wahi darinda
mujhe jangal se shahr le aaya

yahan us ne
muskurana sikha

jo karta raha
main dekhta raha

aur apne andar hairaten jama karta raha
us ne ek aurat ki chhatiyan

bhanbhod dalin
jis ne us ke uzw-e-tanasul

aur dil ko thaka diya hai
us ne aasman ki taraf dekha

aur thuk nigal liya
wahan use

koi nazar nahin aaya
mujhe pata na chalta

wo lafzon mein chhup jata
wahin se nahusat se muskuraata

dikhai padta
kabhi kabhi

main ne us se
jaan chhudani chahi

jab main phul le raha tha
us ladki ke liye

jis ka dil
ek phul se bhi ziyaada

narm aur halka tha
main ne us se

jaan chhudani chahi
jab dhup diwaron se

utarne ka nam nahin leti thi
aur lamhe unghte the

main in dhup bhari diwaron mein
use dafn karna chahta tha

main ne us se jaan chhudani chahi
jab main ne pahli bar

sach bolna sikha
ye use pasand nahin aaya

us ne karodh mein
aaina ijad kiya

aur mere samne rakh diya
main ne dekha

wahi darinda
main khud hun