Kaise pehchanoge

कैसे पहचानोगे जो ख़ुद ने छिपा रखा है वो चेहरा अलग है जो नज़रों ने बना रखा है कई बार कोशिश की नक़ाब उतार फेंक देने की नक़ाब नज़रों ने अलग सा पहना रखा है जिस दिन अपना कवच निकाल, नंगे बदन में, दुनिया से मिलूँगा ख़ुद को दुनिया में दुनिया को खुदको में पाऊँगाContinue reading “Kaise pehchanoge”

My dreams don’t let me sleep

जिस रात में नींद ना होवहाँ सपने कहाँ जो सपने देखे खुली आँखों से वहाँ नींद कहाँ  Tossing and turningThrough a sleepless nightwhere is the sleep there where dreams are seenwith open eyes where is the sleep there

Our song, for me and you

It’s loudYet I hear it onlyI can switch off the musicYet the sound rings continuously It’s not on the device It’s doesn’t flow through the headphones It resides in the deepDeeper than the mind and the bonesWhere I need no ears To hearNeed no podsTo connectit echoesReverberatesTrapped In the sacred hollow in meYou can hearContinue reading “Our song, for me and you”

Cobbler on the Street

Cobbler on the street Fixing the shoeI wore on my feetHe saysIt’s the soul that’s separatedFrom the worn out hideI asked If it can be mendedCan it be stitched backTo the way, it was beforeHe checked itInside outFeeling the textureGauging the damageIt’s been trampledUsed and abusedWorn in the mannerSo very irresponsibly Yet he said, heContinue reading “Cobbler on the Street”

The wrong turn

I took a wrong turn Ended up in a fairA beautiful gathering Some place I wasn’t awareWe wandered Aimlessly Yet finding destinations At every turnA lot to seeMany worthy to covetA happy rugAnd old sad urnThere were showsThere were dances tooSome traditional Some modernThe crowd was getting thickerThe heat was heavyPoured down by the angryContinue reading “The wrong turn”