Three street dogs
lying curled up
near the divider
under a warm sun
oblivious to high-decibel
traffic sounds,
sleeping in that spot
along with an old homeless
babbling to an unseen figure
his voice drowned by the cacophony
the four creatures
expelled and hated by a gated community culture
dogs and vagabond suspect
forming a bond, almost familial
and generously
sharing a shelter
ad-hoc
in the glossy Mumbai
rising skywards.
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