Phir Wahi | Simran Goyal

Uss mauhalle ki gaalio mai

Udhr ke shor mai,

Phir kadam rkhaa hai humne

Kuch arso mai

Unn hawao mai phir

,Wahi ehsas

Unn gaalio ke kone kone m teri Phir Wahi aawaz gunji hai,

Unn diwaro m likhi gyi yaaadon se phir Wahi muskurahat aayi hai,

Tere ghar ke saamne niklne se phir Wahi bechani si chayi hai,

Phirse kuch khamooshiya aayi saamne,

Mudhkr dekha peeche humne

Phir Wahi teri dhundli si jhalak paayi hai

Dil ne phir dhadkte hue kha khudse

Mohabbat toh hai wahi purani si hai

Ehsas aj kuch phir hua hai......

Phir bhi chalege hum aaage

Khudhko na rokege phirse peeche

Aankien band kre,

dil paar haath yu rakhe,

chldiye kuch kaadam hum phir aage,

Phir thode kadam kya thhere humare ,

Dil beechara phir peeche wahi choot gya!

Kuch kadam thoda phir peeche lete hai,

Dil ko kisi aur ke dil m phir wahi jagha dete hai!

Miss Patriot | Rakshana S

Driving through a deserted road,

Beaming smile lit her pale face

While glancing at slow pace,

The ebony sky lit by the silvery moon.

19.47 did her comfy finger tune the radio,

“Unknown letters from Kargil” broadcasted

The soldiers eternal bonding that outlasted;

With so many letters being read on the show,

“To Mishi ! with full of love,

Come back soon did I last hear from thou,

Hiding at the snow-flaked mountains like a dove

Battling bleak and bitter cold at miles away

Striving hard to see your placid smiles on the way

Pure love, brave Mommy” read one.

With the radio tuned high,

Tears rolling out from her eyeballs, she did sigh;

On the eve of August 15th did the radio

Remind her of brave mommy’s presidio.

With patriotic breeze all around,

Come back mommy! very soon

With mommy India safe; pure love- Mishi

Did her heart speak looking at the moon;

The spell of silence around Mishi

Was broken with the wordings from the radio

“Param Vir Chakra protects our tri-color Chakra”.

You | Neha Natasa

Gloomy days and sleepless nights

Nothing stopped you from shining bright

The moon above and the shining star

Are nothing compared to what you are

Smile so pretty like a blooming flower

Embrace yourself for the way you are

Scars are evidence of the battles you have fought

Oh! Look at you and the power you have got

The beauty standards and judgements around

Know your worth queen it’s the time to astound

A girl with dream is a woman with vision

Choose your bricks,you are the architect of your mansion.

Tint of red and shades of pink

Do you really need it? Just think.

You are perfect,you are enough

Nothing can beat you,you are tough.

Gaja: The Visibly Invisible | Geethanjali Bhas

They gaze at the blazing sun

Winged elephants

Defiant in fullness

Heart-born

of poets anonymous

Who chisel and carve their

symphony

To permeate the wheel of time

Burnished pullulations

of nectarine

Across a parched earthy vastness

Rise in reverence

To question an ancient stream

Lost in its reverie of laughter and

tears

Sharp footsteps , nearly there

Flutter on the cadence of shadows

When someone tries to escape

From the grid of their thoughts

Far away

A crimson halo

Lurks around a cauldron

Simmering in silence

in its niche

Unattended

To swell over

And embrace the ashes beneath

There in deep dungeons

Murmuring variegations

of mouldy belief

Cocoons glitter

in somniferous zest

Falling then, now rising again

Faint pulses of an epic conquest

They gaze at the blazing sun

Winged elephants defiant in fullness

Heart-born of poets anonymous

Who chisel and carve their symphony

To permeate the wheel of time

Burnished nectarine pullulates

Across a parched earthy vastness

To question an ancient stream

Lost in its reverie of laughter and tears

Sharp footsteps , nearly there

Flutter on the cadence of shadows

When someone tries to escape

From the grid of their thoughts

Far away, a crimson halo

Lurks around a cauldron

Simmering in silence in its niche

Unattended to swell over

And embrace the ashes beneath

There in deep dungeons

Murmuring variegations of mouldy belief

Cocoons glitter in somniferous zest

Falling then, now rising again

Faint pulses of an epic conquest

MERI JAAN HO TUM | Neha Bano

किसी का ❤️इश्क किसी का ख्वाब हो तुम,

👸मेरे दिल का सुकून और करार हो तुम।

तुम्हारे दीद को तरस गयी हैं ankhiyaan👁️ ,

इन चमकती आंखों के कार साज हो तुम।

किसी राह पर ग़र मुलाकात हो बिन बोले ही भर 🫂लेना बाहों में,

क्योंकि इस दिल के वाहिद हक़दार हो तुम।❤️

इजाज़त की ज़रूरत नहीं है तुमको,

मेरे दिल के शहर में अब नवाब हो तुम।।🤴

और क्या लिखूं तारीफ में तुम्हारी ❓

इतना काफ़ी नहीं कि मेरी बेवजह मुस्कुराहट😊 के पीछे बहुत ही खूबसूरत इल्ज़ाम हो तुम ।।।।☺️❤️

किसी का इश्क किसी का ख्वाब हो तुम।।।

मेरी जा☪︎ मेरी जान हो तुम।।।।।❤️🤴👸

Mirror | Kritika Agrawal

You did good,

You did great,

Do not be upset, my love

You found the one,

With that "ugly" face!

Maybe I am not good,

Or great per se.

You tried to be beautiful, right?

What happened to it, I ask till today!

Some things are right...

Some things never change,

You had to leave,

While I stayed!

Clearing the mess, you made

With that stupid face!

Troubling the people around,

Like always!

These marks on my neck,

Those cuts on my back,

Describes a place I have been to..

Many times, with grace!

That utter silence,

& those bitter-sweet swords,

Had cut my throat,

Thousand times before!

Exhausted,

Tired,

Bursting into this rage,

I cracked it, finally…

Saw my face in those pieces.

Small and big

One and millions

Sharp like blade

My mirror showed me,

What I am today!

Little | Nandana Gireesh

Running too fast, passing down streets

Laid in light uncovered within sheets

Forgetful are we forgetful enough

To be neglected in mindful thoughts

Acting in front rough and tough

Handful tears behind bars spirit ersatz

Crowded hustles buried our ears

Closer further ourselves in fears

Ignorance befriended little things

Fussy existence held tighter to havoc

Array of regrets harder stings

Apprehension built itself barrack

Slipped away between chaotic swarm

None were lil anymore for it deform

By itself invisible and trivial

Worth noticing yet left out pushed back

Was not calling out for rues

Lost elegance for mankind for

Little things that were not anymore little!

Belief | Asif Shaikh

You got a life, You've got to live

The good is yet to come, I want you to believe

Struggle is eternal, Grind is the key

Nothing comes easy, I know you'd agree

Dusk makes you doubt, but you know there is a dawn

You might not reach the height, but remember you are a fawn

Struggle will make you shine, Lessons will make you rise

Your dreams are here to realize, and their testimonies will surprise

Thrive for that day so it becomes an eventuality

Your belief has the power to make it a reality

All the best!

কংক্রিটের শহর | Bidisha Chakraborty

কংক্রিটে ঘেরা ব্যস্ত শহরে

রক্ত-মাংসের শরীরের ভীড়ে,

আবেগগুলো জমা বর্তমানে

শহরের আস্তাকুঁড়ের ডাস্টবিনে।

সবুজ এখন কংক্রিটের এক কোণে

লজ্জায় মুখ লুকিয়ে।

গরমের প্রচন্ড ত্রাসই হোক

বা শীতের হাড় হিম করা ঠান্ডা;

সূর্যের অভিমান চরমে

এই কংক্রিটের শহরে।

একেক সময় ইচ্ছে করে

নিষ্প্রাণ সম শহরটায়;

আধুনিকতার ছোঁওয়া মুছে ফেলে

প্রাণবন্ত সবুজে ভরিয়ে তুলি শহরটাকে।

কলকল শব্দে শহরের বুক চিরে ,

বয়ে চলুক নির্মল নদী----

সমস্ত আবর্জনার প্রতিবন্ধকতাকে দূরে সরিয়ে।

কংক্রিটের 'প্রাণহীন শহর' এই বদনামকে

একপাশে রেখে আবার----

প্রাণবন্ত হয়ে উঠুক সবার প্রিয় শহরটা।

আবেগগুলো আবার শহরতলীর

মানুষগুলোর মনে ঘাঁটি গেড়ে বসুক আগের মতো।

প্রাণবন্ত হয়ে উঠুক;

সবার প্রিয় শহরটা আগের মতো।

ਸੀਰਤ | Nazia Parveen

ਸੂਰਤ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦਿਖੀ ਨਹੀਂ,

ਸੀਰਤ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਭ ਗਈ,

ਉਹ ਰੱਬ ਵਰਗੀ ਸੀ,

ਰੂਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਵੀ ਕੰਬ ਗਈ,

ਉਹਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਕੇ ਠੰਡ ਵੀ ਖੰਗ ਗਈ।

ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਓ ਨਜਰ ਮਾਰੀ,

ਉਹਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਖੋਲੀ ਬਾਰੀ,

ਮੈ ਦੇਖਾ ਦੇਖ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਰਹਿ ਗਿਆ,

ਮੇਰਾ ਦਿਲ ਉਹਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ 'ਚ,

ਵਹਿ ਗਿਆ,

ਮੇਰੇ ਬੁੱਲਾ ਦਾ ਹਾਸਾ ਉਥੇ ਹੀ,

ਢਹਿ ਗਿਆ।

ਉਹਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ'ਚ,

ਬੇਘਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ,

ਮੇਰੇ ਦਿਲ ਦਾ ਸਹਿਰ ਰਹਿ ਗਿਆ,

ਬੇਦਾਗ ਦਿਲ ਸੀ ਸਾਡਾ,

ਉਹਦੀ ਆਮਦ ਨਾਲ,

ਉਹ ਵੀ ਇਛਕੇ ਦੇ ਰਾਹ ਪੈ ਗਿਆ ।

ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਸੀ,

ਸਾਡੇ ਬੁੱਲਾ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਬਣ ਗਈ,

ਸੋਚਿਆ ਨਹੀ ਸੀ,

ਉਮੀਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ,

ਪਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਲਈ,

ਉਹ ਇਛਕੇ ਦੀ ਟਾਹਣੀ ਬਣ ਗਈ।

ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਗਵਾਹ ਬਣ ਜਾ,

ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਾਰੀ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਚੰਗੀ ਲੱਗੇ,

ਮੈ ਚਾਹਾ,

ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਉਹ ਨਿਗਾ ਬਣ ਜਾ।

Spasms of Love | Aarushi Chaturvedi

The sunflower of her madness,

And the poppies of his crimson heart

Crossed paths at one of the winding roads

Where love was cornered from the very start.

One spoke of fallen constellations,

And the other of stealthy confabulations

But none of them laid their eyes on the buds of love

That started to grow between those ferns of tribulations.

Smiles were exchanged and songs were sung,

Of lovers that each cherished in the wilderness of their hearts.

Alas! the sun never shone upon the heaviness of those two

Hapless beings born to depart.

Nights were lost and days were passed ,

In constant merriment of something

That both knew would never last.

This growing and steadfast love

Soon became a memoir of their travelled past.

Moments and places and memories were marked

Between two souls who were always close, yet too apart.

The angels never smiled ,and the demons always laughed

At the intricacies of their innocent

faces and idiosyncratic hearts.

Sculpted Flaws | Sadiya Zakir Boga

I ain't flawless but my flaws are well sculpt,

I know how to deal not everyone knows what i feel,

Days pass like blur, bluring my life for fear,

My strength, my weakness is just what appears,

There are deep scars that i hide well,

No one to dig or to dwell,

I have built my walls like snail in shell,

So nobody knows i go through heaven or hell,

Because i ain't flawless but my flaws are well sculpt,

I know how to hide tears and gain,

It let me feel both pleasure and pain,

No, no i don't want fame,

But my life is brutal and winning game,

Even if it brings painful thought,

I won't lose no matter what,

Cuz i ain't flawless but my flaws are well sculpt,

People see me smile but thats facade,

I get hurt , i cry which let me feel light,

But no one to support or to hug me tight,

No one to guide or see me struggle and fight,

It's just darkness of night and hope for bright that leads me to slumber of next daylight,

Because i ain't flawless but my flaws are well sculpt.

You and I | Siddhi Varma

It's been a while since we've met,

The hardest thing now to get

Is the charming smile of yours

which was a daily dose

Of affection that I felt

which made the pain melt

And wasn't I able to express what I felt

Is the thing till date I regret

But whatever happened,

happened somewhat right cause our end for sure is a plight.

It's fair enough to be where the positions we are now in

But how can I forget that face smilin'

On the silliest of the thing I did

Just by your affection amid

Remember the 1st never have I Ever game with you

when there was no acquaintance between me & you.

I never got in my element with any other than you

Nor I wanted to be into.

Cause the inner me was scared

of the judgment People prepared.

Considering me being me,

I didn't let myself free.

Indeed t'was the biggest mistake of mine,

which didn't make me feel fine

Thanks to you for meeting me in high school

The strangers of yesterday,

Turned up as best friends of today.

Yes, strangers referring you and me,

which later made my face light up with glee

I was sick and tired of losing friends

I wanted one throughout until the end.

Thank you for being that important to me once

Can never forget those happening months.

Then at end of the year

when nothing between us was clear

I saw much more than a best friend in you

which I didn't knew

so Easily you'll screw

Y'all

Later like water from hands he slipped.

Wherein I wished each day to be skipped

Left nothing no footprints in the sand,

Where everything for me became bland.

But, Thanks for meeting me,

waiting still for someone like thee,

But surely not thee!!

Who are you? | Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha

The fluid Identity

As I inch closer to myself

Doubts assail me

Persuasion to be authentic fails

Whenever I look in the mirror

Scattered memories draw a new face

The body perfect is

Alien to the inner collapse

The confused self alternates

Between past, present

I shiver at the strangeness of it

Will a mask stick to my face one day?

Will my qualms rob me of my real identity of

The Buddha hiding within

Someone then may ask

That dreaded question

Who is the real you?

Kidnapped by perceptions

My fluid mind swims haywire

Never belonging

I look at my face in the mirror to

Find my voice, to speak up

My eyes shine, and my heart tries to

Reconcile the body and mind

Wading through the split personalities

I fight the quagmire of fears

My face is mine after-all

A mirror to my soul

I must defeat

The existential crisis

Chaos will reemerge to

Befool me in the maze of

My fluid identity

I will fight with inner darkness to

Defeat the turmoil and

Bring out my incandescent light

friendship or pretense? | Titiksha Sampath

the whispers grow intense by the second

sending shivers down my spine

they're talking (am I the topic?)

we laughed at each other's jokes not long ago

two hours later and it's down to

empty stares, cold smiles and unspoken words

what's wrong (you ask)

what's wrong (literally my question)

nothing (everything)

nothing (am I losing my mind?)

the last few pages of my journal

nervously scribbled reminders

breathe

breathe

breathe

am I delusional?

the air I reminded myself to breathe in

is filling my lungs with lies and hatred

the blood in my heart is contaminated

and i decide, before (it) they kill(s) me

I need to cut them out of my heart.

have never been the one to do good with crowds

nevertheless I tried so hard to fit

but I never belonged in your puzzle

so I cut pieces of myself to find a place for me

until I couldn't identify who I was anymore

the bruises from where I cut myself

bled until there was no blood left

and my body is purple

darker than the bruises left behind

and my body is purple

like the poison that replaced my blood

now they're at my funeral

white roses in their hands

but my eyes spot the thorns

thorns I believed I deserved

everyone is in black

black the colour of my coffin

black the colour of their hearts

but I see them in red

the blood that drained out of me

is now smeared all over them

dripping down their fingertips

and I realize

they cut my heart out

before I could cut them out of my heart.

Half empty always | Akshay Kumar

To feel or to fear, that is the question

To heal the mind with every beating heart

Or to kneel before the mind which walks on

the path of infinite miles for unheard possibilities

To climb high or to fall deep

In miles of dark space

hoping for a calm lake

as clean as cold air;

Its art, feels the known air

ah that's the rub,

centred, so calming, you hold your breathing

your muscles, your thoughts, your moments, your cage, your space, you hold

To remember, to reminisce whenever you can

Without the true real production of this dramatic union

this unfortunate artistic action comedy

on a moving stage with ever-growing thrust

through fire within and without us

For.. 3.. to.. 1

Barging lives calling space

no faces, still traces of myself already floating as much as anyone's

the high places in this water drunk mirror

standing on ahead

hands still down but not so heavy

gently, against gravity merely for one's self

meeting gravity in wider space:wiser

the maze, confused between

Does she feel or does she believe?

Is it rhyme or reason?

takes or opinions?

a break? or now broke at last?

At this stage our understanding,

our unfair actions over fair gentle comedy

the portrait of stretched lips,

the reach of ones heart,

the landscape of breathing eyes,

the vision of ancient entities,

such a traveller merging himself with worlds of all & world of ones

None but it's own,

is pairing with world's despair

Know, it's not gentle, it's not fair

the act of righteousness has pockets for both good and bad

but the depth of the body it is supposed to hold is sewn, just as love

not any form of love but just love

it's that body requiring warmth

it's that love that is its warmth

it's a thread that is its pain and peace

the pocket of this wisdom would have to shortlist his desires in this world

learnt while keeping an open eye and closed while guiding the path

An optimism is with which this glass is made and our eyes, our wants, our efforts, our confidence & self belief is keeping the mirror made of water

half-empty always

ਮੇਰੀ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਦਾਦੀ | Aanchal Verma

ਬਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਸੀ ਹੁੰਦੇ

ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਕੂਲ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਨੂੰ

ਲਾਡੀ ਪਾਰੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਸੀ

ਪਿਆਰ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਤਾਉਣ ਨੂੰ

ਭਾਵੇਂ ਤੁਰਨਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਬੜਾ

ਪਰ ਰੋਟੀ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਸੀ

ਟੀ.ਵੀ. ਦੇਖਨ ਦਾ ਸੀ ਚਸਕਾ ਬੜਾ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਲਗਾ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਸੀ

ਲੁਕਾ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਰਿਮੋਟ ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ

ਰੌਲਾ ਪਾ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਸੀ

ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਬੱਚੇ ਬਣ ਜਾਣਾ

ਵੱਡਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਸੀ

ਕਈ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੀ ਰੋਗ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ

ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਹੱਸਦੇ ਹੀ ਰਹਿਣਾ

ਇਹ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਰੌਣਕਾਂ

ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਇਹ ਕਹਿਣਾ

ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਦੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ

ਜਦੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕਿਤੇ ਉਹ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸੀ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਹੀ ਦਾਦੀ ਜੀ

ਬੱਚੇ ਉਹ ਛੱਡ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸੀ

ਸਿਆਣਪ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਕਿਨੀ ਹੀ ਸਾਨੂੰ

ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੱਸਦੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸੀ

ਚਾਅ ਬੜਾ ਸੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਜਦੋਂ

ਛੁੱਟੀਆਂ ਚ ਬੱਚੇ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਸੀ

ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਸੀ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਕਈ ਸੁਪਨੇ

ਅੱਜ ਉਹ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਹੋ ਗਏ

ਨੀਂਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਰਾਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ

ਅੱਜ ਸਦਾ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਸੌਂ ਗਏ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਬੱਸ ਮੈਂ ਮਿਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ

ਕੁਝ ਹੋਰ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਰ ਜਾਂਦਾ

ਠੰਡ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਸੀ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਫਿਰ ਤੋਂ ਗੱਲ ਮਿਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ

ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਚਲੇ ਗਏ ਸੱਭ ਨੂੰ

ਛੱਡ ਗਏ ਨੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਘਰ

ਇਹ ਹੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ

ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਪਾਉਣ ਰੱਬ ਦੇ ਘਰ

ਹੁਣ ਤਕਲੀਫ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀ ਇਨਾਂ ਜਾਦੇ

ਕਿ ਪੀੜ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਜਰੀ

ਆਖਰੀ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਦਾਦੀ ਜੀ

ਭੋਲੂ, ਮੇਰੀ ਫ਼ਿਕਰ ਨਾ ਕਰੀਂ

ਬੇਟੇ, ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਫ਼ਿਕਰ ਨਾਂ ਕਰੀਂ ।

What if I am a girl? | Suhani

WHAT IF I AM A GIRL?

AM I NOT HUMAN?

CAN'T I BE TREATED WELL?

I ALWAYS HAVE TO FIGHT FOR MYSELF,

I DON'T GET ANYTHING EASILY,

YET BOYS ARE THE TOUGH ONES.

WHY SHOULD I DEPEND ON A MAN?

I HAVE A POTENTIAL OF MY OWN.

MOM DOESN'T LISTEN,

I SHOULD LEARN WHAT SHE KNOWS.

BOYS NEVER GROW,

BUT GIRLS SHOULD BE LADIES.

I HAVE TO COOK,

I CAN'T BE IDLE.

I CAN'T GAIN WEIGHT,

AS I AM A GIRL AND SHOULD LOOK THE PART.

I HAVE TO BE SILENT,

AND BE SOMEONE'S ARM CANDY.

HEY MOM,

LISTEN,IF YOU WANNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE;

YOU STILL CAN.

JUST DON'T TEACH ME ONLY WHAT YOU LEARNT;

INSTEAD,

LET ME SPREAD MY WINGS,

LET ME BE MYSELF,

NOT JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF PITY.

Mai ek beti hun | Garvita Jain

हर बेटी अच्छी नहीं होती ये मै समझती हूं,

पर हर बेटा अच्छा है ये भी तो मत कहो

अच्छे और बुरे में तो फर्क करना तुमने ही सिखाया है,

बस अब लडका लडकी में फर्क करना तो बंद करो

डर तो मुझे भी रात में अकेले सड़क पर चलते हुए लगता है,

क्योंकि मैं लड़की हूं इसलिए नहीं ,

क्योंकि मेरे आस पास शायद लड़के हैं जिन्हें किसी से डर नहीं लग रहा

बचपन से ही लड़कियों को डरा डरा कर बड़ा करते हैं की बाहर मत जाओ, अगर किसीने छेड़ दिया तो

ऐसे कपड़े मत पहनो, किसीने टच कर दिया तो

गाली मत दो, किसीने सुन लिया तो

लडको से ज्यादा बात मत करो, किसीने देख लिया तो

अकेले मत जाओ, किसीने किडनैप कर लिया तो

ज्यादा हस हस कर बात मत करो,

किसीने गलत समझ लिया तो

रात को बाहर मत निकलो, रेप (rape) हो गया तो

उनके मुताबिक आप कुछ मत करो सिर्फ शर्म का पल्लू ओडो और एक ऐसे बंदे से शादी कर लो जिससे आप ढंग से जानते नही पहचानते नही और चुप चाप मुंह बन्द कर लो

एक नौकरानी की तरह घर का सारा काम करो, उनके ताने सुनो फिर भी मुंह से चूं आवाज ना निकलो

ये सब ना भी हो पर जज करना नहीं छोड़ेंगे लोग

लड़की ज्यादा खूबसूरत हो तो पक्का उसका चक्कर चल रहा होगा

लड़की अच्छी नही दिखती तो अब इससे शादी कोन करेगा

ऐसे ताने सुन सुन कर तंग हो जाती हैं

फिर भी इग्नोर करना सीख ही जाती हैं

मैं अभी भी नही कहूंगी की सारे लड़के बुरे होते हैं

पर कोई ऐसा भी नही पता जो इतना अच्छा हो

कहते हैं कि लड़की के लिए सबसे बेस्ट कॉम्प्लीमेंट होता है जब उससे कोई कहे की आज तुम बिलकुल अपने पिता की परछाई लग रही हो पर मेरे लिए ये कॉम्प्लीमेंट नही एक इंसल्ट है और एक ऐसी चीज है जो मै कभी नही चाहती...

मेरा साया ऊं सा नहीं हो सकता।

नहीं....

Shabaash | Ankita Tewari

This poem intends to signify importance of word " Shabaash" for any individual.How just one shabaash can motivate any performer and increases his/ her capabilities with leaps and bounds.

" Shabaash"

"Mana ki hazaar khamiyan hongi mere kaam mai,

par tum un khamiyon ko nazar andaaz kar detey ,

aur bas ek baar 'Shabaash 'keh detey.

Mai talaab se nadi ban jaati ,

agar tum meri kabiliyat par vishwas rakh letey,

aur bas ek baar 'Shabaash' keh detey.

Mere prayason ko na dhikkaar kar, tum apney udaar honey ka parichay de detey,

aur bas ek baar 'Shabaash' keh detey.

Mai aasmaan mai bina pankh udaan bhar leti,

Sumeru parvat tumhare charano mai arpit kar deti,

samudra mai mishri ghol deti,

Mrit shareer mai dam bhar deti,

Yadi tum mujhe todi si izzat se Nawaz detey,

aur bas ek baar khuley mann se 'Shabaash' keh detey , 'Shabaash' keh detey."

In case we don't get 'Shabaash' from anyone or anywhere else in such a scenario we need to self motivate ourself instead of getting depressed or demotivated.

" Zindagi mai aagey badhna mainey seekh liya hai,

Khud ko naseehatein de k mainey chalna seekh liya hai,

Ab toh kaal bhi mujhse katrata hai,

mere adamya sahas se yum bhi ghabrata hai,

Mujhko mujh mai he ugta hua Suraj nazar ata hai,

Isne mere andar k andhkaar ko mita diya hai,

Aur khud se he khud ko 'Shabaash' kehna sekha diya hai,

'Shabaash' kehna sekha diya hai."

Dhanyawad