City Poem: Devyani
Dharam Mein Ghamand
Zor se bolo har har gange
Haridwar
mein aapka
swagat hai.
Swagat kaisa
bhaiya yeh bhi
Apne paap
ko dhone aaye hai
Dekho kaise
bhaage gange mein dubki lagaaye hai.
Chalo jaldi
jeneyu dhoti lipta lo
khudko Brahmin
banwaalo
Arey bhaiya Brahmin hona is sheher mein zaruri hai.
Chandni
chawk se chor toh hai
par category
bilkul alag hai inki
Dharam ke
chor, inme laalach hai ghanghor
lootenge ye
vehem bechkar
pandit ji
bole pehle beta 2100 chadaao
fir jeevan
mein sukh shanti paao.
Mera sheher
toh kuch aisa hi hai dosto
Choti skirt
mein ched diya kisine
Toh ladki ke kapdo
ko dosh do,
Arey sharma ji ye toh ladki hi bachhalan hai.
Makeout toh
chalti scooty pe peeche mudkar
choti
smooch mein poora hojata hai
yaha kaha Dilli jaise
flat-hotel-park ka mazza hai.
School ke
bahar lagi hai lambi line
Peeche aaenge
tumhare bina consent ke
Consent-vonsent
kya hai bhaiya,
Arey bas patjaao madam jaldi
Warna banogi r*ndi.
Dhong hai
bas ganga me nahaane ka
Jisme sach
maano toh
moota hai maine ek sau ek baar
Usko toh araam se pee
jate hai hum
Par daaru
se dharam bhrasht
karne pe Ghabraate
hai.
Dilli se
bas isliye thoda acha hai ki
Shadi ke
lifaafe me 101 rupe deke boldo
bhaisahab
haath thoda is mahine kachaa hai.
Show off
yaha bas dharam ka hai
Brahmin hone
ka bohot ghamand sa hai
Zor se bolo har har gange.
Dear Devyani! I liked your poem very much. Especially, the stanza ( mera sheher to kuch esa hi hai dosto....) where you created the patriarchal image in the poem, How society always asked questions to the girl to be in the manner, not the mentality of the male to behave in a certain manner. So, I truely loved it.
ReplyDeleteThis is Rohini sharma from your class. I have used another email id that's why my name is been shown there in the comment box.
ReplyDeleteHello Devyani!"हर-हर गंगे": fantastic expression to start and end the poem with! Atmosphere gets created. Brilliant satire. "मेरा शहर तो ऐसा ही है भअई", क्या बात है!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
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