Aaj kab kal bangaya?…

Sooraj bhi nahi abhi nikalta

Par darwaze par aata

Newspaper wala,

Phir doodhwala..

Ma nahakar lunch bhi pack kardeti

Sir pe haath pherke humen jagati

“Ajao bacho” .. phir Papa ki awaz aati

Ek zamane mein wahi alarm se ankhen thi khulti

Jaldi se nahakar, nashta karne table pe aate

Saathh hi backpack band karte huay

Ma se kangi karwa lete

Papa tab tak car ka horn bajate bahar wait karte!

School ke baad shyam der tak bahar khelna

Friends ko bye bolne ko dil hi nahi karna

Homework, books ko taalne jhoothe bahane banana

Thhoda phir tv, phir dinner, aur sojana..

Achanak phir aaj jab maine aankhen kholi

Alarm phone par band karte, news online padhi

Bachon ka doodh, nashta, lunch banate, kuchh sooraj ki ayi roshni

“Ajao bacho”, ab humne awaz di..

Beti ke baal banate huay, bete ke shoes pehnaye

Car mein bache bye bolkar school ko nikal gaye

Bachon ka homework karvaya kaam se shyam ko lautke

Sath sath dinner banate huay, thhak kar phir sogaye

Kal aur aaj mein

Sabhi kuchh ek sa hi hai waise

Jaise the pehle

din, raat, shyam, subeh

Hum nahi, wakt hai jo hai badla

Ekdam se hi par jaise kuchh peechhe rehgaya

Zindagi chalti rahi, bachpan sirf beetgaya

abhi to has khel rahe the.. palak jhapakte hi, woh aaj kab kal bangaya?

-Pallavi Aneja MD

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