Kya koi yakeen karega
Ki savera bhi ho aur
Ujala na ho……….

Ya ki
Andheri raatein
chaand se bhi roshan na hon
ya phir
suraj ki chamaktee dhoop ho
aur barf na pighle
ya maikhane mein kisi ke
qadam bhi
na lardkhardaye

yeh saari cheezen utnee hi
namumkin hain
jitna khud ko yakeen dilaana
Ki tum mere paas nahin ho…………

Kyunki tum to meri har
Dhardkan mein jeeti ho
Har us saans mein shamil ho
Kar meri zindagi ki saans
Ban jaati ho
Aur mere apne wazood ka
Hissa ho…

Main kaise
Aur kyunkar yakeen karoon
Ki tum mere paas nahin ho

Will anyone believe that
There can be morning
without light……….

Or that
The dark nights not being illuminated
By full moon
Or for that matter
The scorching Sun
Fails to melt
The Ice………..
Or
There are no feet
Staggering in the bar

All these are
As impossible
As to convince myself
That you are not with me…
Because you come alive
with every heartbeat of mine
are part of every breath
that breathes life into me
and part of my
own existence………….

How do I then
And why
Convince myself
That you are not with me…………..


~Mukul~

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