Jun 22, 2017

Phir Se

#poetry

Yaad haiṅ voh taash ke din?
Palang pe baiṭhe
koṭ pees, bhaabho, aur haarne vale ko chiḍhaane vale voh din?

Naak meiṅ uṅgali daal ke phir masi se chupaane vaale din?

Sofay pe chaḍh ke macchar
maarne vaale din.
(Aur phir zabardasti haath dhone vaale din)

Bathroom meiṅ chhipkali aur ṭiḍḍe
Se ḍarne vaale din.
Aur cooler-waale kamre
Meiṅ aaraam se sone vaale din.

Chocolate cake vaale din

Unki almaari khulne ki aawaaz
Unka dheere chalne ka andaaz
Sabzi ka hisaab rakhne ka raaz
Inhiṅ choṭi yaadoṅ vaale vo din.

Yaad haiṅ?

Main bhi bhool gaya tha,
Phir se yaad aa gaye voh din.

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