Hymn To Freedom/Democracy Poem by abu tarek md tahsin

There is a sea
there is a sea
between her and me.

my mother
beckons me
through the lights
that shine deep in every harbor i seek.

i struggle
i clamor
i sweat thunder and tears
i persevere
but the sea grows
between her and me.

i sing the lordly hymn of freedom
i sing the hymn of ecstasy
i sing the hymn of elixir
that mortal men seek indefinitely.

hymn to freedom
at long last
to the harbor of democracy
that thousands have crossed the seas
to hear their mother speak.