The city that never
sleeps,
The city of Scars
and Dreams,
Rapes &
Craters,
Anger &
Indifference,
26/11 and 13/7,
Footpaths &
Signals,
Grief & Ghosts,
The Gateway &
The Causeway,
Bollywood &
Consumerism,
Razzle Dazzle &
Disillusion,
Hawkers &
Chaat,
Blasts &
Floods,
The shiny sheens
& The murky underbellies,
Town & The
'burbs,
Glamour & Dirt,
Love & Hate,
Opportunities &
Dejection,
Cheap Chinese &
Expensive Italian,
Construction &
Con-men,
Resilience &
Hunger,
Pretty Girls &
Fake Accents,
Demolition &
Progress,
British
Architecture & Chaos,
Parties &
Pedophiles,
Chor & Police,
Love-birds &
Monsters,
Marine Drive
& Aqsa Beach,
Groping & BEST,
Local Trains &
Perverts,
Mushrooming
shanties & Soaring buildings,
Rickshaws &
Cabs,
An unbroken spirit
& Defeated citizens,
The High Class
& The Working Class,
Cuffe Parade &
Nallasopara,
Juhu & Wadala,
The Sea Link &
Dharavi.
And Bandra.
And the Rains.
And oh yes, the
Sea.
You are in Bombay.
Welcome aboard.
