Bhookh

teen din hue khatiya pakde
ramdin ko hai bukhar jakde
majdoori pe ja nahi pata hai
majboori pe taras aata hai

beti ki aankho ke sapney
bech diye sab uske gehne
khane ko kuch bhi nahi hai
bas ik roti aur dahi hai

markar bhi hai wo zinda
saanse bach gayi hai chuninda
kaise kat ti saanso ko roke
betha hai khud ko bhatti main jhonke,

maa ne bachho ko khana dala
har ek ka bhojan ek niwala
ek ek niwale main sab ke
pet bhar jate hai,

bapu hai beemar inka
bachhe bhi sab samjh jate hai
dekh k inko, ramdin ko taras aata hai
chhod k khatiya ekdum se woh uth jata hai

jharjhar kandhe,pichki aankhein
bahut bura hai uska haal
maili bandi,maili dhoti main
chala ja raha nar kankal,

raah bich pahunch kar usko
ik chkkar sa aata hai
palak jhapkte hai usko sara
sahar dhrashayi dikh jata hai

kya unchi imarat
aur kya unche ped bade
chho gaye jameen ko jo the kal
aasman ko chhokar kahde

log bag bhage yaha waha phir
phaili kaisi ha ha kar
aurat bachhe aur parinde
sabki kaisi ye chitkaar

ramdin ko kuch samjh na aaya
jane pal main ye kya ho gaya
khada tha abhi sahar yaha pe
pal bhar main hi wo so gaya

badh gayi phir uski saanse
dekhi jo sadak par usne lashe
majdoori ki aas hai tooti
uski to jaise kismat phooti

pucha usne rok kisi ko
bhai ye sab kya ho gaya
batalaya kisi ne bhookamp hai ye
sab kuch yaha tabaah ho gaya

ab kya hoga mera
khada ramdin soch raha tha
bachho ki bhookh ka gidh
jaise use nonch raha tha

itne main dekha usne
lal rang ki ek gaadi aayi
khane k bandal aa gaye
kisi ne phir aawaz lagayi

ramdin ekdum se jaaga
chhod fawada phir wo bhaga
badi mushkil se pahunch paya
cheer bheed ko bandal laya

tez kadmo se bhaga ghar ko
khud ki koi sudh na rahi
darwaaze pe pareshaan
patni uski raah dekh rahi

bachhe sab bhag ke aaye
bapu kya tum khana laye?
bapu ne nikala jhola
khane ka phir bandal khola

sab ne milkar roti khayi
ramdin ki aankh bhar aayi
bhagwaan ki taraf dekha usne
aur dhnyawad de diya

gar aaj ye bhookamp na aata
to mera pariwar bhookha mar jata

gar aaj ye bhookamp na aata
to mera pariwar bhookha mar jata

-KUSH