Maa

By Gunjan Narula

Kaisi ho tum?Pata nahi kabse likhne ka mann ho raha tha,par kabhi likha hi nhi pa raha tha.

aaj dil ne kaha “bas likh de.” Yaad aa rahi maa, tum kehti thi,

“Dil ki baatein likh lo beta, toh dard halka ho jaata hai.”

Shayad isi liye aaj tumhe likh rahi hoon. Tumhari awaaz, ab bhi mere kaano mein ghoomti hai.

Tumhari duaayein, ab bhi mere kadmon ke neeche zameen ban jaati hain. Kabhi lagta hai, tum

paas ho kitchen mein chai bana rahi ho, ya mere liye intezaar kar rahi ho. Tumne hamesha

kaha tha “Mushkilein aayengi, par tootna mat.” Main ab bhi wahi koshish kar rahi hoon, maa.

Tumhari baatein, meri himmat ban gayi hain. Bas itna kehna tha.Tum mujhe har din yaad aati

ho. Aur jo bhi main aaj hoon, maa woh tumhari wajah se hoon.

By Gunjan Narula