Saturday, March 19, 2011

yeh aadha chaand... do taare...


yeh aadha chaand, do taare
     aur iss ped ke saaye se bheegi huyi yeh zameen...
kuch yaad dilaati hain..

taare kabhi, khoob saare huaa karte thhe
     kabhi yeh aasmaan kaala hua karta tha
gehraa kaala
coffee sa kaala...
     par ab mere hisse ke baaki taare,
iss shehar ki saanso mein dhundlaa gaye.

kaash, ki aasmaan ka ek sira pakad ke jhattak paata,
     kisi chaadar ki tarah,
     mann bhi, kabhi
kaash!


khair, bujhaaye hi rakho ab.
     inn taaro ki tim-timaahat chubhti hain aankho mein,
bisree yaadon si, ab...


yeh aadha chaand aur yeh do taare bhi le jaao,
     nahi chaahiye ab
     saansein bhi, bass
iss ped ke saaye se bheegi huyi zameen
     hi apni.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

dreams?

as i try to sleep, the deads of the tomorrow are waiting to pounce on me tonight..

should i forgive them?

may i forgive them?


but, can I forgive them?