Day in the life of…

‘Three passengers only’
splits the
hum do,
humare do.

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ADD (Attention
deficit disorder):
Old woman
flashes her butt.

**
One flew over
the chef’s head,
while on the other
five rumaali’s,
my brother fed.

**
Marinated in a cab:
samosas hobnobbed
with suspended particulate
matter.

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Preoccupied-all
don’t see
paavam kutoos
sulking in the corner.

**
Paavam kutoos
is only visible
when she’s a
beast of burden.

**
Man steps out of
flashy car
to hit
taxi driver.

**
Jaded driver
ferries
bored stiff
‘madame’ around.

**
Another guilt trip:
I look daggers
at my mother.

**
Moon-faced,
stop excavating
those zits.

**
Walking into a trap,
callow youth spews:
“Naipaul is
from Nepal!”

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The chronicles of hernia:
the loin,
the itch and
the bulbous globe.

**
Quaint: Whizzing past
a song,
at a signal.