If Depression Was Gender Biased

Agar jo ye depression bhi gender biased hota

to socho kya hota

kya ye judge karta kisi ladke ko, jab vo tut kar rota

ya kisi ladki ko, jab uska koi kaam karne ka man na hota.

kya ye judge karta tumhare jine ka salikha

ya tumhare chehra ka rang jo abhi pada rehta hai aksar fika..

Kya ye tumhe mardangi ka tana deta

ya ladki ho isliye kamzor ho, ye kehta?

kya ye hasta tumhari mayusiyat par

ya tumhe kayar kehta

kya ye tumhare tum hone pe sawal uthata

ya tumhe khud ko dhundne deta

agar jo ye depression bhi gender biased hota

to na jane kya hota

par itna tay hai ki.. kisiko ko isse ek sa dard nahi hota

ladka ho ya ladki aadmi ho ya aurat ho

jab jehan ke taar dil ko satate 

to ye tanav ek sa nahi hota

vo roz marra wali mashakkat ka karobar bhi na hota

ha mujhe pata hai.. ki mansik choto ki aah sunai nahi deti

kyuki hasi ke mukhote ke piche asli shakal dikhai nahi dete..

jo samjah pate baat itni se ye log to mere chehre pe ye mask nahi hota..

roz uthna aur uth kar khud ke liye khada hona ek roadies ka task nahi hota

par hume zindagi ki adat pad chuki hai

roz kapdo ke sang ye mask pehen liya karte hai

aur bas yuhi gungunate hue

do lafz likhkar zindagi ko ji liya karte hai…

love,priyanka