irony i - x

optimist
being one means
the glass is half full
even when empty

k(h)akistocracy*
whether he dons or sheds
he symbolises
the occupying army

*kakistocracy: a society governed by its worst citizen
statue
men of marble
suffer pigeon droppings
in silence

diamonds
they are
their best friend
he understood, only later

dieting
who ever heard
of the poor worrying
over carbs

firearms
guns kill
no, people kill
pity, no one asks the dead

demand
'urdu cannot be denied'
'baluchi it must be!'
'in sindh, sindhi'
'we want ballay ballay!'

the poor
over roast lamb
in a/c tents
they discuss poverty

an apple falls
'...RAW footprints'
'...ISI fingerprints'
'...Al Qaeda handiword'
...Newton smiles

kal
kaunsi kal?
jO guzar gaee
ya jO aa'aye gi?

pYaar
p, aur p
akaila nahiN
yaar kay saath p