Friday 24 July 2015

Kuch iss tarah jee raha hu main



Kuch iss tarah jee raha hu main

Roz subah jaldi uthkar,
Lagta hoon office jaane ki taiyaari mein,
Neend ko bhulakar aur yeh sochkar,
Phir kabhi aaram se so lunga main,
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hoon main

Gharwalon ko ek nazar dekh,
Unki aashaon ko bye bolkar,
Nikal padta hu mein badi tezi se,
Kandhe par wahi office bag lekar,
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hoon main

Bhaag kar train pakad leta hoon,
Mere jaiso ke dhakke khakar,
Pahoch jaata hu yun mein office,
Apni body ko yaha waha sambhalkar
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hoon main

Office ki wohi chair par baith,
Kar leta hoon system mein login,
Bahar ki duniya ko band kar
Ho jata hoon office mein lock-in,
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hoon main

Deadlines milti rehti hain roz yahan,
Jinko paate paate ho jata hoon dead,
Kabhi logo ke egos ke beech,
Ya politics mein ho jata hoon mad,
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hu main

Waqt par office se na nikla karo,
Yehi hain IT ki rule book mein,
Family, friends, relatives koi nahi,
Sirf deadlines, slogging meri book mein
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hu main

Der raat phir karta hoon log-out,
Uthakar wahi apni office bag,
Phir wahi raat wali train pakadkar,
Ghar jaata hu lekar 'late-comer' ka tag
Kuch iss tarah jee raha hu main

Thak-haar kar raat ko sochta hoon,
aaj meine kya bada kaam kar liya,
Din bhar itna kaam karke bhi,
Meine kya jee liya, kya paa liya,
Sochte sochte kuch iss tarah jee raha hoon main !

3 comments:

  1. All office-goers will be able to relate to this poem. The entire dilemma of our lifestyle is presented well in between these thought-provoking lines. Overall, it is a superb poem with nice rhythm and perfect rhyme.

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