ajib manzar tha
shor aisa

ki
kan andhe hue pade the

main khwab mein ek tamash-bin tha
main dekhta tha

wo lad rahe the wo ek-duje se lad rahe the
ghubar udta tha un rathon se

jo un ke jismon ko raundne ke liye rawan thin
main dekhta tha

wo sans andar ko khinchte the to khadkhadate the
aur hawaon ke khali daman mein dhoka zyaada tha sans kam the

phir un ke zakhmon se khun rista tha
jo tapakti zamin pe girta tha

aur chamakta tha
sirf main tha wahan pe maujud lakhon logon mein sirf main tha jo

un ke zakhmon pe ro raha tha
main apne kamre mein so raha tha

ajib manzar tha
khwab ke ghar se laut aaya hun

ek jhatke se aankh kholi hai
jism aabaad ho gaya hai

ab apne bistar ki silwaton par badan ko mahsus karte socha hai
main bhi duniya ke us irina mein lad raha hun

mere badan se bhi khun hota hua pasina zamin pe girta hai
aur chamakta hai

aaj mere liye bhi zalim hawa ke daman mein sansen kam hain
gladiator hun

aur hathon mein ye qalam hai
mere liye koi aankh nam hai