Bachpan ke kaagaj ki kashti

Bachpan ke kaagaj ki kashti

Ab chalegi tel ki nadiyo me

gale to theek

doobe to theek

jale to theek...

pachpan ke savere ki sair

ab hogi dhundhli galiyo me

dikhe to theek

gire to theek

mare to theek

Samunder Kinaare beach pe

banaya kachre ka dher

Unchi vaadiyo ki bulandi ko

humne diya hai chhed

Neele sunhare Ambar pe

Chhode hai dhue ke baadal

Dharti ki sunhari parat pe

bichhaya hai concrete ka jungle

Sambhal jaa ae zaalim

Ab hoga dangal

Sambhal jaa ae zaalim

Ab ho raha hai dangal

lockdown

Har muskhil se lada hain Insaan
Yeh daur bhi gujar jaayega
Rakh hausla buland
Yeh sankat bhi tal jaayega
Chand mahino ki hai taqleef
Is raat ke baad savera aayega
Is raat ke baad savera aayega

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सोचा था  बूरे वक़्त के सायें को पैरों तले रौंद कर आगे बढ़ जाऊँगा
उस वक़्त क्या पता था कि अँधेरी रात इंतज़ार कर रही थी 

Dark dense clouds

Dark dense clouds

Preparing to cry

Pain, agony, wrath

Decades long aftermath

Dark clouds all around

Wind brings them together

Wind blows them apart

Patient, tolerating dark long night

A little spark, induction of fight

Life-saver for some

Catastrophic blow for others

Pray for end of this mayhem

or face some more shame

times

Devil's smile, free of cost,

Bad times, a solid affinity,

A moment of happiness,

A conquered war or a serendipity?

I am all dark

Morning sun-shine follows my path,
In afternoon, I face sun's wrath,
Some evenings, I see sun set,
Nights I generally leave to fate

I work in field, raising food,
Any given month, I stand tall
My field's children, let other's survive
Yet, I am all dark
My life is all dark

Mumbai Crowd

I wake up early,
Get ready quickly,
I rush for work,
I run towards local trains,
At times, fighting Mumbai rains,

I prefer hanging on gate,
I am stuck in passage,
or I sit back and enjoy,
I am pushed/pulled by strangers,
I face many dangers,

I am worried about my belongings,
I am listening to songs,
I am reading newspaper,
I am cursing someone,
or I am having plain fun,

I use commuting time for Sleep,
At times, I end up thinking deep,
As train reaches station,
I start finding my way,
Similar story every day,

I get disgusted often,
I hate myself,
For I am the victim,
For I am the crowd,
For I am the crowd.

ps- Yesterday, I was watching "Jab We Met". There was one dialogue stating we hate crowd while being part of crowd - Idea borrowed from movie :-)