Ek Adhoori Koshish

Bheegi huyi si, nam si aankhein
Kai raaton se jaagi, bedum si aankhein
Phir se in aankhon me koi sapna sajaane ki
Ek adhoori koshish

Kuch kho dene ke khayal se sehma hua dil
Dil ke is darr me ajeeb si ghutan bhi shaamil
Jaan kar bhi is darr se anjaan ban jaane ki
Ek adhoori koshish

Toot kar bikhra hua khwaabon ka ek sira
Dhundhla sa gayab hota yaadon ka ek sira
In dono siron ko haath badha kar chhoo paane ki
Ek adhoori koshish

Gam ki naav me sawaar chhota sa mann
Aur paani ki har ek boond me behta akelapan
Aur Umeed ki nigaahon se khushi ka kinara dekh pane ki
Ek adhoori koshish

Is paththar ki duniya ko khone se pehle
Maut ke sirhaane sone se pehle
Zindagi se khud ke liye do aur pal churane ki
Ek adhoori koshish.


Devanshi
October 23, 2011

For Ankita :)

The moon in the night surrounded by stars
The chair car journey and those seven hours
The chat on the phone and the nonsense discussed
The “I have paid more, you’ll have to adjust”
Doing five things to make you happy the other day
The gossip about the PG girls during our stay
Talking all night whenever you used to bother
And later having dinner in one plate together
All the moments of togetherness, that we’ve been through
And most important of all, my dear Ankita you
Have been invaluable.


Devanshi
September 04, 2011

Clutter

Did I tell you about the grey patch
That defeats the transparency of my mind
And like a lunatic
screeches away the blissful calm?

At times I feel to have lost
The stillness that I let rule myself before
And all I can see left now
Is the cacophony of silence

Should I consider taking refuge
In somebody called optimism?
I am sure tired he must be
Of my restatements.

Hence resentfully I am dragged back
To be at war with the grey patch
Only to learn that the peace of my mind
Costs its own self.


Devanshi
May 14, 2011

Vacuum

Space is claustrophobic void
Silence is an unheard cry
A dreams comes out in nothingness
And dies
A thousand deaths.