Dibyashree Pens

ଭାରି ଅଭାବୀ ସହର ଇଏ। ଏତେ କୋଳାହଳ ଭିତରେ ବି ଅନୁଭୂତ ହୁଏ ଭୀଷଣ ଏକ ନୀରବତା ଏତେ ରଙ୍ଗରେ ରଙ୍ଗାୟିତ ଅଥଚ ସବୁ ଲାଗେ ଫିକା ଫିକା। ନାହିଁ ନାହିଁର ସହରରେ ସବୁ ଅଛି, ପୁଣି କିଛି ନାହିଁ। ଯୁଆଡ଼େ ଦେଖ, ମଣିଷର ଭିଡ଼ ଅଥଚ ଭିଡ଼ ଭିତରେ ହଜିଯାଇଛି ମଣିଷ। ଜୀବନ ଅଛି, ହେଲେ ସେ ନିର୍ଜୀବ ସେ ଚଳିଷ୍ଣୁ, ହେଲେ ଜଡ। ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଅଛି, ଭୋକ ନାହିଁ ଭୋକ ଥିଲେ ଦାନା ନାହିଁ। ସମ୍ପର୍କ ଅଛି, ଆତ୍ମୀୟତା ନାହିଁ ପୁଣି କେବେ ଆତ୍ମୀୟତା ଥାଇ, ସମ୍ପର୍କର କିଛି ପରିଚୟ ନାହିଁ। ଠିକଣା ଅଛି, ପରିଚୟ ନାହିଁ ପୁଣି ପରିଚୟ ଥାଇ ଠିକଣା ନାହିଁ। ଭାବନା ଅଛି, ଭାଷା ନାହିଁ କାହାଣୀ ଅଛି, କଥାକାର ନାହିଁ କଳ୍ପନା ଅଛି, ରୂପ ନାହିଁ ପୁଣି ରୂପ ଥିଲେ ରୂପକାର ନାହିଁ। ଅଚଳାଚଳ ସମ୍ପତ୍ତି ଥାଇ କିଏ ଦରିଦ୍ର ଆଉ କପର୍ତ୍ତକ ଶୂନ୍ୟ ହୋଇ ବି କିଏ ଧନୀ ସବୁ ହରେଇ କିଏ ସବୁକିଛି ପାଇଯାଏ ଆଉ ସବୁକିଛି ପାଇକି ବି କିଏ ରିକ୍ତହସ୍ତେ ରହିଯାଏ। ସତରେ! ଭାରି ଅଭାବୀ ଏ ସହର।

I am the ambrosia I am the poison I can be the best medicine  I can be more toxic than venom I can make you I can destroy you I can build a relation I can break a relation I can ease your conscience I can throw you into a blue funk I can show you light at end of tunnel I can blow out your candle of hope I can be the source of motivation I can be the cause of demotivation I can be the shelter for the broken I can shatter your soul I can be the stairs to your dreams I can reopen your old wounds I can express you I can depress you Literature is incomplete without me I am the basic unit with meaning Linguists call me the ‘word'

They say everything happens for a reason,  I didn’t believe, You made me believe. I didn’t have a brother, You became the one. How can I portray you? When I turn the pages of my life, On each page I find a picture of you I was in dark, You showed me the light. I was wandering, You showed me the path. The hill was steep to climb, You pulled me up. I was confused, Your guidance made me go through. I was longing for a support, You stood up like a wall. They say everything is replaceable, But who will replace you?