khuda majboor hai
panchtantra ki kahani ke
us hathi ki tarah
jise 6 andhon ne tatola
6 taraf se
aur maan liya
apne hi nishkarsh ko
sach sabse bada
un andhon ki
aginat andhi santano ne
baant liya hai khuda ko
aur bhi thoda-thoda
aur lad rahi hain aaj
apni-apni sachaiyon ke liye
khuda aaj bhi wahin khada hai
aur kar raha hai
na jane
kis ghadi ka intezaar
god is helpless
like the fabled elephant
of the panchtantra
who was felt over
on six sides
by six blind men
and they came to the conclusion
that theirs was the only true version
innumerable blind progeny
of those six blind men
have further divided god
little by little
and are fighting today
for their own truths
god is still standing there
and is waiting for
who knows
what moment to come
Born in New Delhi, India in 1980 and is a retired pessimist (still) living in New Delhi. He has Haryanvi ancestors, a Punjabi girlfriend, friends all over the world, two (or more) yet to be born children, (many) memories of (many) pet dogs and no cats ever. He holds an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Delhi and creates advertisements for paying the bills. His interests are universal, and include: living, eating, sleeping and when not sleeping, daydreaming. Other abiding interests include reading, writing, street photography, newspaper editorials, watching the moon and planning trekking trips that never materialize.
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