Poetry: Dead man walking

জীবন্ত লাশ

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নিস্তেজ সকালের শেষে
নিতান্তই শান্ত রোদ্দুর দুপুরে
বসিছে শূণ‍্য ভূমে, ছাতার ছায়াতলে
বকুল চলিলো পাশ দিয়ে, হেলে-দুলে
সাধু বসিছে যে আজ, আবার বটতলে

পাকা দাড়ি, প্রবীণ গোফে ভারি
পানীয় কলসের সাথি, দানার দুই হাড়ি
জীবন হতে আজ অবধি
জামা গায়ে কেউ দেখেনি
জীর্ণ বস্ত্র, পাজামা তার‌ই সাথে পড়ি

কর্মমুখর সমাজে কর্মের দাম চড়া
কর্মবিমুখে ভুগা সাধুর, সাধ হয় না (তাই) ধরা
শিক্ষানিবাসে শিক্ষানবিশ
শিক্ষিত মাত্রই সোনা, নয়কো উনিশ-বিশ
"অশিক্ষিত-ভণ্ড তুমি, হে সাধুবেশী খবিশ!"

চলিলো বকুল, কর্মময় সাধনে
চারদশের বছর, ছিলো যে এর‌ই বাধনে
আর ছিলো পুরোহিত, মন্দিরের সরবে
‘আমির’ বলে ছিলো আরেক, মোল্লা মসজিদে
প্যাগোডা, গির্জা; সংখ্যায় কম, তারাও ছিলে সেখানে

তাদেরই মাঝে, একান্ত সাজে, একান্ত তীর্থে
তব একা একা ভাবে, প্রান্তের নজিরের পান্থে
জীবনার্থ যুঝিতে যার মরণ হাসিছে, ফুরিছে নিঃশ্বাস
জীবনের জ্ঞানে জ্ঞানীত হতে, হচ্ছে কেউ জীবন্ত লাশ
জীবন্ত লাশ করছে জীবন-তলাশ

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