Molestation And A Murder Poem by MAHTAB BANGALEE

Molestation And A Murder

Rating: 4.7


(((A flower would live a long time
if it knew how to protect itself by thorns

Girls would have been very much forward
if they were able to free themselves
from the belief of subjugation)))


Burned and died;
Now accused persons
Living curse

Kerosene
Burned pious conscience
Set freed sin

Still alive
Ignorant era
In blind faith!

Death angel
Descends depraved mind
For killing!

Molestation!
Shame; damn the master
Though holy

Licentious
Understands the honey
Without life

Bees buzzing
Awakes accomplice,
Deflowers


******

Woman, you
do not wake up man
learn yourself
wake up, wake yourself
be brave in freedom



-May 30,2019 Chattogram

Molestation And A Murder
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: death,encouragement,girl,murder,teasing
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Written on the death of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was a 18 years old girl from Feni, a small town 100 miles (160km)south of Dhaka, Bangladesh who was murdered as a result of doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school (Islamic)in Bangladesh. She died five days later. Less than two weeks earlier of the fire incident, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster.............
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2019

(6) I NEVER SAID THAT YOUR POEM IS BAD, BUT YOU CAN WRITE A POEM TO DEFEND WOMEN IN BANGLADESH OR NO POEM AT ALL. From the other side of the medal, this is a good poem. Please tell the OTHER SIDE TOO. THANK YOU Beforehand FOR YOUR COURAGE, MAHTAB.

6 0 Reply
Jane Campion 30 May 2019

A poignant but significant poem.

6 0 Reply
Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2019

(5) .........I do think she is not the only one forced by her HEADMASTER. and he is not the only headmaster, there are still many teachers from various schools in Bangladesh, I am sure about that. We as poets have important tasks and we may not behave like cowards, MAHTAB, THE GOVERNMENT MUST CHANGE. YOU CAN REVOLT.

5 0 Reply
Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2019

(4) AND I DO THINK THAT YOU ARE AFRAID TO BE PUT ON FIRE TOO, IF you have written a poetical Tribute for the dead pupil. I AM SO SORRY, MAHTAB, BUT I EXPECT YOU AS A POET TO CREATE an ENTIRE DIFFERENT POEM about this dead pupil, a girl of 19 years old.

5 0 Reply
Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2019

(3) BUT NO ONE was burnt with kerosene. CLEAR TO ME that the Bangladesh Society is NO USA Society, otherwise so many women would be burnt? This is truly very shameful. of the Bangladesh society. A Headmaster with an honourable task and job, must treat his pupils with honour and pride. HE MUST BE PUT ON FIRE. Truly.

5 0 Reply
Mac Che 25 January 2021

extra ordinary writing; nice

0 0 Reply
Dr Antony Theodore 29 April 2020

Death angel Descends depraved mind For killing! Molestation! Shame; the master Though holy... My dear Mahtab. this is very very touching. terrible crimes in this world. your poets notes gave us a clue. what a kind of shame and sin. horrible. thank you dear Mahtab. tony

2 0 Reply
Akhtar Jawad 03 October 2019

A touching poem! I am speechless.

3 0 Reply
Edward Kofi Louis 12 June 2019

Sadness! ! ! In blind faith they kill! ! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

4 0 Reply
Dr Dillip K Swain 07 June 2019

A powerful poem on social issue! Thanks for sharing...............................10

4 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success