Live Poem by Taslima Nasrin

Live

Rating: 4.8


If you tell the truth, people get angry,
don't tell the truth anymore, Taslima
This time is not the time of Gallelio.
This is twenty first century,
but society would outcast you if you tell the truth,
Nations would force you to leave their land,
The State would put you in prison,
Torture you,
Don't tell the truth,.
Instead, lie.

Say the sun is revolving around the earth,
Say the moon has its own light, like the sun.
Say the mountains are nailed to the earth, so that the earth
does not fall off the empty space.
Claim the women are made out of the ribs of men,
Insist one neck-bone of women is crooked,
Vouch all men and women would suddenly wake up from their graves
and rise from the ashes in their youthful splendor,
And that from here, they would go to heaven or hell for eternity

Just lie Taslima.

Say stars, planets and satellites, universe and
Gravity are thunderous lies. Also say, men never landed on moon. Simply lie.
If you lie, you would no more be in exile.
You would have a country of your own, you would get friends.
Will be free from your chains, you will see light and the sky.
Nobody will throw you inside the dark, inhuman, dungeon of death,
So never tell the truth, Taslima,

Live.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dimitrios Galanis 13 March 2016

Here the answer would sound ''Better die than lie''

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Bernard F. Asuncion 26 April 2019

One of the best poems by Taslima Nasrin........

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Mahtab Bangalee 26 April 2019

-this is 6! -no! this is 9! -with 6 I'm truth! -no! you lie it! with 9 I'm truth! the true and the lie we' the people are tired this is earth that is space here we are walking there we are flying (have to fly) but we, same person (here and there) some difference makes us quarrelsome! if we want we can solve it together solve it in peaceful mind but we don't want to understand each to other! cause we, the every people live in confirmation bias!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 26 April 2019

To express truth is difficult. Truth can' t be hidden, it must come out one day. Though Gallelio is no more yet his truth is known to all today. This poem emphasises truth touchingly. Beautiful poem.

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Savita Tyagi 26 April 2019

Enjoyed this great acrimony towards being truthful or lie to save your neck.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 26 April 2020

A great song depicting the hardships faced by the poetess for her writings had invited wrath pf the powers of her land and she had to go in exile. A brave account of the persecution deserving modern poem of the day.

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Jagdish Singh Ramána 26 April 2020

The bravest composition all the way; bravery. There is too much plight in Taslima Nasreen's poetry. The poet realist. Emotional! ! ! ! !

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Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal 26 April 2020

Nice one.. brave attempt.. clear 10 God has given us the place to preserve self and race where is the place for us to claim divinity? whereas it blessed already Hasmukh Mehta Courtesy: Brave Poetess Tasleema

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Anil Kumar Panda 26 April 2020

Truth is bitter to the dishonest and cheat. Can understand your pain when you are being treated unfairly. It is straight from your heart. Deep write. Thanks.

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Jayatissa K Liyanage 26 April 2020

Yes, truth can not be down trodden for ever. One day....sure, it'll pop up. Among thousands and thousands of people who don't want to look, but only see, suddenly one Thaslima is borne. If Thaslima too failed to look, Amilsath will be born.side by side with truth. Nature is smart that much. Very insightful thought, smartly crafted poem. Congrats on your well deserved positioning. X

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