Panah

Teri yaadon ke panah se door ek naye chaanv ki talash mein nikla tha ke shaam dhal gayi, kadam ruk gaye aur nigahein wapis usi raah mudh gayin jiske doosre chhor par un yaadon ka basera tha, khada raha kuch der wahin aur apni bebasi par hansta raha, fir chal pada yateem khwabon ka bojh uthaye usi raah par jahan tere pairon ke nishaan ab bhi baaki hain...

Sawal

Kal shaam zindagi ke ek sawal ne chaunka diya mujhe, usne poocha khwabon aur yaadon mein kya fark hai?
Meelon sochkar jab lauta to zindagi tab bhi mere jawab ke intezar mein khadi thi...kuch socha? usne badi narmi se poocha mujhse
maine kaha maaf karna jawab dhundte dhundte yaadon ki basti mein door nikal gaya tha, wahan mere kuch tute hue khwaab bikhre pade the, unhe sametne lag pada tha, kuch tukde ab bhi pade honge wahan
zindagi ye sunkar hans padi jaise usko apne sawal ka jawab mil gaya ho...

Youn he

Ek aur anjana sheher aur wahi purani yaadein, kuch khatti, kuch meethi, kuch nukili bhi; chubhtin hain ab bhi is kadar ke jaise ye zakhm abhi kal he khai ho, kyon hai dil ab bhi dagdar aise, koi pooche to kya batayein hum?...

Chehra

Maazi ke jharokhe se aksar andhera aur uska chehra ek saath nazar aate hain, har shaam jab suraj apne ujaale par raat ki siyahi udelti hai to uska roushan chehra apni bheeni si muskaan liye aa dhamakti hai, main bhi khush ho leta hoon aankhon mein uski tasveer pakar; ye aur baat hai ke uski muskaan aaj bhi dil mein utar jaati hai kisi nashtar ki tarah, jeene ka ye tarika bhi seekh liya humne, kaun kehta hai jeete ji marne ki manahi hai...

Saathi

Log kehte hain ke ghum paalta hoon main, unhe batlaye koi ke ghum paalte hain mujhe, zindagi ki thokar khake maut ke bahon mein jhool jata beshaq, ghumon ne haath thama to kehne ko aaj zinda hoon main; kisne maangi thi dua mere umre daraz ki? Kumbakht pooch to liya hota isse pehle ke dua ki, ab jo zinda hoon to samhalo mujhko mujhe ye dar hai ke ghumon ka saath bhi na chhoot jaye kahin...