
Asia’s Death
Darkness with the ghosts haunts my room
The place is not allowed to stay any more
The sleeping peel can’t give me sleep in bed
That peel has snatched away Asia’s life
.
Asia, a girl of eight
In her deep sleep was raped and tortured
By her sister’s father in law with the help of family members
Struggling with life for eight days in the hospital
She expired today.
Now the time is spring and the sacred month of Ramadan
When nature spreads its glow by its own
The glory we enjoy in every step
The new leaves are coming out at the place of old falling down
On the roads and fields.
Inspite of all those beautiful sights
I see nothing in this dark world I live
Asias are dying in bed without any claim
In subconscious mind I feel sorry to think
The victims die before the death of the rapist
Like the tigers in the forest they roam about
After eating the flesh of a doe.
In this dark room I switch on the light
But darkness never removes
Something hounds me in my surroundings
That always sag my heart deep into fear.
I ask my country, how are you, dear Bangladesh?
Are the conductors okay to help drive the bus well?
Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh
13 March, 2025.
Md. Mahbubul Alam is from Bangladesh. His writer name is Mahbub John in Bangladesh. He is a Senior Teacher (English) of Harimohan Government High School, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh. Chapainawabganj is a district town of Bangladesh. He is an MA in English Literature from Rajshahi College under National University. He has published three books of poems in Bangla. He writes mainly poems but other branches of literature such as prose, article, essay etc. also have been published in national and local newspapers, magazines, little magazines. He has achieved three times the Best Teacher Certificate and Crest in National Education Week in the District Wise Competition in Chapainawabganj District. He has gained many literary awards from home and abroad. His English writings have been published in Synchronized Chaos for seven years.