The Mirage Of Democracy Poem by Mohammad Jaigirdar

Despair,
Under the weight of power, attacks, and lawsuits,
Driven by greed and lust for wealth—
Today, it is drowning,
Drowning!
Uprisings and movements swirl in the Padma's deep waters,
Hope has collapsed,
Reforms sink into the bottomless depths.

Hope,
Who dares to speak of despair today?
No, no—it cannot be so.
We have brought the flower of hope.
Despair is a lie,
Tyranny and injustice,
Oppression and cruelty are gone today;
A new dawn rises with the elections.

Problem,
Oh, elections! Haha—democracy!
You are a mantra of fortune,
A charm of great promise.
But how many mantras have come and gone?
Tunisia's Ben Ali fell,
Abu Said, Mugdha, the enchanted ones perished—
And what became of so many sacrifices?
Politics has turned the world into chaos.

Reaction,
On the tightrope of that terrible politics
Poisonous breath is released.
It bares its paw, it wants to swallow whole—
Politics today is slave to the dishonest,
The worshippers of untruth.

Call,
Awaken, O servant of conscience!
Find a new faith,
Find the sky of honesty and purity in elections.
Seek people who align word and deed,
Let us witness the fluent expression
Of versatile talent.