लिखा-बनाया

इन गाड़ियों का पलटना

इनके टायरों का पंक्चर होना

एक के बाद एक...

नकलीपन के साज़िश की बू आती है, साहब

पंक्चर न होती 

और पलटती न तो ...

बड़े बड़े आका बेनक़ाब होते

उनकी करतूतों का पर्दाफ़ाश होता

कई नाम ढह जाते 

सारे काम बिगड़ जाते...

तो ये तय था कि

गुर्गे को जाना ही था...

सो गाड़ी पलटनी ही थी

टायर पंक्चर होना ही था

और जिसके जाने का लिखा-बनाया पहले से था

उसे तो जाना ही था...

आख़िर जाने वाले को कौन रोक पाया है, साहब?

                                                             ~ Vivek

#VikasDubeyEncounter

A Daughter's Request to Her Father

I want to fly

Let me try

Don't make my dream die

I want to fly

Please, don't deny

Let me try

To live my dream 

I promise I'll make your head high

You would always say

I was no less than a boy

Really, I am !

To prove your saying this, let me try

I promise I'll glorify

Your name with pride and dignity

Please, invest your faith in me once

I promise I'll come up with greater interest

I want to fly 

Let me try

Don't make my dream die !

       

                                                ~ Vivek

Wrote it on 23 Sept, 2014 on Daughter's Day

In choosing to die

In choosing to die

You leave voids

In the past and the future

With some possibilities realized

And some unrealized

In choosing to die

The loneliness that you give

To your loved ones

Is filled neither by mourning

Nor by passing of time

In choosing to die

You leave those half-dead

Who were learning from you

To fight

And to live

In choosing to die

You strangulate those dreams

Whose flight of wings 

Hinged upon your shoulders

And your constant progress

If only someone would come

In the moments 

You were preparing the noose for yourself

And convince you that

You've been blessed with this life only once

What's harm in giving it a fight

What's harm in living it to the fullest

                                                                     ~ Vivek

मृत्यु को चुन लेने में

मृत्यु को चुन लेने में

आप रिक्त स्थान छोड़ जाते हैं

भूत की, भविष्य की

कुछ संभावनायें जो देखी गयी

और कुछ जो अनदेखी रह गयी

मृत्यु को चुन लेने में

आप अपनों के लिए

जो सूनापन छोड़ जाते हैं

वो न मातम मनाने से भरते हैं

न समय बीतने से

मृत्यु को चुन लेने में

आप उनको भी अधमरा कर देते हैं

जो आपको देखकर 

लड़ना सीख रहे थे

जीना सीख रहे थे

मृत्यु को चुन लेने में

आप उन सपनों का गला घोंट देते हैं

जिनके पंख की उड़ान

आपके कंधों पर टिकी थी

आपके चलते रहने पर टिकी थी

काश! कि कोई आये

उस पल में 

जब आप अपने लिये

फाँसी का फंदा बना रहे हों

और आपको विश्वास दिला जाये

कि लड़ लेने में क्या हर्ज़ है

ये जिंदगी एक ही बार तो मिली है

तो जीभरके जी लेने में क्या हर्ज़ है

                                                 ~ Vivek

'नये' भारत में बदलती परिभाषायें

ये तथाकथित 'नया' भारत है

और इस 'नये' भारत में 

रघुकुल-रीति की,  नीति की 

परिभाषा अलग है-- 

सुविधावादी है, अवसरवादी है

यहाँ परिभाषा अलग है

'राइट' की, 'रॉन्ग' की,

'धर्म' की, 'अधर्म' की,

'राष्ट्रवादी' की, 'देशद्रोही' की

ये परिभाषाएँ तय होती हैं

पांच-सितारा दफ़्तरों की

चहारदीवारी में

कुछ फ़िरक़ा-परस्त लोगों

की झुंड द्वारा

फिर शुरू होती है

इन परिभाषाओं की बिना पर

उन आर्यपुत्र, धर्म-रक्षक, 

ज्ञानवान, रघुकुल-रीति पालक

शूरवीरों की सेना का निर्माण

जो कुछ के लिये 'राइट' है,

कुछ के लिये 'रॉन्ग' है 

                               ~ Vivek

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

When the reality is grey

And there seems no way

Hope and courage they say

Make the fear blow away

Every cloud has a silver lining

It is evident from the following

Smiling trees, and clear sky

Flight of pigeons soaring high

Flowing of fresh water

Now a days in every river

Our breathing healthy air

Go on to show the happiness of Nature

For man, the time may be bleak

And the MONSTER on its peak

But the fight must be on 

Till the devil is gone

Let the devil know 

The world is in full flow

To fight it out 

Till the devil is down and out

The damage is great

Seeing the number of the deceased

So what ! Let the fight go on

With the awareness increased

Washing your hands 

And covering your face

Are some weapons

To fight the menace

And stay home, stay alive

The only mantra world-wide!

                                                          ~ Vivek

The Ideal Man

I'd draw a figure of an ideal man

In my imaginary world

Imagining, drawing and erasing

Time and again - to fiind out

How the figure - the ideal man - should be like

Finally, the perfectly drawn figure told the following...

That he must be someone

So emotional, yet so srong

So strong, yet so sensitive

So sensitive, yet so dominating

So dominating, yet so friendly

So friendly, yet so strict

So strict, yet so flexible

So flexible, yet so disciplined

Loving, caring and kind-hearted

Calm, composed and level-headed

Intelligent, aware and broad-minded

Honest, sincere and dedicated

Agile, energetic and foresighted

He must be

Well, I always wonder 

If I'd ever find the man of my figure?

                                                      ~ Vivek

Wrote it on the 20th August, 2014. 

True Lessions for Life

You've only one life to live

Live with pride and dignity

Have a heart full of mercy, compassion

And magnanimity

Instil in yourself patience, endurance

And integrity

Rid yourself from narrow mentality

Never let the highs sway your character

And bring you depravity

So should the lows never shake you 

And bring you vulnerability

Respect every individual and be kind

Acquire moral courage and strength

Like a mother shielding her child at length

Build a character which is emphatic 

And mild

Always carry self-respect

And a mother's instinct

It makes you keep your head high 

And be distinct

Adorn yourself with the qualities

Of humility, humanity, honesty and simplicity

Stand up like a pillar for the truth and morality

REMEMBER! You've only ONE life to live

Live with pride and dignity

Advance on the path of your goal

Without caring to be criticised or appreciated

Never give up however much

It may take courage and endurance

He is a true human being

Who never hurts a single being

And the one who could equip oneself with the above qualities

Became respectable, adorable

And unforgettable, forever!

                                                    ~ Vivek

PS: I originally wrote it on the 19th April, 2014. 

 

My Dear Wife

Dear wife,

Time is so dynamic, and so still

'Tis dynamic when it passes by in a flash

That we don't even realise 

It's been close to a year 

Since we have been together

And it becomes still in the moments

When I first cast my eyes upon your sleeping face

Every morning, so full of child-like innocence

I don't want the time to pass in those moments

Dear wife,

When I wake you and you urge me to let you sleep a little more

That's when I want the time to become an eternity

For your face is a sheer joy to behold

Dear wife,

That my waking you up every morning

And your urging for more sleep

In murmuring tender voice

Evoke in me humanity, love, affection and kindness

Dear wife,

This has become such a routine 

That I never want to break 

I just don't want to take my eyes off your face

In those moments every morning !

                                                                        ~ Vivek