Ye Zindagi Kya hai ?

Inteview de hatash-nirash ghar laute hue,
pasine se tar-badar , thak kar,
mez par faili times ascent kee kataranon ke bich rijyoome kee fail rakh kar ,
aksar sochata hoon main ki ye jindagi kya hai?

ek bujhate sigrret se nikalata jalata huaa dhuaan,
barasat ke mausam men pani ko tarasata ek kuaan,
sheyar bazar ke sang doobata-utarata insan khelata huaa juaa.
aksar sochata hoon main ye jindagi kya hai?

sansad men not,
paramanu karar par vot,
TV se chipaka inhe dekhata ek sakhs
khae dil par chot,
T.R.P. kee res men khoee midiya,
singoor-shrain men ulajhee indiya.
aksar sochata hoon main ki ye jindagi kya hai?

ek ghusakhor aofisar kee jeb se bahar jhankati noton kee gaddi,
samane kee chay kee dukan ka chhotoo aur bagal men jalati koyale kee bhatti
ek tooti kashti par savar aam aadami halat ke thapedon se past ,
pab men hoti ek pej -3 parti takeela-patiyala pi mast .
aksar sochata hoon main ki ye jindagi kya hai?

sune sadk ko niharati ek jodi patharaee aankhen sine men dafan hoti ek boodhi sans,
hanth men votar I.D. lie ek nae navele votar kee
lokatantr se tootati rahi sahi aas .
aksar sochata hoon main ki ye jindagi kya hai?

Rahul Ranjan