Zindagi Bhi ...

 Zindagi bhi yuh rukh badalti hai
Kal jo beparwah si thi, aaj zimmedariyon ke bojh mei ulajh gayi hai
 
Dil jo titlii ki tarah banjara tha
Ab woh zarurato ki dor se bandh gaya
 
Parties ka shor hamara energiser hota
Ab shanti hi hame sabse zyada lubhaata
 
Ghar se baahar rehne ke bahaane dhundte
Ab bas ghar ke bistar kii raah taakte
 
Choti si chot pe bhi itna zor se rote
Ab toh bada sa gam bhi haske pii lete
 
Pocket money se saare shauk poore kar lete
Ab pocket mei money kam, loan zyada rehte
 
Maa ke khaane mei nuks nikaalte
Ab toh bina namak bhi chup chaap kha lete
 
Papa daatenge soch kar chhup jaate
Ab bas papa ko yaad karke rote
 
Bhai behen se lad ke hi chen lete
Ab toh baat karne ke liye time nikalte
 
Weekend mei sab dosto se kaise mile sochte
Ab toh bas chores poore karne ko dekhte
 
Ek car mei poora Parivar saath ghumne jaata
Ab sab apni-apni car mei alag nikal jaate
 
Har choti baat mei excited ho jaate
Ab toh khud ke birthday par phone off kar dete
 
Zindagai bhi yuh rukh badalti hai
Kuch nahi kehke bhi bahut kuch sikha deti hai

Gathering strength from within

Getting strength from within

They all think its happy life

Just husband and wife

Living in a foreign land

Distant to mom and dad

Our worries are lesser

And days are merrier

It is just their perception

The reality is very different!

We are just two people living for, and by each other!

It isn’t easy to be just by ourselves in every weather

Less are the friends and lesser family

Still our days are very busy

Eighteen hours of office and sleep

Only six hours to personally reap

And if there is any further energy left

We fulfil our personal quest

You don’t often hear anything new from us

Cos ours are very fixed routines

The city clocks tick faster than yours

And we are submerged in never ending chores

We don’t share much

Cos you are sooo far to touch

We have grown stronger over the years

Sharing things would only make it worse

Why add to your worry

With our problems of sardi and garmi

The feelings just subside

In the chime of phone dial

Don’t let the happy talks deceive you

We are as human as you

Yes, we do enjoy this freedom

However, there is enough boredom

The festivals last short

Meals not spread vast

No one to pamper after a long day

Wish for longer you would stay

Every time we say ‘Goodbye’

The heart questions Why?

To everyone who thinks we are thick skinned

Its only cos we gather our strength from within!