Pyaasa - Thirsty
pyaasa (thirsty) – for guru dutt
i’ll have none of it
the glittering vulgarity on crude display
puffed-up egos wrapped in vacuum-sealed packs
adorning the sterile aisles of shining malls with their endless racks
i’ll have none of it
the broken & battered souls swept up in the tide
of holidays by the sea & drinks on the ninth hole of the course
deaf to all cries & whimpers but for the closing bell of the bourse
i’ll have none of it
the endless parades of ostentatious pomp & raucous laughter
deadened spirits aspiring for nothing more than an unquenchable greed
haughtily trampling the ‘other’ in the crass pursuit of what next desire to feed
i’ll have none of it
the willful silence of the privileged few among the numberless many
so eloquently articulate & quick-witted in hour upon hour of polite chatter
yet mute & shushed by sips of chivas when the raging war outside doesn’t matter
i’ll have none of it
none of this nauseating mockery & none of this reeking sham
i’ll have none of it for i was there once & lapped up the vulgarity of it all
i’ll have none of it now, though, so you may as well put me up against the wall
i’ll have none of it now for i was there once & soaked in that intoxicating air
i’ll have none of it now, though, so if tonight i sleep forever, i’ll be the last one to care
(for guru dutt-saab, 1925 - 1964)
Copyright © Scribbler Of Verses | Year Posted 2013
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