kala had se bhi kala tha
utna kala jitni teri soch

utna kala jitni tere dil ki kalak
kaun tha kala

kala kala sochta jata
khurach khurach kar nochta jata

apna hona khojta jata
jumlon ki badbu ke andar

apni khushbu sunghta jata
apni cigarette phunkta jata

kale ki cigarette bhi kali
kale ka gurda bhi kala

kale ki kuppi bhi kali
kale ki chuski bhi kali

kale ka har kash bhi kala
har har kash se lal bhabhuka

kale ki aankhen bhi kali
aankhon se girne wale sab aansu kale

aur kali aankhon mein dikhne wali
mushkil ki diwar bhi kali

kale ki to jit bhi kali haar bhi kali
kale ke sab balb bhi kale

kale ki sab wiring kali
wiring wo jo andar andar

sulag sulag kar
kale ki sari sochon ko

aur khwabon ko
gala chuki thi

jala chuki thi
jab wo chalta to lagta wo lahraata hai

chalte chalte bal khata hai
gir jata hai

kala kya tha
kalang ka tika

zamin ka dhabba
kala jis ki aag mein jal kar rakh hua tha

kale ke andar ki aag thi
ya thi wo bahar ki aag

aag bhi kali
dhuan bhi kala rakh bhi kali

aag se uthne wala ek ek shoala kala
kale ki bebasi bhi kali

kale ki khujli bhi kali
kale ke sab phode-phunsi chhaale kale

kale ko sab kala kahne wale kale
ek din kali sadak kinare

bangali ke pan ke cabin ki jali ko thame kala
ghur raha tha aate jate

rang-birange kirdaron ko
rickshaw motor cycle aur caron ko

ek lambi si kali gadi
dhuan udati

chikhti aur chillati guzri
gahre kale baalon wali gori bachchi

ek gali se bhagti nikli
kala bhaga

aur gori bachchi ko pure zor se dhakka de kar
kali gadi ke dhakke ko khud par jhela

kala jate jate sab se kaisa khela
gori bachchi bach gai lekin

kala apni jaan de baitha
pile lal gulabi chehre

kale ki jaanib jab lapke
sab ne dekha

kale ki aankhon mein chikh raha tha ek sawal
kale ke zakhmon se bahne wala khun tha lal