kisi kee zindagi ka saar

aaj kuch log mere ghar aaye the
do ne mukhaute pahne the
aur baaki do ne chaashni zabaan par chipkayi thee
charon kee jebon se kuch nikla pad raha tha

maine thoda jhuk kar dekha, thoda mudi bhee
shayad laal rang ke rumaal the
ek kursi khaali padi thee, khidki ke neeche
us par baith main unhe dekhne lagi

sabki nazarein poore kamre me daud rahee thee
aisa maloom padta tha jaise main bhee uska hissa hoon
ek ne meri aankhon mein dekha aur nazrein neechi kar lee
baaki teen use sakhti se dekhne lage

main saham gayi.mausam kuch badla sa lagne laga tha
maine unse poocha, "bahot door se aayein hain..?"
Wo shoonya me niharte rahe
maine socha shayad suna na ho, to maine phir dohraya

unme se ek utha, aur darwaze ke bahar kadam rakh diya
doosre ne kaha, "main bhee chalta hoon"
teesra muskaraya, aur daudte hue seedhiyon se utarta gaya
chautha kuch der baitha raha aur phir chal diya

maine dekha mez par wo laal rumaal rakhe huein hain
"bhool gaye shaayad", kahkar main unki oar badh gayi
ek mein anh ke tukde the, doosre mein matmailee see lalak
teesre mein raakh thee, shayad kisi rishtey kee

Chauthe ko kholne ka man nahin kiya
Kisi ne apni zindagi ka saar meri mez par bicha chhoda tha