TC

' TC '

your right has been sold
he thrives on your discomfort
the ticket babu
gulps a bribe to steal the chance
of someone needy

~ twaicoo-35 /original/z.g.©

[ the railway TC (ticket collector )-openly accepts bribes to alott a railway berth (illegally )-and makes it look like an act of kindness-anyone who cannot / will not pay-must suffer ]

feedback

' the news '

a soap opera
the girls and women gather
at the village well
just nothing is forgotten
in the back-biting ..


~ twaicoo-34 /original/z.g.©

ageing

' enemy '

the season of rains
like a black-hole in the sky
sucked by a pot-hole
an old man has to struggle
against many odds ..

~ twaicoo-33 /original/z.g.©

[during the rains many roads in several indian cities are submerged under water (clogged drains )-the sick,the old & the children are especially vulnerable ]

the chai-wallah

' tea'

wooden plank comfort
a road side tea shop abuzz
with philosophy
and politics and cricket
and ofcourse rumors ..

~ twaicoo-32 /original/z.g.©

[ the shade of a neem tree,two small boulders to spread a plank on,a pushcart (on four wheels) with a stove and a milk pan,and the tea shop is up and running! ]

railways

' without ticket '


ticket or WT
stuffy,crowded and stinking
the general coach
a far cry from the AC
on the train of life ..

~ twaicoo-31 /original/z.g.©

[WT - without ticket ]

lullaby

' lori '

no bed time story
nothin' would get me to sleep
then came her lori
turning my nightmares to dreams
a mom understands ..

[ lori ~ it means lullaby ]

~ twaicoo-30 /original/z.g.©

alive

' work '

it would get to you
the ten headed demon will
get to it instead
your ten fingers are magic
so remain alive ..

~ twaicoo-29 /original/z.g.©

[ravana-the ten headed demon-symbolizing badness~ from The Ramayana ]