Budh

pipe ke gahre lambe kash khinchta

wo apni barahnagi ke ehsas ko

dhuwen ki shakl mein

KHala mein tahlil hote dekh kar

muskurane ki koshish karta tha

us ki naf ke aas-pas

chipke hue

shikasta andhere ke chhoTe chhoTe TukDe

meinDak ki aaankhon mein

mare hue KHwabon ki silan mein

Dub rahe the

wo

mujh ko

gautam ke nam se yaad kiya jae

aisa

diwaron par rengti

chiyunTiyon se

bar bar kah raha tha