They learn to face their fear

They learn to protest

They protest against a murder

They want justice

They learn to unite and march.

Suhina Biswasmajumdar, an eminent poet from Kolkata, West Bengal, shares a poem she wrote for a promising doctor recently gang-raped and murdered in Kolkata

A writer from Kolkata, Bengal and a life-long devotee of Swami Vivekananda, Suhina is against any discrimination. Two significant life-forces propel her – ‘love’ and ‘writing’. Suhina’s six books including ‘Tumi’ (you), ‘Songs of Silence’ (A Journey to Love), and ‘Kono Ek Susmita Ke’ are collections of her poetic thoughts.

THEY MARCH  

They march.

She gives them a lesson.

No crematorium ceases

Her voice,

Silence revolts,

Demands her right to protest,

Right to be protected,

Right to live a happy life ever after.

But…

But…

And now

She gives them a lesson.

They march.

At least

They learn to face

Face the fear

Fear of death

Or decay?

They learn to face

Face the fear

Fear to live a life of a non-entity,

Of leeches or lies.

Their spines response.

They protest

They demand justice

They demand protection

Protected today n tomorrow.

A call…

A deadly call…

That call could heal…

She gave.

She gave them a lesson.

They marched.

They march

They learn to face their fear

They learn to protest

They protest against a murder

They want justice

They learn to unite and march

They learn

From

The brutal murder of a young promising doctor.

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Read: Let’s live a life of a winning warrior – A Poem from Bengal

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