The Taste Of Death Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

Taste is related with food
and it varies from item to item
from veg to non-veg
here I will talk about animal food
related to death
and about it's different tastes
young goat, old sheep, native chicken
small fish, big fish
halal, jhatka, peeled
clean shaved
roast, Steam Boil, Shik Kebab
soup, tan, curry
we change items daily for taste
because death is someone else's
taste is ours.

We do business with the taste
poultry farm, fish farm, goat firm
name farming, purpose killing
open Slaughter Houses
official and unofficial
restaurants in alley, lane, corridors
with different types of meat
many items of liking
because death is someone else's
taste is ours.

Bird and animal can't speak
they don't even have a court of law
they are helpless
and that's our strength
our opportunity
sitting at the dining table
we suck the bones and say
wow, what a fantastic taste
because death is someone else's
taste is ours.

We sacrifice goat,
if Hindu, it's head goes to killer
if Muslim, skin goes to Mosque
but when Corona entered in our home
took away our father or mother
son, daughter or close relatives
didn't even get dead bodies
we cried loudly for the loss
said... PM is responsible for death
Throw out this government...
the reason behind it
that time
death was ours.