The Poetry

3. Dil Ka Safar...

Simat gayi wo, fir apni hi baahon me.
Shaam thandi thi, ya koi chhod gaya beech raaho me?
Aankho ko intezaar reh gaya kisi ka,
Adhoora pyaar reh gaya kisi ka.
Dil bhi ab keh raha tha "rok lena tha" dimag se;
Ab rooh dhadhak rahi hai jalti aag me...

Aankho me nami liye baithi thi wo,
Siskiyo tak ne sath chhod diya, aisa gunaah kar baithi thi wo...
"Kab tak rahogi yaha?"ab to dil bhi puch baitha,
"Kya karogi, kya kuch bhi hai tumhe pata?"
Nazare ghumati hui, abhi bhi baithi thi wo;
Dekha, duniya chal rahi thi unhi raaho pe, na ki wo...

Socha, ek baar koshish kar, dekh hi le nayi manzile;
Nahi chahti thi wo, ki rahe koi bhi shikwe gile.
Ladkhadati hui, khadi hui, wo chal padi...us disha me jaha parinde ja rahe the.
Shaam thi, Andhera hua nhi tha abhi...
Samajh chuki thi shayad, chalna itna bura bhi nahi...

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𑁍 Have you ever felt nothing at all? Like time stopped for you, but the rest of the world kept moving at it's usual pace?
Then, as you looked around, you realized that there are so many paths, so many journeys- and the only person with the power to choose which one to take is you.

𑁍 We all have been there... Felt stuck, then realised and finally tried again... To walk again... To breathe again... And, to live again.

This poem reminds us: it's never too late to start from scratch... Wounds can heal, but only when we take steps to mend them...

Thank you for reading! :)