My Shadow Poem by Renu Kakkar

My Shadow



My companion since childhood,
by me she has always stood.
I walk with a straight posture,
always sleeping is its behavior.

Her aim is to try and defeat me,
to reach every place before me.
Though she knows she is tied to me,
but she searches for her own identity.

Maybe hassled with my habits,
She looks for a place new to inhabit.
Compared to my life which is scattered,
The life of others seems uncluttered.

I wish it could have been possible,
to set her free for her searchable.
I would have lived my life alone,
And she would have lived her own.

A shadow is a shadow,
God's rules it has to follow.
We are tied together presently,
The time for freedom is not yet to be.

When that time comes,
The day of reckoning will come.
Freedom from each other to achieve,
And resolve go our separate ways I believe.

renukakkar 17.01.2011
Copyright © 2011

अरे परछाई, मेरी परछाई,

मेरे बचपन की साथी,
मेरा साथ हमेशा देती।
मैं तो सीधी चलती,
वो चलती लेटी-लेटी।


अरे परछाई, मेरी परछाई,
मेरा पीछा तू क्यों करती?
जहाँ मैं जाती, वहीं तू भी जाती,
मैं जो करती, वही तू भी करती।
अरे परछाई, मेरी परछाई,
मेरा पीछा क्यों नहीं छोड़ती?


लक्ष्य मुझे हराना है साथी,
मुझसे पहले वो पहुँच जाती।
वो मेरे साथ है बंधी,
पर पहचान अपनी अवश्य ढूँढती।


शायद आदतों से तंग आकर मेरी,
अपने लिए नया ठिकाना ढूँढती।
मेरी तो बिखरी हुई है ज़िंदगी,
औरों की ज़िंदगी उसे सजी-सँवरी लगती।

चाहा मैंने कई बार कभी,
इसको दे दूँ अपनी मुक्ति।
मैं जिऊँ अपनी ज़िंदगी,
और ये जिए अपनी।

परछाई तो आखिर है परछाई,
कुदरत का कानून उसपे लागू होगा ही।
आज एक साथ हैं हम बँधे हुए,
पर दूर है एक-दूसरे से हमारी आज़ादी।

समय आएगा तो मिलेगी आज़ादी,
हिसाब का दिन होगा वही।
तब शायद हमें मिलेगी,
एक-दूसरे से पूरी आज़ादी।

अरे परछाई, मेरी परछाई,
तूने पीछा किया हरजाई!
अलविदा कहेंगे हम कभी,
तब तक तू बँधी रह मेरे संग ही!
Hindi version made on 26.08.2026

This poem has been made into a hindi song called 'Arre Parchai, Meri Parchai' and posted as a a video song on my YouTubeChannel called Happyvibesvideos

My Shadow
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Topic(s) of this poem: childhood,hindi,identity,time,travel
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem has been made into a hindi song called 'Arre Parchai, Meri Parchai' and posted as a a video song on my YouTubeChannel called Happyvibesvideos
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rachel Butler 05 November 2015

An interesting insight into finding ones self and the journey taken. RAB

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