Abu Siddik is a writer, residing in Berhampore, Murshidabad, India. He
works as Assistant Professor in English at Plassey College. He has contributed
to various e-journals and anthologies. He has also published three books.
Website: www.abusiddik.com
No
Middle Way
No
middle way
Between
‘us’ and ‘they’
You
have to be exact
In
your claim.
Middle
way we hate
Middle
people we chase and crush
Middle
arguments we abhor and silence.
Be
violent
Or
stay cool,
Don’t
dissent
We
have gunmen, firemen and black-men.
If
I speak
If
I speak for the poor
I
am a leftist.
If
I speak for common sense
I
am an atheist.
If
I speak for the vanquished
I
am a betrayer.
If
I speak for farmers
I
am a perennial pessimist.
If
I speak for the persecuted
I
am a trouble-maker.
If
I speak for the margins
I
am ambitious.
A
Roadside Dhaba
Sunday
radiant noon
Holiday
makers pant
Cease
and loll.
Dhaba,
a spotless speck
Amid
tea garden stretches,
A
leafy roof of ease and aid.
Waiters
spin,
Cooks
glow,
And
cashier bows.
Tourists
drink,
Dine
and smoke
Smoke and drink and
laze.Voices Within - 2020 :: Setu, February 2020
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