MOST FAMILIAR
STRANGER
Wo bhi kya samay tha jab use mehngi coffee pasand thi aur
mujhe us samay bhi nukkad ki chai raas aati thi;
Ek samay aisa bhi tha jab use bade office me baith kr kaam
krne k sapna aate the aur mjhe us samay bhi manali ki shaame achi lagti thi;
Ek samay tha jab use bas kaam ki baate hi achi lagti thi aur
mujhe us samay bhi bas usko kuch bhi bolte sunna;
Ek samay tha jab use bas apna bare me sochne k baad kisi k
bare me sochne ki aadat thi aur mjhe bas uske bare me sochna hi acha lagta tha;
Ek samay tha jab use sham ko ghar jaa kr padhai krna pasand
tha aur mjhe uske sath shaame gujarna pasand tha;
Ek samay tha jab use baarish pareshan krti thi aur mjhe
baarish me use bhigte dekhna pasand tha;
Ab wo mere sath nahi hain par maine suna hai :
Aaj kal wo nukkad ki chai piya krti hain aur mai kahi baitha
coffee piya krta hu;
Wo aaj kal rishikesh me nadiyo kinare samay gujara krti hain
aur mai office me baith kr kaam kr k dimag ghisa krta hu;
Aaj kal wo logo se baate bhi kiya krti hain aur mai kisi se
bolne se katrane laga hu;
Suna wo logo k bare me sochne lage hain aur mai in cheezo ko
chor aage badh chuka hu;
Wo aaj sham me akele tehelne jaya krte hain aur mai ghar aa
kr so jata hu;
Ab wo baarish me bheegne lagi hain aur bundoon ko samajhne
lagi hain aur maine baarish me nikalna chor diya;
Samay k sath kuch wo badle thoda mai badla par pata nahi tha
wo meri jagah hathiya lenge aur mai unki cheezo ko samajhne lagunga ;
Par ab shayad samay ne sath chor diya aur hum apne ehsaaso
ko kahi piche chor jindagi me aage badh gaye;
Ab na wol pal wapas ayenge aur na hi wo nasamjhi bhare
haalaat;
Jindagi kat jayegi ab yun hi;
Bas kuch saalo baad hum shayad milenge to wo baate nahi
hongi wo ehsaas k panno pe dhul jam chuki hogi;
Aur fir ek kehne waali baat bachegi k hum dono ek dusre ko
bohot ache se jaana krte the.
