Rikshawala. Poem by abhilasha bhatt

Kapde uske udhde se they kuch jgh se….
Kuch kamzoor bhi lg raha tha wo...
Peron ki ediyan uski sakht ho chuki thi ab tk...
Najane kitne arson se riksha chala raha tha...
Baal bhi umr se pehle Kuch Kuch sufaid ho chuke they...
Kadakti dhoop main pura din wo riksha khinchta hai..
Jaane kaise wo hum sabka bojh dho leta hai….
Kitni door apne gaon se wo sheher kitne sapno k sath aaya hoga….
Kitne hi rishton se hamari tarh uska bhi ek khudka jahan hoga..
Wo bhi kisi k lie is sheher khinchta riksha hoga..
Kitne hi mausam hon mausamon m shamil...
Use har mausam main hum riksha chalate dekhte honge..
Na use suraj k angaron si tapish araam karne ko kehti hai...
Na tez ghanghor baraste badal use rokne ki koshish krte hain...
Sardi ki thithurti subha kohre se lipti hui kahan uspar koi riyayat barat te hain..
Kitni sakht ho chuki hai ab chamdi uske shareer ki….
Mano ab mausam ho koi din ho koi rokne ki ab use bas ki kisi ki...
Sard ki raaton main Jb hum pashmine main lipte hote hain apne gharon main..
Unka ghr unki ek duniya sadak k kinare footpath par basti hai…
Rikshe walon ka kiraya hamare lie sasta hai kifayati hai...
Magar aj jaana unki zindagi sadak k kinare kis trh basti hai
Aur hum unki zindagi ko ankte kitni sasti hain..