Translation of Kirti Choudhry's Poem in English
“Life”
Sheeba Parveen
Assistant Professor
Delhi University
A life was given
which was not lived
It was elixir
But was not drunk
Kept wandering
Thirsty and lifeless
In search of that lake
Which was inside
Closed and still
Didn’t give that to our own self
Kept asking for love and promise
‘People have become promiscuous’
Kept repeating
Gave nothing to one’s own self
Kept searching figures
Of decoration
For those dreams-which were not seen
An age has passed
And a whole life
Without living
Full from inside
And empty from outside.
Kirti choudhary: Samagra Kavitayen, pub. by Medha Books, Naveen Shahdra, Delhi.