Hyderabad Burning, 2014

The city I love burns
Burns those nameless faces
whose sweet memories lurk
in the corners of my heart
Burns the shops of fading age
Burns the tiptoe of the infinite sage
Burns me
Burns You
Burns the kindly souls
Burns the hands
the face the head the heart
the groin the feet the toes
Burns the caps of Gods
who like you and me
are no different than you and me
Burns the two eyes
the nose the mouth the tongue
teeth the spinal cord
Burns the children
Burns tomorrow
Burns today
(Burns yesterday)
Burns the whole world.