I
Flying carsAnd salad barsFinger phonesAnd kishmish sconesAre not the 'in' things in LahoreThere's moreOf history to the cityLook at the digitised tomb of JehangirAnd silicon sheen to Anarkali's graveLook at the virtual state of the ShalamarDon't go in there, don't, be braveHistory is a palm deviceLess virtue, more vice
**II**
Karachi, still youthfulAnd unfaithfulTo its belovedThe doggedArabian SeaA fantasyOf arid zones and fertile bonesLook at a gangsterSucking life out of the ozone layerAnd a goon returning from MarsTired and triteLook at communities fighting for a piece of landFirst discovered by satelliteThe future is uncertainWait, let's not draw the iron curtain.
Published in Dawn, EOS, August 13th, 2017