It's hot, or an ode to Delhi

Humayun's Mausoleum, Oct 2019, (c) Shivangi 

Delhi the city of djinns and poets and lovers and revolutionaries and me 

Of power and every weakness there exists 

Of nastiest smells and the warmest aromas of Kadha Prasaad at Sees Ganj 

Of the Jama Masjid and the rock music festival with the Old Fort as the backdrop 

Of Azaan I heard every afternoon when I lived in Saket 

Of Shahjahan 

Put up with the heat; it’s a privilege to live in this city. 

— Shivangi, 11.05.2018

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