Bushra pens a poem, as a tribute to a Covid-19 warrior, the unfortunate demise of Dr Simon Hercules, in Chennai, April 2020, exclusively for Different Truths.
Briefings,
in the secretariat
Soldiers,
alert
Battlefield,
of danger
Heartache,
in the hot zone
An enemy,
unseen
Death,
of a warrior.
Denied rest
Ambulance,
stopped
Glass,
smashed
Barriers,
broken
Stones,
flung
Desperation…!
Finally
mud,
dug with shovel
clawed by hand
Mud,
sprayed upon
Body – plastic wrapped
flung,
8 feet under
instead of 12
Sprayed upon
Flesh,
recoils in death
layered with mud,
sprayed upon again
Soul,
restless
layered with mud,
sprayed upon again
Loved ones
look on helplessly
Yes,
hurts,
too much
When death is denied dignity!
Photo from the Internet
Bushra Alvi Razzack, Founder of Delhi by Verse, loves weaving words, emotions and opinions while creating rhythm and imagery to make sense. Apart from being therapeutic, writing poems is her way of storing memories and recording events. Her articles on culture and society have been widely published. She has also translated short stories from Urdu and Hindi into English. She is the Editor of multilingual anthology, Dilliwali: Celebrating the Woman of Delhi through Poetry.
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Extremely poignant and heart-wrenching. It was a real shame.
Thanks for your comment Shernaz. Yes, this incident was very disturbing. Everyone deserves a decent burial.
Lovely Piece Bushra…✌🤝👏
Thank you Nasir.