Free Verse Poetry
To Poverty
You are a dire necessity I know, O Poverty
Much have I had of you all my life
And long to have you all the more of yours.
For you make me observe the stars
Like a mariner sitting at the mast wide
Open in the craving breast of the sea
For you make me feel the dumb voices
Tyrants have planted in the alluvial
Plains of the trodden.
I’ve tasted of the forbidden fruit
From the field of heaven.
Vultures are meant to be feeding
On the flesh. They smell of war
Even in the tranquil valley of the tribes.
They wake up the squirrels at midnight
Making the moon beyond the hills weep
To quench their bloody thirst.
I need you more! Oh, all the more of yours,
O barren palm of fate!
Caress my skull with your soothing fingers
So I can have more of yours in my chest
To feel the same frailty continents have had
To feel the infallible calls of the dead.
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Published by Abu Forhad
Abu Forhad is a well-known poet hailing from Bangladesh. He has been writing poetry since his primary education level and has globally been active in the field of poetry, contributing to different literary journals and magazines. Two of the magazines that Forhad regularly contributes to are Bharath Vision and Open Skies Quarterly. His poetry has already been translated into Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew. Furthermore, he has been awarded many times by several online groups for his outstanding contributions. He is also the founding director of 'Skylark Poetry Society (SPS)', an online poetry group. Forhad has done his BA (Honors) in English from Asian University of Bangladesh and MA in English Literature from Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology. He also holds another MA in the English Language from Khulna University. He has been working as a lecturer of English for over nine years in his hometown. Forhad's major interests include poetry, literary criticism, poetry theory, and art and craft of poetry.
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Your awe-inspiring poem is a great literary delight, Mr Forhad! Would love to see more poems by you featured in the e-zine. 🧡💜💙
This is a great poem!