By Aslam Merchant
(on visiting Mumbai twice in one year)
few more wrinkles on aging faces
few more pimples on blossoming youth
few new ones born
few old ones gone
few more here, a few more there, yet constant
time lay still.
few more smog blotches lining the horizon
few more noise pitches disturbing the city
few more bodies competing for space and jobs
few more vehicles competing for roads with humans and animals
few more here, a few more there, yet constant
but time lay still
little more capitalization
little more westernization
little more urbanization
little more exploitation
little more here, a little more there, yet constant
even so, time lay still
few more dreams
few more nightmares
few more aspirations
few more anguishes.
few more here, a few more there, yet constant.
time did lay still !
does “change,” the law of Nature, stand defied ?
Aslam Merchant
Aslam Merchant can be reached at merchantaslam@hotmail.com