Kenchua (Earthworm)

Ek kenchua
bilkul anjaan
duniyaa ke
reeti riwaazon se,
duniyawaalon ki
rozmarra ki
bematlab ki
bhaagdaud se,
reng raha hai
apni hee dhun mein,
naapta hua
kai gaon
kai kasbe
kai sheher.

Arey ye kya?
Kenchue ne
naap liya hai
poora desh!
Media waalon ka
taantaa laga hua hai.
Doorbeen ka focus
chaubees ghante
uske ghar per laga hai.
Aaj kenchua
badi hasti bann-ne waala hai.

Lekin kenchua
bilkul anjaan
duniya mein mili
apni nai pehchaan se,
darr kar
saham kar
dubka hua baitha hai
apne teen foot gehre ghar mein.
Darta hai
kisi ke
jooton ke neeche
na aa jaaye.
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-Prateek
27/12/2011
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Out of My Deeper Heart

Uss din
dil ke kisi
gehre chhipe kone se
ek chidiya nikli
aur udi
khule aasmaan ki taraf.
Jitna ooncha woh udti
utni hee badi hoti jaati
mere dil se nikli
woh chidiya.

Shuru mein
chhoti maina si chidiya
badi hui
ek cheel mein
Phir bani woh
ek baadal
khwaab ka
Aur phir
sajaa diya aakaash usne
banke sooraj
mere dil se nikli
aag ka.

Aaj wohi sooraj
mere aansuon ko
bhaap bana deta hai.
Aur log kehte hain
saale ko dekho
rona bhi nahin aata hai.
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-Prateek
25/12/2011
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Free Falling

Eyes closed
smiling, at peace
with you in my eyes
arms wide open
ready to break my fall
I'm falling.
Free falling.

I open my eyes
Saved by a trampoline.
Now I rise
and fall.
And rise again
and fall, again.

I see the light
as I rise.
I see the darkness
as I fall.
I see the universe
but you.
I'm falling.
Free falling.

Ek Nrityaangna (The Dancer)

Duur kisi registaan mein
jashn se saraabor
raajmahal mein
apne poore shabaab per
jhoom rahi thee
ek nrityaangna.

Usne kiya nritya
aag ka.
Usne kiya nritya
barchhe, kapaal
aur talwaar ka.
Kiya usne nritya
dharti aakaash ka.
Jhoomti hui
madmast hawaa si
kiya usne nritya
phoolon ka
bhanwron ka
sitaar ka.

Sharaab
raja ke gale se
utar na saki
aisa thaa shabaab
uss nrityaangna ka.
Woh naach
jismaani nahin.
Woh nritya thaa
uski rooh ka.

Rooh.
Jo basti hai mastishk mein
ek gyaani ke.
Rooh.
Jo basti hai dil mein
ek haare hue kavi ke.
Rooh.
Jo basti hai gale mein
ek gaayak ke.
Wohi rooh
apne jism per odh kar
jhoom rahi thee
ek nrityaangna.
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-Prateek
20/12/2011
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Baadalon Per Aashiyaana

Log kehte hain
ki agar tum
duur gagan mein
kisi baadal per baith jaao
aur neeche dekho
toh nahin dikhaayi dengi tumhein
sarhadein
do deshon ke beech
do dilon ke beech.

Bus
takleef isi baat ki hai
ki baadalon per
aashiyaana banana
zara mushkil hai.
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-Prateek

17/12/2011

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Aasmaan Bhi Tumhaara Janmdin Manaaega

Uss raat
jab ghar mein tumhaare
jashn ka sa maahaul hoga.
Jab kat raha hoga cake
aur bat rahi hongi mithaaiyan.
Jab haath mein gubbaare liye
bhaag rahe honge
chhote chhote se woh ood-bilaav.
Jab har badey ke moonh se
nikal rahi hongi
tumhaare liye
dher saari duaaein
Uss raat....

Uss raat
pal bhar ke liye hee sahi
tum ghar ki chatt par aana,
ya khidki se jhaankna,
aur sar ooncha karke
nihaarna
uss khule aasmaan ko.

Chaand ka woh ek
bada sa gubbaara,
Tim tim karte
chamakte hue
khushi se itthlaate woh taare,
Aur chaaron ore phaila hua aakaash
aseemit
bilkul tumhaare iraadon ki tarah
mana raha hoga
kuchh apne hee andaaz mein
tumhaara janmdin.

Usi pal
uss andhere mein
tum aankhein band karna
Tumhaari aankhon mein
ek chhota sa sooraj
chhipa baitha milega.
Jo dega tumhein
kuchh kar guzar jaane ki aag.
Usi aag se
tum aagaaz karna
zindagi ke ek naye padaav ka.

Ab jao,
neeche tumhaare chaahne waale
tumhaara intezaar kar rahe honge.

Happy b'day, Maahi.
https://twitter.com/#!/Maahi_Ve
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-Prateek
18/12/2011
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Safed Kaagaz Ka Tukda

Barf sa safed
woh kaagaz ka tukda
kehta hai
"Safed hee main bana thaa.
Safed hee main rahoonga.
Main jalkar
safed raakh mein badal jaana
behtar samjhoonga,
lekin kisi kaali syaahi ke daag ko
apne oopar lagne bhi nahin doonga.
Main hamesha
shuddh rahoonga"

Paas hee rakhi
kaali syaahi ki dawaat
hans rahi hai
apne poore kaale dil se.
"Main naa jaaungi
iss ghamandee ke paas."

Aur iss tarah
barf sa safed
woh kaagaz ka tukda
zindagi bhar ke liye
shuddh hee reh gaya.
Aur syaahi ke liye
bin kahaani ka
sirf ek kora kaagaz.
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-Prateek
14/12/2011
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*based on a short story by Kahlil Gibran

Delusion?

Ek din
achaanak se
aankh kehti hai
"Doston!"
Mujhe dikh rahi hai
ek sundar ghaati.
Oonche oonche pahaad
rang-birange phool
kalkal karta behta paani
chahakti machalti hui chidiya
aur vishal neela ambar.
Kitna khoobsurat nazaara hai!"

Kaan
sab sunta hai.
aur kehta hai
"Kahaan hai chidiya?
Mujhe toh nahin sunai de rahi
koi chahakne ki aawaaz!"

Haath bola
"Kahaan hai paani?
Kahaan hai pahaad?
Meri pakad mein toh
kuchh nahin aa raha!"

Naak kehti hai
"Kahaan hain phool?
Mujhe toh koi khushboo nahin aa rahi!"

Sab sunkar
aankh
leti hai ek thandi aah
aur kho jaati hai
nihaarne mein
uss addbhut nazaare ko.

Aur yahaan
kaan, haath aur naak
aapas mein budbuda rahe hain
"Raat ko zyada
pee lee lagta hai."
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*based on a short story by Kahlil Gibran


- Prateek
13/12/2011
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Sab Saale Andhey

Tera maulvi bhi
utnaa hee insaan hai
jitnaa tera pandit.
Aur jitne tum
aur main.

Dharm ki patti
aankhon per baandhe
sab ke sab
saale andhey.

Farq bus itna hai
kisi kisi ka andhaapan
kuchh zyada gehra hai.
Lekin aakhir mein hain
sab ke sab
saale andhey.
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-Prateek
8/12/2011
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Railgaadi

Aakhri baar kab

railgaadi ki ticket aane per

jhoom uthey they tum?

Arsa ho gaya na?

Ab toh chehre per ek

ajeeb si muskaan aati hai

haathon mein jab

flight ki ticket aa jaati hai.

Aakhri baar kab

khilaunon ki dukaan per

tumne zidd ki thee

ek toy train lene ki?

Arsa ho gaya na?

Ab toh chehre per ek

ajeeb si muskaan aati hai

haathon mein jab bachchon ke

ek video game thamaa dee jaati hai.

Aakhri baar kab

gaon ke ek mele mein

bhaag kar tumne line lagaai thee

chhook chhook gaadi wale jhoole mein

sirf ek ya do chakkar kaatne ke liye?

Arsa ho gaya na?

Ab toh chehre per ek

ajeeb si muskaan aa jaati hai

haathon mein jab khud ke

BMW ki steering aa jaati hai.

Aakhri baar kab....

Arey baap re.

Baaton mein aapsey 

itne mashgool ho gaye

ki flight miss hee kar dete.

Achha, alvida.

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-Prateek

5/12/2011

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