tumhein yaad hoga
tum ne mujhe pichhle baras khat mein april bheja

jo mujh tak pahunchte pahunchte august ho gaya
lafz pile patton ki tarah

farsh par bikhar gae
december ki sard raaton mein

main wadon ke aatish-dan par
baithi jagti rahi

meri ragon mein jama hua december
aankhon se pighal kar

bahta rahta hai
is baras mujhe

khat mein kuchh nahin bhejna
kuchh bhi nahin

shayad aziyyaton se bhari
shakhon par

kisi wade ki konpal
phut pade

mausamon ka kya hai kab badal jaen
be-e'tibar lahjon ki tarah

waqt sab kuchh ulat palat raha hai
shayad tumhaare lautne tak

bahut kuchh waisa na rahe
jaisa tum chhod gae the

lohe ke jabde
mitti ke malbus

ko tar-tar karte ja rahe hain
pul jahan se tum park ke kinare

khade dikhai dete the
wo manzar metro bas ne nigal liya hai

sumbul ke pedon ki jagah shopping mall le chuka hai
aur han

wo phulon wali dukan
jahan se hum buke lete the

wahan fast-food ban gaya
dil ki jagah antadiyon ne le li hai

kya kuchh aur kaise badal jata hai