New delhi at three a.m.   Just arrived by k.l.m.   Left the airport in the heat   In the bus strange people meet   Driving through the starless night   Passing very unusual sights      Left the bus at five to five   Caught a taxi started to drive   He thought I was a millionaire   And accordingly put up the fare   Dawn was breaking in the east   Causing this hot night to cease      Mosquitos buzzing in my ears   Grating sound of clashing gears   Burning rubber filled the air   Taxi driver began to swear   The heat was burning my head was turning   It was then the car broke down   Just on the outskirts of town      A camel from the dhrangadhra   Silently passed by our car   A vulture circled high above in the air   I had to shade my eyes to cover the glare   Sweating in the plastic seats   Hard to breathe in the increasing heat      Lying back my mind started to   Drift into an uneasy sleep   I dreamt I was in new delhi   Slowly dying of la grippe