Sanp

ek sanp ko

main ne titli bana diya

aur ek kanTe ko

tabdil kar diya phul mein

band gali ke aaKHiri sire par

jo diwar thi

main ne use

shahr ki taraf khulne wala

darwaza bana diya

zahr ke dariya ko

main ne rakh diya

shahd ki botal mein

aur chhupa diya

us ki nazron se bhi

us ki taswir ko

jise main apna aaina samajhta tha

us ke baad

jab wo aai aur dohrane lagi

wo lafz

jo kabhi us ke liye be-asar tha

aaj us ek lafz ka

mujh par koi asar hi nahin hua

main to

use pahchan hi na saka

yaad bhi na rakh saka

sanp ko