Tuesday, February 16, 2016

लौ की ओट

हमने दीया तो जला दिया,
रात अब भी अँधेरी लगती है.
हाँ लौ की ओट बने, हमारा
बाहर झांकना तो ख़त्म हुआ.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

हवा / ज़िन्दगी

कहीं तो रेगिस्तानों में मंडराए,
झुलसती-हुई; धूल की पर्याय।

कहीं सीलन लिए बंद तहखानों में,
बेबस; जर्जर दीवारों से टकराये।

कहीं सागर के उफानों से बेफ़िक्र,
अल्हड़; मौजों से दौड़ लगाए।

और कहीं बहकी-बहकी मुसलसल बहती,
हवा / ज़िन्दगी; पूछे अस्तित्व का अभिप्राय।

Monday, June 9, 2014

Wish

The truisms, the rhymes, the "pain",
the part of me that makes me vain,
Take it away God, make me plain --
Just a purpose, & a spirit that does not wane.

Which bird


First he wanted to be an Eagle,
right at the top of the world.
Then he fancied the Seagull --
a vast ocean beneath a free bird.

Now he envies the quiet little one
that rests daily on the pole across the street.
A picture of serenity against the setting Sun,
perched calmly after the hard day's beat.

Monday, January 13, 2014

एहसास

तेरे ना होने का ख़ास,
यूँ तो कोई एहसास नहीं होता।
बस कभी तन्हा होता हूँ,
और अपना कोई पास नहीं होता।

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

दिन

सवेरे सफ़र के इंतज़ार में तू है,
शाम-ढले एड़ियों की चुभन में तू.
कम्बख्त दिन काम में ज़ाया जाता है.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Hangover

Reminds me of the morning-after.
U kno when u've had too much to drink. And the morning after u get up to this greasy feeling inside. It's what perhaps the guilt might feel like if one could physically feel it. Ur head is heavy. And u kno u've ruined the day for urself. Feeling sapped out of energy, & motivation...u drag through the daily chores, and as u go over the memories of the evening, u find urself cursing aloud for the excesses said n done.
There's little u can do to salvage the today. U don't feel strong enuf to consider quitting, and so there's little u do to salvage the tomorrow.
This phase of the life reminds me of the morning-after.