## Boiling Ocean of Mumbai - उबलता समंदर #Poetry ![[Pub-boiling-ocean-mumbai.webp|400]] जब दो जोड़ा आंखें.. सपने बुन रही थीं.. समंदर चुप था ‘चिल्लर’ की भूख, मवाली का दबदबा दारू की मस्ती रिश्वतखोर ख़ाकी बेईमान टोपी सब देखता था समंदर पर चुप रहता था लेकिन बीती रात समंदर ने सुनी एक शहर की ख़ामोशी देखी कैमरों की भीड़ चिकने चुपड़े लोग सिर के बजाय मुंह ढकती टोपियां और देखा जलता हुआ एक सुर्ख फूल वहीं किनारे पर गोलियों से उधड़े मन बयान दे रहे थे और चुपचाप सबकुछ सुनने वाला समंदर उबल रहा था ###### Expl.ai.ner note "Boiling Ocean of Mumbai" portrays the sea as a silent witness to the city's daily struggles – poverty ("chillar ki bhook"), hooliganism, intoxication, bribery, and dishonesty. The ocean's quiet observation is shattered by the night of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The sight of a "red flower" (The Taj Mahal Hotel) burning by the shore, coupled with the stories of bullet-ridden souls, ignites the ocean's fury. It finally "boils" with the unbearable weight of the tragedy it has witnessed. The poem uses the ocean as a metaphor for Mumbai itself, silently enduring the complexities of its reality. The initial silence suggests a stoic acceptance of the city's problems. The 26/11 attacks serve as the breaking point, unleashing an emotional response from the ocean. The "boiling" symbolizes the moment when the accumulated injustice and suffering, culminating in the terror attacks, can no longer be ignored. The poem reflects on themes of urban resilience, the impact of terror, and the breaking of silence in the face of profound tragedy. 2009-11-26