Bench

zindagi ki sadak pe hum bas yun hi ek bench pe sustaane ko ruke the

humein kya pata tha ki hum kismat ke kaidi ho chuke the

bagal mein aakar tum baithe aur humne gaur bhi na kiya

fir jo gaur kiya toh karte hi gaye, fir kuch aur bhi na kiya

kisi ko aham banana nahi chahte the kyunki khud vikalp banne se darte the

phir bhi na jaane kyun tumhein khila kar hi apna pait bharte the

khair humne kaha khud se ki lag gaye phir tum apni zindagi haathon se apne likhne

kahaa, ruk jaao. mat tayyiyaar raha karo muskuraahton ke mol bikne

par marammat karne koi aur aata dikhaai bhi toh na diya tha

anjaane raaston pe khaali bench ke lamhon ko kabhi humne bhi jiya tha

toh jo haath hum shaan se peeche baandhe tehla karte the, humne badhaaye

voh roothna manaana, raaton ko khana dhoondhte dhakke khana, voh pal bhi khoob bitaaye

jaanne ko jigyaasu, maine tumhe bhi khoob jana, khoob aur jaanna chaaha

tumne mujhe kabhi jaanna hi nahi chaaha, fir bhi 'mujhe khudgarzon se nafrat hai', maine kaha

kyun kaha kyunki main sant nahi hun, main ummeed, apeksha karta hun

main tumhein saalon dunga, par jab mujhe zaroorat ho toh tumhaare ek din ki ummed rakhta hun

tumne poocha mujhse, ki kyun itne achche vartaav ke saath tum mujh par meherbaan ho

maine jawab na diya. hota toh jawaab deta. badle mein maine khud se kaha ki jawaab do

maine fir jawaab....na diya.

chamatkaar hi toh tha, toh chamatkaar ko prashno ke ghere mein kyun daalna

aaj achcha hai toh aaj ko aaj jeelein, aaj hi kyun kal ki soch ko paalna

toh keelein ab humaari khatm ho chali thi, thi kutiya ab humaari marammat ko keelein maangti

vyang yeh hai, ki dard se ummeedein jaagti hein aur ummeedein hein aur dard baant-ti

voh din bhi aa gaya jab khudgarzi ke chaar paath hum bhi seekh baithe hein

jana ki hum uss daur mein aa gaye hein jahan club ke shor mein aap sunna nahi chahte hum jo kehte hein

kya tha kyun tha sab jaan pata toh achcha hota. thoda samay aur bitata toh achcha hota.

dekhne waale kehte hein ki bachkana hai yeh. kaash mein sachmuch bachcha hota

tumse duniya mein halaaki kuch hi din aage hun, par kaamna hai ki duniyadaari mein tum mujhse aage nikal jaao

mere uthne ke baad bench pe agla baithne wala koi kum paagal zyada practical sa saathi paao

jahan tak meri baat hai toh safar zaari rahega yun hi keelein juta-te lagaate huae

haan zindagi ki sadak pe phir shaayad kisi bench pe ab na milun mein sustaate huae

haath kheenchne ka sabak bhi zaroori tha, shukriya ada bhi na kar paya seekhane ke liye

zabaan ka pakka hun toh yeh hai tumhaare liye meri taraf se kavita, bench ke naye saathi ko dikhaane ke liye