yahi khade hai ham, iss dhumil ti si dhup ke antak se thak kar, kala chasma pehne, jab nasdik tum akar khadi ho gayi kala chasma bhi kam nahi arha tha, tumhari chamak ki chakachaund mai ham andhe ho rahe the, yahi pyaar hai shayad, andha pyaar. iss andhe pyaar ki roshni mai jo tumhari haseen chamak se arhi thi, mai apna sab bhul gaya. tumhe pane ka ek junoon sa sawaar ho raha tha. tabhi samne bus ruki aur tum usme chadh gayi, bheed se lais uss bus mai jaise taise muzhe bhi chadna pada, maine nahi jana muzhe kaha jana hai, mai bass chal diya. tum meri disha thi. tum vo manzil thi jaha muzhe jana tha.

tumhe atanki speedbreakers ke jhatkose bachata mai sari bheed ka bhar apne peeth par le raha tha. tumne ek baar dekha aur halka sa muskuraya bhi. bass vo ek muskaan kafi thi muzhe pagal karne ko. mai ab andha hone sath sath, tere pyaar mai pagal bhi ban gaya tha.

thodi doori par bus jakar bus ruki aur tum aagein chal di, mai bhi bheed ke dhakke lakke se hokar finally vaha par pahocha, vaha tum thi, par tumhare sath vo kon tha, tumhari hateli hath mai liye jo kuch pal pehle meri duniya bani thi uss sein khel raha tha.

tum shayad uske pyaar mai thi, usne toh nahi par tum thi jiske kale chasme laga liye the.

uss rooz maine jana mai andha nahi hua tha, na muzhe pyaar hua tha, muzhe vehem ka ek para chadha tha, tumhe paa lene ka junoon hi kahuga ussein, tabhi muzhe mere dost ka call aya, iss parchand mai ek baat theek huyi, mai sahi bus mai chadha tha, aur agle stop par muzhe utarna tha, mere pair jam gaye the. mai kaap raha tha.

bheed ke dhakko se mai ankhir utar hi gaya, bahar kidki se maine tumhe aakhir baar dekha. iss vishal seher mai jaha log carordo mai dibiyo ke tillio si zindagi liye jee rahe the usme tum apna ek pradesh le kar ghumti rahe, tumhare kandhe par rakha uska sir muzhe khayalo mai ghuma ta laga kash vaha mai hota jaise tumahri ghatao ne ussein chupa rakha hai iss mahanagri se, kash mai vaha chup jata. kash se lipt mere ye sawaal kai kwab bun rahe the, tumhe paasnbulane ke, tumhe apna bana ne ke par jab horn baja aur bus chal gayi, tumne muzhe dekha tak nahi. 

muzhe iss sach ne jhanjhod diya ki shayad ab ham kabhi nahi milenge. shayad mai tumhe kabhi nahi dekh pauga aur maine apna chasma uatara aur ab muzhe suraj ki kirne bulb si lag rahi thi, muzhe uski chamak ko zhelna agya tha. vo kala chasma jisne in ankho ki hifazat ki thi ab muzhe uski zarurat nahi thi, jaise mai bus ke niche khada tha, mera kala chasma ab mere zhole ke kisi kone mai fika pada tha. 

iss chit-parichit milan mai, mere chasma aur mere bich ek astivtya ka fasla pad gaya, aur tere mere bich ant: ka.