An Appa-shaped voidIs aching inside me
Who will make us“The best Masala Dosas in the world”?“I am not claiming it, I sayMy friend Russi Karanjia emblazoned itAcross the pages of the Blitz”
Forty years agoWhen I was a freshieAhmed asked meDuring “ragging”“What do you know about Palestine?”Yasser Arafat andOlive trees wereAll that I knew thenAhmed seemed satisfied with thisAnd smiled
As I heft the gadaparaiOnto my shoulderWith a spring in my stepTo move a jackfruit saplingI realise that the springinessIs not because…
Big Brother is fiddlingWhile Delhi burnsHe’s engaged in anotherOf his tragicomic turnsThe unspeakable Little Bro isNot at home That overgrown bratIs indulging somewhere inSome maun vratAnd Little Bro’s sonWhat games does he play?It’s certainly not cricketTo be playing todayWhen the…
Big Brother’s silencesAre truly eloquentThey mean so much moreThan his speeches meant
I could stop right hereAnd people would knowExactly how I feelAbout Big Bro
Big Brother is always thereHe’s always speaking his mindWhat He does is always rightBig Brother is always kind
Chandrayaan is Big Brother’s babyNo matter what unkind people sayIt has gone to the…
Months after Baba’s passingMy sister and IWe went home to visit
Amidst the excitementOf meetingUncles, aunts, cousinsWe made timeMy sister and ITo clean Baba’s house
Benjy and JoeAre just two psychosWho’ve risen to the top of the heapThey kill and they maimAnd others they blameThey really are unmentionable bleep
On the morning afterThe morning after the muhurthamI get up to findThe lights blazingThe chandeliers twinklingThe a/c cooling the empty hallThe gates are lockedAnd there is no ee-kakaNothing there except me
I wake up in the morning,Brush my teeth andA child in Gaza is murderedI brew myself a cup of coffee,Drink it andA child in Gaza is murderedI water the plantsIn the garden andA child in Gaza is murderedI make myself some breakfast,Eat it andA child in Gaza is murdered
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