Firoze Shakir Poetry

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Marziya and Her Muslim World

Marziya is a 17 month old Muslim girl child facing a future in a Muslim male mullahcentric society..she is the antagonist of my poetic angst.. Marziya is my grand daughter who is learn...

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Man is a Miracle Hooked To Faith

The Maryamma Feast held in Mumbai by the Tamil migrants as tribute to a Goddess who is the avatar of Kali..shot extensively by me , where hooks are attached to the back and he is held in ...

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The Cat Girl

The Muslim girl child at crossroads, facing a regressive system, that wants her married early ..in most cases among the slums of Mumbai..Political chaos , lack of leadership among the com...

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Sairam Pierces His Cheeks

Sairam is a young Maharashtrian boy who has his cheeks pierced by a 18 feet steel rod to appease the Goddess Maryamma an avatar of Kali..The pain is immense but he overcomes it all and th...

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About Me Firoze Shakir Poet and Blogger -Photographerno1

Bollywoods Most Wanted Poet of India- Poems on Life in General and Shia poetry , Poems on Eunuchs Hijdas Transgenders of India , Bushism. 79800 photo blogs 400000 views at Flickr in 24...

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8 March International Woman's Day - The Silence of the Lamb

This is a poem giving evidence of pain of the commercial workers at the notorious area of the red light area called Peela House or Mumbai Cages ..on International Women's Day..

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ALLAH HO AKBAR Muslims Love Killing Muslims

My pain and the collective pain of our community , our eunuch silence as Muslims go about killing Muslims ...in poetic thought . And promoting this sectarian hate among Muslims are rabid ...

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The Leper Mother's Day

Pedestrian poetry of pain.. a leper mother at Bandra Mumbai , who has educated her two children despite all odd and suffering..

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A Street Called Desire

A widely read poem on the prostitutes of Mumbai Cages written by me at Flickr ..

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Mother India on Independence Day

I shoot beggar kids who sell our country's flag every Independence day ..pedestrian pain provoking the soul as poetry...through street photography.

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Games That Poets Play

I began writing poetry at Poem Hunter a few years back, more as a blogger than as a poet, photography and pedestrian pain was the essence of my environmental and emotional pain, but someh...

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I Dont Shoot Flowers

I shoot street children , I have seen little young girls become child mother , their children hung on their waists made to beg by conniving parents and the beggar mafia..its a story of pe...

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Singh is King

A poem based on the recent election results..the verdict of the nation, its people that form the crux of the new government..and yes Singh is King

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Office Slut

This is a satirical poem on certain experiences of my on prosaic life ..embedded as pedestrian poem of pain..dedicated to news writing..shredding the soul of a photo blogger ...

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Dance of Poverty

Pedestrian poetry of pain.. in Hindi it is called Papi Pet ka Sawal..the name of the restaurant at the Turner Road Traffic signal where he begs is called..now take it easy dont throw up...

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