Its tough being a farzi engineer, when you have to score marks even when you hate the subject like anything.
These lines are an ode to the shittiest days of my life: The 30 days PL (Preparatory Leave) before exam. I am writing a poetry after more than 2 years so it may not be all that good. Here it is:
Pehle….
Mahina mere paas tha,
ye tees din hi kaafi the.
Socha bahot ukhadunga,
khuda jo mere saath hi the.
Is baar to 1st class lana hai,
kuch kar ke to dikhaoonga.
Jo lava bujh gaya sa hai,
usme phir se aag lagaoonga.
Is liye….
Pehla din guzaara maine schedule ko banane me.
5 subjects ko daal diya 6-6 dino ke tehkhaane me.
Socha isko follow karunga, waste na hoga ek bhi din.
Par dusre din se doob gaya main aalas ke mehkhaane me.
Jab aalas se baahar nikla,
to saala do hafta chala gaya.
Phir se ek din poora baitha,
aur schedule ko revise kiya.
Par….
Jab syllabus ko theek se dekha,
to meri gaand saali phat gayi.
Notes bhi nahi thhe yaar,
meri to solid waat lag gayi.
Zerox ke chakkar me, college ke chakkar kate.
Kitabon ke chakkar me, library ke chakkar kaate.
Samose ke chakkar me, canteen ke chakkar kaate.
Doubts ke chakkar me, professors ke chakkar kaate.
Notes to adhoore reh gaye,
kitaben bhi mili nahi.
Samose kha kar ghar aa jata,
par kabhi doubts clear hue nahi.
Aur phir…
Aadha course hi complete kiya ke,
itne me exam ka din bhi aa gaya.
1st class ke sapne choor hue,
main phir se chutiya ban gaya.
In aankhon me tha zalzala,
dimaag ki nass thi phat rahi.
Saason me ajab si ghutan thi,
upar se kismat kutti has rahi.
Saala jo kuch bhi chhod kar aaya tha,
wahi exam me puch diya.
Aur bas yahi sochta reh gaya,
maine is ek mahine me kya kiya?