a tale of two dogs / qissa dou kuttON ka

a tale of two dogs / qissa dou kuttON ka

at the peak of rush hour
commuters charge out
of the churchgate station
and in the middle
of the wide hallway
sleeps an old labrador
commuters walk past
the lying dog

and 

near the empress market
at the height of noon
a dog trying to catch a shade
under a shack
is hounded
stoned and yelled at

in dou kuttoN kay qissay maiN
aik aur katha chuphi hui hay