तुम आना

तुम आना 

किसी जश्न की तरह नही 

न किसी त्रासदी की तरह 

जब भी आना 

एक चोट बन कर आना 

हल्की और गहरी चोट

तुम्हारे चले जाने के बाद 

मेरा वादा है तुमसे 

मैं तुम्हारे निशान 

अपनी इस त्वचा पर 

सम्भाल कर रखूंगा 

             -- आकर्ष

                

क्या होता होगा ?

क्या होता होगा ? 

जब पीड़ा सारी सीमाएं लांघ रहा हो 

और आंखों में आंसू न आने दिए जाएं 

क्या होता होगा ?

जब पूरा शरीर जल रहा हो 

और तड़पने की इजाजत न हो 

क्या होता होगा ?

जब किसी प्यासे पक्षी को 

रेगीस्तान में छोड़ दिया जाए 

क्या होता होगा ?

जब पानी जमने लगे 

और मछलियों को निकलने न दिया जाए

क्या होता होगा ?

जब तुम मुझे रोज दिखाई दो 

और मैं तुम्हे गले न लगा सकूं 

                 -आकर्ष

अलाव की आंच

मैं देख पा रहा हूँ,
सर्द हवाओं का सहलाना
अलाव का मुस्कुराना
हाथ फैलाये खड़े लोग
जैसे कोई शाही भोज
हवा में तैरती बातें
पुआल पे सोती रातें
धीमी धीमी सी आवाज़
" ठंडी बढ़ गयी है आज"

मैं देख पा रहा हूँ
द्वार पर एक नन्हा बालक
अपनी लढिया का चालक
न अलाव से कोई मित्रता
न  कुहरे से कोई शत्रुता
चल रहा है समय के साथ
कस कर पकड़े उसका हाथ

मैं पूछ रहा हूँ समय से
ठंडी पड़ी अलाव की आग का पता
कहां गए बाबा तू ये भी बता
कहां गयी मेरी प्यारी लढिया
खटिये पर सो रही वो बुढ़िया
पुआल पर सो रहे वो लोग
आह ये वियोग!आह ये वियोग!

@आकर्ष शुक्ल विद्रोही

स्मृतियाँ..

बचपन मे किसी रोज़
गांव छोड़ शहर आ गया था
पढ़ाई का तकाजा था शायद
या कोई और बात रही होगी
ठीक ठीक याद नही
इतना जरूर याद है
की गांव के खड़ंजे से
ज्यादा मुलायम थी करायल की सड़क
जिसपर सनसनाती हुई
गुजरी थी मेरी गाड़ी
गाड़ी पर लदी थी मेरी साइकिल,
दादी का संदूक, कुछ पौधे,
डेहरी का थोड़ा अनाज
अचार का एक डिब्बा भी था
करीब करीब सब कुछ था
जो शहर में गांव जैसा आभास कराता
लेकिन हर बड़ी यात्रा में
छूट जाती है कुछ मामूली चीजें
छूट गया था उस दिन भी
वो बन्दर, जो आता था कभी कभार
छत पर सूख रहे गेहूं खाने
वी मिट्टी का ढेला और मधुमक्खी का छत्ता
वो दोनों भी छूट गए
मेरी लकड़ी की लढिया छूट गयी
घर के सामने रखी पुआल भी छूट गयी
आज शहर आये पन्द्रह वर्ष हो गए
गांव जाना होता है कभी कभी
लेकिन वो सब जो छूट गया था
वो नही दिखा कभी उसके बाद
शायद किसी रोज़ वे सब भी
उसी गाड़ी में बैठकर
आ गए होंगे शहर की ओर ....

Nothingness

The goal of life , the extraordinary one which only few dare to achieve lies beyond a sea ; Sea of Nothingness. Nothingness because there is nothing between . Either you reach the island and win or you perish ,there is nothing 'half work done' like thing.  Thing is good only when you finish it.
You may call the one who enters the sea as adventurer , because not many follow their heart. Only few listen to their inner calling and fewer heed to it.
One who enters the ocean faces all kind of creatures,which are always ready to gulp down the adventurer. Fear, Anxiety, Self Pity, Hopelessness are few to name. But an adventurer has to tame these creatures , need to pet them in order to reach the island of ecstasy, attain  the goal of life.
    Many of those who dare,  sunk, some turn back midway , and some get lost. But only those who have the will and vigour to fight back the devils get to pass the sea and reach to the treausres of their heart.
    

RED

If anyone asks me "What is the element of life?"
       I say'  RED'
If anyone asks me "What is the element of death?"
    I say 'RED'
If anyone asks me "What is the element between life and death?"
    I say 'RED'


RED is Love ,love brings life
RED runs inside you carrying the essence from one sense to other ,RED runs you run



RED is Rage ,Rage is what exist between life and death
Rage is the sole reason of your survival ,it makes you sustain in the world ,by revolting against injustices and struggling against hostile circumstances
Rage is the carrier of the soul which carries it across the world of injustices and wilderness of emotions from the end of life to the DEAD END



RED is fire ,which by vaporizing the RED inside you relieves the aching soul and grant bail at the denouement to the soul from the worldly bars  only to return back when once again RED is LOVE

Fear

Fear is the darkest thing I have ever known.It is wild,paralyzing,dark,monotonous,crazy and irrational.It is unreasonable if you ever try to find logic behind your fear your attempt will go in vain ..Believe me arguing with fear will burgeon the fear.

Fear is undebatable ,it is like a parasite,it has counter logic for your every logic,the more you will try to convince yourself that your fear is futile the more fear will convince you that I am worth it ,it will crawl all over your senses ,drawing out every bit of rationality you have ever known.And there will come a time when you will feel that all the doors has been shut and walls are closing in ,you will try to escape but in vain you have already made your fear unfathomable by debating with it


So the only way of getting an edge over your fear is to face it .A bit of logic and courage will do the magic.Running away from fear or arguing with it will do no good .Taking action against it open minded will drive the fear away.Although it depends upon the nature of fear and your psychology how much time will it take fear to  free your mind.So gear up and get ready to face your fear if you have one(everyone has one)and dont stop until your conscience is freed from the custody of fear.

Tyranny

After midnight
comes a hour,
when the leaves are sworn to death
and breezes cease to flow
darkness serene and solemn
the night seems moping something divine
as ghost in tomb and child in womb


The wight orbed maiden
under the cavern of black
watching in horror the serenity of black
nothing tumultuous ,
nothing despondent,
yet the anonymity of darkness
compels nature to cry
but oh ; you dark
so mighty the strength of thy vet
not even a single gasp from the rest

no despair is there
yet no ray
seems capable to peer
emotions ceased ,
stars freezed,
prey and predator stop to sway
earth seems at rest
and dreams compelled to flee
oh so impulsive is the strength
of thine dark side
even thou seems contemplating in fright


But slowly it dawns on me
the greatness of darkness
even divine seeks rest,
this darkness brings
with this purple appears
heaven smiling
and twilight sheds away
time for me to dissolve in fading black
lovers like embracing
before separating

The Haunting Eyes

In my solitude,
I am haunted
by a pair of eyes
black and
deep as sea
un fathomable ,unreachable
depth those eyes hold
the more I try ,
to forget them,
the more they make me regret

 From under the dust of time,
and veil of pride
those eyes surfaces
in my dream and,
I am terrified
I am not there
in those eyes;

suddenly the reality strikes me
they are no more mine,
with this realization
inexplicable pain stuck my heart,
what have I done?
was it destined so?
probably yes
but why?
no answer comes but
those dreamy beautiful eyes

From the unknown shores
comes the wind heavy with fainting scent,
a familiar one
a scent still trapped in my senses, but
long forgotten.
suddenly my eyes are wet
I am crying
once ,just once more
come back to my life,
oh my white angel
bring serenity to my life
this pain is unbearable
give me salvation
with the spear of your love,
you merciless


alas; no one comes
I was there on my knees
beneath the blazing sun
my soul erupted in flame
a smoke less
a fume less flame
which no one can see but only
I can feel
behind the flames
I was there
seeing those mystic eyes
staring at me
forever,forever and forever....

Nuclear Energy :A big deal

Earthquake in Fukushima had a far reaching impact than anyone ever anticipated.It effected almost every genre of human society across the globe.Once considered as the most potent and best alternative of fossil fuels is discussed on the tables whether or not to phase out(even before it is introduced in many of the countries).The threatning aspect of nuclear energy was never ignored but after the fukushima it has become the highlighted side.Germany has already decided to phase out the nuclear energy and in many other countries it is the hot agenda of discussion .
                                                                                                                                                                  In Japan there are currently 54 nuclear reactors which were providing about one third of the energy requirement of Japan prior to the Fukushima incident.But now most of them are in standby for seversl tests and modification in the light of fukushima incident.Japan has very low reserve of coal and other petroleum products and 80%of its energy is still met with fossil fuels which is imported from eg.Russia and Gulf countries.Japan was envisaging to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and to encourage nuclear energy but fukushima incident was a great setback to its planning.The Japanese government is facing a hard time from their citizens also who are demanding phasing out the nuclear energy completely.If this is done Japan is going to face severe energy crisis in near future and it may hinder its technological and industrial advancement.The production unit will start shifting from Japan to elsewhere say China and India which has now become safe haven for the industrialists to set up their manufacturing and production units because of the cheap labour and growing infrastructure.
                                                                                                                                                                      
The contagion fear of Fukushima has reached all across the globe and India is not an exception.The recent protest against Kundankulam Nuclear project is the evidence for the same.With much difficulty the government was able to convince people that the fukushima accident was result of obsolete technology and it has been  taken care of in the design of power plant.(But again there is a question will Kundankulam  not get obsolete in next 50 years or so?). Indian government has no other option at present except to continue with the nuclear energy.Coal and petroleum products alone can not guarantee energy reqduirement when India is on the path of rapid development.In India almost 50%or more of the population hasnt experienced the electricity yet due to povetry and non availability so in this scenario renewable source of energy is not in the option list as it will manifold the cost.And if India continues  with the energy crisis China will take all the advantage of shifting trend of production units of industries from west so in nutshell India is forced to reinvigorate nuclear energy.

This new discussion on nuclear energy has left pondering the environmentalist all over the world as phasing out of nuclear energy will increase the load on fossil fuels which will increase the green house effect by manifolding the carbon di oxide emission.All the countries are on the same boat and there is alternatives are less for the planet and its very important to figure out a solution for this problem before its too late.