You killed yourself
Khud ko hi maar dala
Swathed
in the blood of humiliation
every muscle tissue now
is rigid as bone
Mere saamne
tumhari laash padi hai
but I haven’t come to terms
with death of an idea
hope nurtured through
a reign of pain
Chauth, aaj hai
lekin, tumhari arthi ko
kandha nahin mila
Nor have memories
and desires turned to ashes
Ek ajeeb sa ehsaans hai
almost as if, tum mare nahin
sirf, ek naatak kar rahe ho
I’m scared to light the pyre
in case you awaken
in the cooling embers
of an anger that killed
Lekin ek darr yeh bhi toh hai
ki I’ll keep you alive
but never see you turn
towards me again
Laash, ab tumhari nahin
meri padi hai
© Gopika Nath
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