The poem describe ramshackle living space, with its lack of ‘straight lines’ and beam ‘balanced crookedly on supports.’ imitiaz Dhaker has explained that the poem Describe the slums of Mumbai, where people migrate from all over India in hopes of a better life. the slum area are living space created out of all kinds of found material: corrugated sheets, wooden beams and tarpaulin. In this poem she celebrates the existence of these living space as a miracle.