Bhayankar Pyaar Ka Khatarnaak Izhaar

Well, while cleaning out my closet (literally) last night, I stumbled upon this unfinished letter.
It was supposed to be a love letter that I wrote some 6 years back to a certain "Sapnon ki Rani".
Glad, I din't end up delivering this letter to her. Here it goes. Read. But promise, you won't kill me.

Dil ye chaahe
tujhko itna
pyaar doonga.
Thoda kam pade toh
jaan de doonga.

Meri har khushi mein
naam tera hai likhaa.
Tu hee mera din hai
tu hee hai nisha.

Raaton ki neendein
din ka yeh chain
naam tere doonga.

Thoda kam pade toh
jaan de doonga.

Cheesy? Yes. Too much. You can laugh now :D
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Prateek
31/10/2011

Intezaar

Presenting, blog's first poem arising out of tweets.
Featuring Abhinav (@abhiandnow), Anushree (@anushreekejriwa) and me (@Scotchaholic)


Abhinav
Karenge baatein khoob 
ek cup chai ke saath. 
Khulenge raaz saare
do biskut ke saath. 
Par kabhie
miliye toh sahi....


Prateek
Milne ki chaah mein
chai kab thandi ho gayi
pataa na chalaa. 
Baatein karne ki chaah mein
raatein khatm ho gayin
pataa na chalaa.


Abhinav
Phir khulenge kisse
kisi din aur kabhie
unn puraani Champak ki tarah.
Dekhenge wohi puraani photo albums
Mowgli ki VHS ki tarah.


Prateek
Uss puraani Champak ke 
pannon ke beech 
ek sookha gulaab mila. 
Usi gulaab se aaj 
apne aansoon ponchh lenge
uske intezaar mein.


Abhinav
Uske? 
Wohi, jo roz do ladkon ko 
moorkh banaake aati thee? 
Yaad hai 
ek baar tumse pencil maangi thee. 
Aur tumne 
jo ek hee thee tumhaare paas 
woh hi de daali thee.


Prateek
Haan!
Uss din teacher se
badi daant padi thee.
Pataa thaa. 
Bewafaa niklegi. 
Pehle pencil
phir samay
aur phir dil bhi de diya. 
Aaj aansoo bhi de denge 
uss harjai ko.


Abhinav
Aur uski yaadon mein 
tum uski desk partner ko 
kabhie dekh hi na paaye.
Aur woh bechaari hamesha 
tumhein hee nihaarti rahi.


Prateek
Bade saalon ke baad
aaj tumne jo uski yaad dilaayi hai. 
Phone lagaya thaa uske ghar. 
Kehte hain
khush hai woh
apne sasuraal mein.


Abhinav
Par uss khushi ke peechhe 
unn namm aankhon ko bhi dekh lena
Aaj bhi tum hee chhupe ho wahin kahin 
uske dil ke bandd baksey mein.


Anushree
Uski yaadon mein 
itna khoye rahoge 
toh asliyat se naata chhoot jayega.
Ankhein kholo
duniya dekho 
aur jee bhar jiyo.


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Thanks a lot Abhinav, Anushree
- Prateek
30/10/2011

Kahaani Jaani Pehchaani Si Hai (Part 2)

(Concluding part. Please refer to the previous poem)

....Samjhaya thaa kai baar
gar hai saccha pyaar
toh seekhle karna
apne partner pe
aetbaar.

Magar nahin.
Baat dimaag mein kahaan jaane waali thee.
Akal toh saari
gym mein utaar li
janaab ne.
Body jo banaani thee.

Bola
"Sahi keh raha hai bro.
Aetbaar uspe hai
khud pe lekin
bharosa nahin.
Darrta hoon
koi kami naa reh jaaye
khud ke pyaar mein.
Darrta hoon
Koi aur na karde poori
uss ek kami ko.
Shaq uspe nahin
khud per hai."

Kehkar
chup karaa deta thaa
hamesha.
Aur hamesha ki tarah
bhaag raha hai
Priya ko manaane ke liye.

Usi pal
jeb se apni
photo nikaala maine
apni "Priya" ka.
Kuchh saal pehle
main bhi
ek "Rahul" hee toh thaa.

Aankh ke kone se nikalta hua
ek aansoo ponchha
aur socha
aaj tehelte tehelte
kaafi shaam ho gayi hai.
Akela ghar
intezaar karta hoga.

Akela ghar
intezaar karta hoga.

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Prateek
29/10/2011

Kahaani Jaani Pehchaani Si Hai (Part 1)

Shaam ko
pass ke hee ek Joggers' Park mein
akele tahalte hue
ek ladki per nazar padi.

Zaroorat se kuchh zyada hee tez chal rahi hai.
Shayad pyaas lagi hogi.
Nahin.
Kuchh aur hee baat hai.

Thoda paas aayi.
Gusse mein hai.
Maa se jhagdaa kiya hoga.
"Itni chhoti knicker kyun pehni hai?"
"Ye ganjee itni tangg kyun hai?"
"Jogging karne jaa rahi hai ya ladka pataane?"
vageraah, vageraah.

Toh khair
gusse se bhunbhunaate hue
angrezi ke kuchh apshabd badbadaate hue
woh paas se guzar jaati hai.

Kya naam thaa uska?
"Priya!"
Haan. Priya.
Peechhe se ek aawaaz aayi.
Jaani pehchaani si hai.
Arey
yeh toh apna Rahul hai.
Bhaag kyun raha hai?

Achha! Priya.
Shayad uss din
isee ladki ki baat kar raha thaa.
Jhagda kiya hoga
phir se.
Aadat hai uski.
Kisi aur ladke ke saath
muskura diya hoga ladki ne.
Aur inn janaab ke
lag gayi hogi aag.
Banaa liya hoga chhota sa munh
roothi hui koi ladki ki tarah.....

(...To be continued)
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Prateek
28/10/2011

Jealousy

Kis kis ke saath
baantoo main tumhein
Har tukde ke saath
adhoora hota hai
yeh dil.

Ab chaahe kaho isey
bekaar ki "possessiveness"
Ya kaho isey
adhikaar jataana.

Lekin
kisi aur ke saath
muskuraata dekh tumhein
jal uthtaa hai
yeh dil.

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Prateek
27/10/2011

Khush Hai Woh

Videsh se call aaya thaa.
Bulaaya thaa
saal bhar ke liye.
Jaana padega
sab kuchh chhodkar.
Bus, usey bataaye nahin banta thaa.

Kehti thee
chandd pal ke liye
aankho se jab ojhal ho jaate ho
dil ghabra sa jaata hai.
Ab tum hee bataao
tumhaare bina saal bhar
kaise rahoongi?

Maine kahaa
pagli hai kya?
Aansoo ponchh
aur muskura.
Jaanta hoon
khush rahegi.

Aaj dekhta hoon
khush hai woh
apne naye yaar ke saath.
Abhi teesra hee mahina hai.

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Prateek
26/10/2011

Chhalaava (छलावा)

Aaj ki raat
sirf tum ho
aur main hoon
aur hai ye aseem samandar
uss mehengi sharaab ka
jo sirf apna pyaar hee khareed sakta hai.

Aaj pyaar hai
mohabbat hai, nasha hai.
Zindagi jeene ka bhi toh yahi mazaa hai.
Toh doob jaane do.

Lekin
zara ruko.
Inn udte ghodon ko lagaam do.
Bakwaas hai yeh pyaar vyaar.
Sharaab ke nashe mein
romance romance nahin
kewal chhalaava hota hai.

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(Loosely based on lyrics by Brian Tasch, Boy Armageddon)



Prateek
25/10/2011

Badi Ho Gayi Hogi....

Badi ho gayi hogi...
Aakhri baar dekha thaa. 
School ki tunic mein, ek khilkhilaata chehra. 
Kandhe per basta taange, chal rahi thee, lekar dimaag mein kai sawaal. 
Shayad revision kar rahi thee. 
Exam ka aakhri din jo tha. 


Badi ho gayi hogi...
Miloonga, toh pehchaanunga kaise?
Milegi, toh pehchaanegi kaise? 
Milenge? 
Shayad aaj nahin.
Milenge. 
Shayad, phir kabhi.


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Prateek

24/10/2011