mujhe nahin maaloom
meree pratikriyaen
sahee hain ya galat hain ya aur kuchh
sach, hoon maatr main nivedan-saundary
subah se shaam tak
man mein hee
aadee-tedhee lakeeron se karata hoon
apanee hee kaatapeet
galat ke khilaaf nit sahee kee talaash mein ki
itana ulajh jaata hoon ki
jahar nahin
likhane kee syaahee mein peeta hoon ki
neela munh…
daayitv-bhaavon kee tulana mein
apana hee vyakti jab dekhata
to paata hoon ki
khud nahin maaloom
sahee hoon ya galat hoon
ya aur kuchh
saty hoon ki sirph main kahane kee taareeph
manohar kendr mein
khoobasoorat majedaar
bijalee ke khambhe par
angadaee lete hue meharaabadaar chaar
tadit-prakaash-deep…
khambhe ke alankaar!!
saty mera alankaar yadi, haay
to phir main bura hoon.
nijatv tumhaara, praan-svapn tumhaara aur
vyaktitv tadit-agni-bhaaravaahee taar-taar
bijalee ke khambhe kee bhaanti hee
kandhon par rakh main
vibhinn tumhaare mukh-bhaav kaanti-rashmi-deep
nij ke hrday-praan
vaksh se prakat, aavirbhoot, abhivyakt
yadi karata hoon to….
dosh tumhaara hai
mainne nahin kaha tha ki
meree is jindagee ke band kivaar kee
daraar se
rashmi-see ghuso aur vibhinn deevaaron par lage hue sheeshon par
pratyaavartit hotee raho
manogy rashmi kee leela ban
hotee ho pratyaavartit vibhinn konon se
vibhinn sheeshon par
aakaasheey maarg se rashmi-pravaahon ke
kamare ke soone mein saanvale
nij-chetas aalok
saty hai ki
bahut bhavy ramy vishaal mrdu
koee cheez
kabhee-kabhee sikudatee hai itanee ki
tuchchh aur kshudr hee lagatee hai!!
mere bheetar aalochanaasheel aankh
buddhi kee sachaee se
kalpanaasheel drg phodatee!!
sanvedanasheel main ki chintaagrast
kabhee bahut kuddh ho
sochata hoon
mainne nahin kaha tha ki tum mujhe
apana sambal bana lo
mujhe nahin chaahie nij vaksh koee mukh
kisee pushpalata ke vikaas-prasaar-hit
jaalee nahin banoonga main baans kee
jaahie mujhe main
chaahie mujhe mera khoya hue
rookha sookha vyaktitv
chaahie mujhe mera paashaan
chaahie mujhe mera asang baboolapan
kaun ho kee kahee kee ajeeb tum
beesaveen sadee kee ek
naalaayak traijedee
jamaane kee dukhaant moorkhata
phaintesee manohar
budabudaata hua aatm sanvaad
hothon ka bevakoof kathy aur
phaphak-phaphak dhula ashrujal
aree tum shadayantr-vyooh-jaal-phansee huee
ajaan sab paintaron se baaton se
bhole vishvaas kee sahajata
svaabhaavik saump
yah praakrtik hrday-daan
besikalee galat tum.