qahqahe lagati hain
ungliyon ki poren

aur kabhi matam karne lagti hain
bantti rahti hain

lafzon ke phike mithe
kadwe aur tursh zaiqe

har nai subh
yaadon ki pitari se

nikal lati hain koi jadui kabutar
mili-juli aawazen takraati rahti hain

aankhon ke parde se
aur poren aage chal padti hain

che-mi-goiyan aur sargoshiyan
kone khudron mein chhupae

sanduqchon se nikal kar
rengne lagti hain diwaron par

thithuk jati hain poren
aur kabhi zer-e-lab muskurane lagti hain

ye soche baghair ki
what's on your mind