246. Zubaan

yeh kaisi
zubaan hai apni?
 

guftagu karte karte

zindagi ke maayne

bujhne lage hain

 

jaise udaas hain jazbaat

lafzon me utarke
jaise unhe bejism gumnaam hi rahna tha

 

jaise dard sharminda hai

awaazein pahanke

jaise unhe belibaas khamosh jeena tha

 

yaad hai

hamne

ghar basaya tha apna

kisi goonge-bahre pal me

 

chalo

kuch der

dekhte hain

chup baith-ke

 

kya pata

shayad ghar laut aaye phir apne

 

kya pata

shayad zinda ho jaaye
ham

phir se