fist a thronging orchestra of despair Tired, I turn away and drink the evening swathed in birdsong aah! a believer salvaged.
Posted in Atyachar, Bombay, City, Could be verse, epiphany, Gothamisation, hmmm, hypocrisy, I want to ride my bicycle, It is written, kaha gaye woh din, middle class mithya, nasha, nature, One Bad Day, the apocalyptic real, why?
Tagged believe, birdsong, fear, frustration, guilt, reality bites
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bombay rain
Every year around this time, I start marvelling about the rain and how beautiful it is. Then when I walk out on bombay streets, I remember an image. a poem. an old one nevertheless. many of you might have read … Continue reading
Posted in Atyachar, Bombay, City, Could be verse, Gothamisation, hmmm, hypocrisy, It is written, middle class mithya, night, One Bad Day, why?
Tagged bombay streets, guilt, middle class, poverty, Rain, struggle, why?
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Bombay traffic
The traffic felt like little bullets of testosterone today. As I weaved through the haze of exhaust, hornscream, dirty looks and angry rants, on my cycle, I saw a pair of cars plonked bang in the middle of the road. … Continue reading
Posted in Bombay, City, hypocrisy, I want to ride my bicycle, middle class mithya, One Bad Day, traffic
Tagged cars, chauvanism, fight, masculinity, phallic symbol, traffic
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Note
It’s uncanny, almost ridiculous. The sight of a city creeping up on you like a cocked gun in the dark. Always when you’ve forgotten that familiar reek of something not quite right. Of the grime, the filth, the death, the … Continue reading
Posted in Atyachar, Bombay, City, Could be verse, epiphany, Gothamisation, hypocrisy, middle class mithya, nasha, night, One Bad Day, picture abhi baaki hain mere dost, why?
Tagged anger, Bombay, fear, frustration, kachra, night, rant, voyeur
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