aankh khul gai meri ho gaya main phir zinda pet ke andheron se zehn ke dhundalkon tak ek sanp ke jaisa rengta khayal aaya aaj tisra din hai…… aaj tisra din hai ek ajib khamoshi munjamid hai kamre mein ek farsh aur ek chhat aur chaar diwaren mujh se be-talluq sab sab mere tamashai samne ki khidki se tez dhup ki kirnen aa rahi hain bistar par chubh rahi hain chehre mein is qadar nukili hain jaise rishte-daron ke tanz meri ghurbat par aankh khul gai meri aaj khokhla hun main sirf khol baqi hai aaj mere bistar mein leta hai mera dhancha apni murda aankhon se dekhta hai kamre ko aaj tisra din hai aaj tisra din hai dopahar ki garmi mein be-irada qadmon se ek sadak pe chalta hun tang si sadak par hain donon samt dokanen khali khali aankhon se har dukan ka takhta sirf dekh sakta hun ab padha nahin jata log aate jate hain pas se guzarte hain phir bhi kitne dhundle hain sab hain jaise be-chehra shor in dukanon ka rah chalti ek gali radio ki aawazen dur ki sadaen hain aa rahi milon se jo bhi sun raha hun main jo bhi dekhta hun main khwab jaisa lagta hai hai bhi aur nahin bhi hai dopahar ki garmi mein be-irada qadmon se ek sadak pe chalta hun samne ke nukkad par nal dikhai deta hai sakht kyun hai ye pani kyun gale mein phansta hai mere pet mein jaise ghunsa ek lagta hai aa raha hai chakkar sa jism par pasina hai ab sakat nahin baqi aaj tisra din hai aaj tisra din hai har taraf andhera hai ghat par akela hun sidhiyan hain patthar ki sidhiyon pe leta hun ab main uth nahin sakta aasman ko takta hun aasman ko thaali mein chand ek roti hai jhuk rahi hain ab palken dubta hai ye manzar hai zamin gardish mein mere ghar mein chulha tha roz khana pakta tha rotiyan sunahri hain garm garm ye khana khul nahin rahi aankhen kya main marne wala hun man ajib thi meri roz apne hathon se mujh ko wo khilati thi kaun sard hathon se chhu raha hai chehre ko ek niwala hathi ka ek niwala ghode ka ek niwala bhaalu ka maut hai ki be-hoshi jo bhi ghanimat hai maut hai ki be-hoshi jo bhi hai ghanimat hai aaj tisra din tha aaj tisra din tha