कसक (kasak) -By Atul Singh

 कसक


काश तू एक प्याला होती

पिघल के तुझ में भर जाता मैं

वहीं काट देता ज़िंदगी

तुझ में, तेरे अंदर

सिंह

या एक ऊँचा सा पेड़

तेरी जड़ों सी लेकर टहनियों तक

फिरता रहता तेरे अंदर

प्यासा सा पानी बन कर


या काश, तू स्याही होती

काली, नीली या लाल

तेरा रंग बनकर तुझ से लिपटा रहता 

जब तक तू, तभी तक मैं भी होता


या फिर…तू एक कोयल होती

तेरी मीठी आवाज़ हो कर

तेरी पहचान 

बन जाता मैं


या घने बादल, 

जिन में बारिश बन कर रहता

या बिजली 

जिस की रोशनी होता मैं


लेकिन तू और मैं, सिर्फ़ इंसान है

कितना भी चाहें एक दूसरे में उतरना

थोड़ा सा

बच जाते हैं


बस यही एक गुनाह है

हमारा



Kasak


kash tu ek pyala hoti

pighal ke tujh mein bhar jata mein

vahin kaat deta zindagi

tujh mein, tere andar


ya ek ooncha sa ped

teri jadon se tehnion tak

phirta rehta tere andar

pyaasa sa paani bankar


ya kaash tu syahi hoti

kaali neeli ya laal

tera rang bankar lipta rehta tujhse

jab tu hoti, bas tabhi tak mein bhi hota


ya phir tu ek koyal hoti

teri meethi aawaj ho kar

teri pehchaan 

ban jaata mein


ya ghane badal jin mein

baarish ban kar rehta

ya bijli 

jis ki roshni hota main


lekin tu aur mein sirf insaan hain

kitna bhi utarna ek doosre mein

thoda s

bach jaate hain


shayad yahi ek gunah hai

hamara

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