60 Years After Independence... The Reality! Poem by Ravinder Malhotra

Tamaam umr maayusiyon ka kaafila raha
Jeene ka hans ke phir bhi hausla raha

Kabhi kisi ki jeet pe kabhi kisi ki haar pe
Banata apni umeedon ka ghounsla raha

Raahat mili na ek se na dooje se sukoon
Haakim kareeb tha phir bhi faasla raha

Vo aur shaks tha jo waade kar gaya
Yeh aur shaks hai jo ban hukmaraan raha

Kaafi haseen khab dekhe awaam ne
Toote hue khaabon ka magar kaafila raha

Guzaar di kisi tarah se ye zindagi
Har mukaam pe siyaasat ko magar kosta raha

......(c) 2008 Ravinder Malhotra