## WordLess : चुपचाप #Poetry ![[Pub-Wordless.webp|400]] > गड़ब… > चुपचाप..घूँट पानी का उतरता है गले से… > यूँ जैसे पवित्र नदी निगलती है शिशु को.. > और बुलबुलों की रसीद देती है.. > > राजा सिर्फ उस दिशा में देखता है > ऐतिहासिक मूर्ति की तरह जमा हुआ.. > अंदर ही अंदर लौ सा फड़कता.. > और उसी पल बुझा हुआ.. शिला की तरह निर्जीव > > कई बार.. कुछ डूब जाने दिया जाता है.. > हो जाने दिया जाता है.. > हामी में.. रज़ामंदी में.. मौन में.. बहुत ढूँढो तो भी नहीं मिलता विष > टेस्ट नेगेटिव आता है.. फिर मस्त घूमते हैं > सबके सब… > हम सब…   ##### Expl.ai.ner Note This poem echoes the mythological story of Shantanu and Ganga from the Mahabharata, where Ganga, in silent determination, casts her children into the river, an act both profound and heart-wrenching. Similarly, the opening lines draw a parallel, as a gulp of water slipping down the throat, like a sacred river swallowing an infant and leaving behind bubbles—a receipt of what was once alive but now consumed by silence. The poem then shifts to a king, frozen like a historical statue, unable to intervene until the moment is too far gone. His internal flicker—a dying flame—symbolizes the conflict of witnessing something monumental yet being immobilized by awe, tradition, or helplessness. The theme of quiet surrender is woven throughout the piece. Just as Ganga lets her children sink into the river, the poem reflects on how life often lets things drown in silence, masked by agreement, compromise, or inaction. This silence carries a complexity that is both deliberate and tragic. Ultimately, It questions whether the absence of visible harm (the “negative test”) absolves the burden of complicity, leaving us—like Shantanu and Ganga—caught between action and surrender. 2022-01-23