Bangladesh: Towards 5th January Poem by Rahman Henry

Bangladesh: Towards 5th January

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Congratulations, Bangladesh!

No one is ashamed of your shameless stubbornness,
Greed, hunger for aggression and controversy.

You need the book; not 'we, the people'
Who adopted, enacted and given to themselves that book.

You need all powers; not the people's supremacy
Who belong to all powers in the Republic.

You need a trial as a ladder to the crown, reusable; not justice.

You need a creamy slogan taken off from the holy war
For our national independence; not sovereignty,
Freedom, democracy, economic and social justice.

You need the state religion to ensure secularism.
You need all the wealth and *'Sona-Dana'; not **'Amar Sonar Bangla'.

You need no Democracy; rather the vermilion of stigma
On your mythological forehead, and that is: 5th January,2014.

Well done, Bangladesh! I hereby congratulate you.

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NOTES:
* Sona-Dana: Gold and all other precious Gems;

** 'Amar Sonar Bangla': The National Anthem of Bangladesh which indicates here The People's Republic of Bangladesh;

[Rahman Henry]

Thursday, January 16, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: political utopia
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