I Died Before My Birth! Poem by MAHTAB BANGALEE

I went to the rivers. Rivers asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the oceans. Oceans asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the pebbles. Pebbles asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the rocks. Rocks asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the forests. Forests asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the mountains. Mountains asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the fountains. Fountains asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the hills. Hills asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the volcano and lava. Volcano and lava asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the ground. Mud, sands, and clay asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the water. Water asked me, " Do you know I'm alive? "
I went to the air. Air asked me, " Do you know I'm alive? "
I went to fire. Fire asked me, " Do you know I'm alive? "
I went to the storm. Storm asked me, " Do you know I'm alive? "
I went to nights. Nights asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to days. Days asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to the sun. The sun asked me, " Do you know I'm alive? "
I went to the moon. The moon asked me, " Do you know I'm alive? "
I went to the dark and lights. Dark and lights asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went to planets, galaxies, stars, meteors, milky-ways…….
I went to all cosmic creations. Everyone and everything asked me, "Do you know we're alive? "
I went, went to everything and every one of the universe.
All said, "We're alive and we can help you genuinely."

I came to me. I did not say anything.
I asked myself, "Are you dead? "
But myself was silent. I did not say anything.
I came to me and sought myself.
But I did not find myself.
I came again, sought myself goodly and found-
some arrogance, vengeance, revenge-fullness, avenge-fullness
some hateful veins, aristocratic gowns, elite sense
some literacy, educations, poetic witness, wisdom
some philosophical thoughts, orating rhythm in speech
some egoistic religious activities,
some boastful writings, worthless first rank.......!
All these were dead!
But I did not find myself!
"Are you dead? " I shouted at myself.
No sound was there, no reply came from me!
And I went back to the cosmic creations- found them alive.
I became sure that I died before my birth!
Because- I'd not been born with the conscience of humanity!



-August 09,2018 Chattogram