tum se aap – a poem by Ashok Chakradhar

tum bhee jal the
ham bhee jal the
itane ghule-mile the
ki ek doosare se
jalate na the.

na tum khal the
na ham khal the
itane khule-khule the
ki ek doosare ko
khalate na the.

achaanak ham tumhen khalane lage,
to tum hamase jalane lage.
tum jal se bhaap ho gae
aur ‘tum’ se ‘aap’ ho gae.