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লাশ
আকতারুল ইসলাম
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একটা লাশ পড়ে ছিল বেওয়ারিশ
ধর্ম বর্ণ গোত্রহীন অজ্ঞাতকুলশীল।
বড়ই বিভৎস রূপ ধারণকারী লাশ।
বাতাসে তীব্র কটু গন্ধ, ছি ছি ছি!
সবাই তবুও সহ্য করে চলেছে বিশ্রী
বিকট গন্ধময় সেই লাশ।
ধর্ম পরিচয়হীন বেওয়ারিশ লাশ
তাই শশ্মানে নেয় নি কেউ।
লাশটাকে কবরস্থও করা যায় নি।
কফিনে শেষ পেরেক ঠুকে
মাটির নিচে পুঁতেও রাখে নি কেউ।
সকাল থেকে সন্ধ্যা পর্যন্ত পড়ে আছে
নিশ্চল, নিশ্চুপ, বায়ু দূষণকারী লাশ।
নাক মুখে কাপড় চেপে , কখনো বা
নিঃশ্বাস আটকে রেখে এড়িয়ে চলা
পথিক, শিক্ষার্থী, সুশীল সমাজ আর
সভ্যতার ধ্বজাধারী রাজনৈতিক নেতৃত্ব
সুকৌশলে গন্ধ থেকে বাঁচতে চায়।
কিছুক্ষণ পরই ঘুটঘুটে অন্ধকার নেমে আসবে
এখনও লাশটির দফারফা কিছুই হলোনা।
 
কোত্থেকে এক ভদ্রলোকের উদয় হলো
তাকে বলতে শুনলাম, লাশটি নাকি ‘গণতন্ত্র’
হাহাহা, এত দুঃখ, এত ক্ষোভ, কোথায় রাখি?
বেচারা ‘গণতন্ত্র’ ,একদিন তোমারও প্রাণ ছিল!
 
১৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২২, বগুড়া।

 

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