Thakan

ghuTnon pe rakh kar hath uThi
thaki aawaz mein boli

bahut lamba safar hai
umr ke munh zor dariya ka

ukhaDte pattharon
chikni phisalti saaton ka

ye safar
mushkil bahut hai

thakan
bojhal manon bojhal badan apna

uTha kar chal paDi
chalti rahi

phir ek din
bhaari papoTon ko uTha kar

us ne dekha
raste ke beach

ek bargad purana
samadhi oDh kar baiTha hua tha

thakan
kubDe asa ko Tekti

bargad ke sae mein chali aai
man ThiTki ThiThak kar ruk gai

boli
chalo hum bhi yahan ruk kar

samadhi oDh lete hain
chalo hum bhi utarte hain

KHud apni tah ke andar
aur KHud ko DhunDte hain

abad tak
nind ke dariya mein hum bhi unghte hain

thakan
ghuTnon pe rakh kar hath

uThi
thaki aawaz mein boli

bahut lamba safar hai