wo kaisi tarik ghadi thi
jab mujh ko ehsas hua tha

main tanha hun
us din bhi sidha-sada suraj nikla tha

shahr mein koi shor nahin tha
ghar mein koi aur nahin tha

amman aata gundh rahi thin
abba chaarpai par baithe ungh rahe the

dhire dhire dhup chadhi thi
aur achanak dil mein ye khwahish ubhri thi

main duniya se chhutti le lun
apne kamre ko andar se tala de kar kunji kho kar

zor se chikhun chikhta jaun
lekin koi na sunne pae

chaqu se ek ek rag-o-reshe ko katun
aur bhayanak sachchai ka dariya phute

har kapde ko aag laga dun
shoalon mein nange-pan ka sannata kude

wo din tha aur aaj ka din hai
kamre ke andar se tala laga hua hai

kunji gum hai
main zoron se chikh raha hun

mere jism ka ek ek resha kata hua hai
sab kapdon mein aag lagi hai

bahar sab pahle jaisa hai
koi nahin jo kamre ka darwaza tode

koi nahin jo apna khel zara sa chhode