Shukraana

Wo mujhse khafa kyun rehta hai Ab mujhe bura kyun kehta hai Ki meri talab uske jaisi nahin Koi fitrat bhi usse milti nahin Lekin hum to kabhi ek se nahin thhe Dekh lo, soorat bhi hamari milti nahin 16 th December 2007

My friend nudged me one day… Look at the girl across the seat Look at what she is doing Look at how she is opening her clothes Look at what she is wearing underneath Look at how she dazzles in them Look at how she tricked her parents Look at how she told such lies Look at how she sneaked out of her home Look at how she has two lives Look at how none of them are true Look at her But don’t look like you are looking at her So saying my friend left Not staring too much at the girl, lest she would feel uncomfortable I knew her plight, poor girl - she has desires too She is not like me She is not free She is bound by her fate She is caught in a vicious circle She can’t escape her truths I looked out of the window and wondered about other things… The girl suddenly came to life and said I know you were talking about me I work for a shopping mall This is my uniform My neighbourhood is a little conservative, you know 20 th Septe...