sshikwa/lament

yaar kya karaiN?
koi suNta nahiN
koi bolta nahiN

lubb bímohar aur
seesa kaanouN maiN*

sailing anchorless
pier to pier
shoulder to shoulder
smile to smile

in smoke filled rooms
and open skies
navigating help
non existential

who can tell how far
drifted we have

forever yearning
of elusive peace
barely beyond reach
the nearer one comes
farther it remains

lubb bímohar aur
seesa kaanouN maiN
batao karaiN
tou kya karaiN?

*lips sealed, lead filled ears