ye KHwahish to
hamare shahr ke chiDiya-gharon ke sher bhi shayad nahin karte
ki sathi sher un ko dekhne aaen
ticket le kar tamashe ki tarah
tamasha ban ke ye jine ki majburi
kahin sharmindagi ki shakl mein munh par chhapi rahti hain un ke
magar insan?
us ka bas nahin chalta
ki sar ke bal khaDe ho kar tawajjoh khinch le sab ki
wahi insan
jo KHud ko ashraf-o-afzal samajhta hai
agar mumkin ho to
apne tamashe ke ticket
KHud apne hathon dusron ko bech sakta hai
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Apne tamashe ka ticket
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