aaj main vahaan khada hoon
jahan us din tum khadi thin,
maine dekha tha tumhe...
vahan khade hue
(jahan aaj main khada hoon)
tumari nazar saamane ki
chay ki dukaan par thi,
jo is chhoti sadak ke
us paar ha.
main yoon hi bor ho raha tha
bagal ki imarat mein chalate bhashan se
so nikala baahar
ek chay aur ek cigarette ki talaash mein,
dekho meri qismat
baahar nikalate hi
chay, cigaratte aur tum mil gayin,
tumhe lena tho thoda mushkil tha,
socha pahale chay aur cigarette le loon
aur le loon thodi tumhari nazaren bhi
chay ki dukaan ke baahar padi hui
bench par baith kar,
tumhara chashma thik udhar hi tha
jahan aaj main dakha raha hoon,
us bench par jahan us din tum dekh rahi thin,
haan agar chashme ke pichhe
tumhari aankhain kuchh aur dekh rahin ho
to baat aur hai.
yahan khada hokar samajh mein aaya
ki us din main vahan betha
tumhari nazaron se
nazar andaaz khyoon ho raha tha,
kyunki yahan khada hokar
khud mujhe hi main dikhai nahin deta
phir tum to kai aham cheezain
nazar andaaz karane mein maahir ho.
mohit kan mishra
april 23, 2014 delhi
