Just like a seal/ Swims up gasping/ For air/ So is the status of/ Our religion everywhere/ (especially Bombay).
When our ancestors/ Fled the shores of Persia/ And took refuge/ at Sanjan under/ The auspices of/ The king Jadav Rana/Begging him to /Take pity and grant us refuge/ He absolutely had no clue/ That the newcomers/ Later on/ Wanted to be practicing racism, discrimination/ Exclusion, bigotry/ He would never have taken/ Us in as refugees.
But apparently it’s/ Not meant to be/ With the notion/ Of who is superior/ Or inferior/ Racism, discrimination, bigotry, exclusion/ That seems to be/ The pastime of/ The Zoroastrians.
Imagine you went to/ Heaven or hell/ (With all due respect)/ Saw all the souls/ Waiting for judgment/ Without name tags/ Would you be able to/ Identify who is a/ Zoroastrian or a/ Non-Zoroastrian?
We are all equal before/ The law!/ Nobody is superior/ As well as inferior/ And flawed/ Instead of playing/ This idiotic game/ Spend your energy/ In making Zoroastrianism/ A household name.
FARIDA BAMJI
Ottawa, Canada
faridabam@gmail.com
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