Footpath ke log

shahr mein kuchh bhi ho jae
ye log kahin nahin jate

ya shayad hum
gharon mein rahne walon ko

aisa hi lagta hai
jab subh subh hamein kahin jaana paDta hai

to unhen footpath par
be-KHabari ke aalam mein sota dekh kar

hum un ki zindagi ke bare mein
sochte hain

magar wapsi tak bhul jate hain
hamari gaDi ko traffic-jam mein

phansa dekh kar
ye hanste hain to hamein

apne-ap par rona aata hai
har roz ek hi jagah unhen dekh ke

hamein hairat hoti hai
tez dhup mein unhen jalta dekh kar

hamein afsos hota hai
unhen barish mein bhigta dekh kar

hum KHub hanste hain
har raat jab ye soe hue hote hain

andhere footpath par se
guzarte hue

hum unhen Thokaren marte hain
aur kabhi muafi nahin mangte