I am Alive Today

by HB Rita

May 17, 2021

I was dead on this day last year

Numerous cuts, tubes all over the body

The tongue was sticking out to the throat.

My mother was crying, children were shocked

I was watching them carefully

What a pitiful howl they wanted to hold me

Their helpless faces suddenly woke me up

I thought, why say goodbye? Why so soon?

Then I moved with an intangible force

I told my mother, mother! Am I alive?

Mom said yes.

I said to the children, dear! I'm alive.

Yes! Today I am alive, but I was dead last year

Yesterday's useless finger makes me write today

I earned so much energy and courage to fight!

Where did I get these?

My God? My supernatural power? I don't know.

I know,

That day I declared my rebellion against the messenger,

I will protect my family.

Mom said yes.

I said to the children, dear! I'm alive

Yes! Today I am alive, to say I survived

I was dead on this day last year.

The useless fingers,

Today I can write on that finger.

So much courage to fight! Where did I get so much morale?

My God? My supernatural power?

I don't know.

Just know

That day I declared my rebellion against the messenger,

I will protect the family.

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HB Rita

HB Rita, an ancestor of Bangladesh,lives in NYC. She achieved higher education at Touro College and University in New York. HB Rita has been involved in New York City public school teaching for 15 years. She is also a well-known journalist, writer, columnist, and poet in New York and Bangladesh. She published seven books of poetry and one Novel. Her books list- Mownota -2014(মৌনতা)/ Kobita Tumi Vobitobbo Koshter Proticchobi-2016(কবিতা তুমি ভবিতব্য কষ্টের প্রতিচ্ছবি)/ Dokkho Joler Lohori-2017(দুঃখ জলের লহরী)/ Roktakkto Nil-2018(রক্তাক্ত নীল)/ Binu-2019(বিনু)/ Jonakir Dakbaksho(জোনাকির ডাকবাক্স) Birds of Paradise(বার্ডস্ অফ প্যারাডাইস)-2021! আকাশের বুকে অগ্নিস্রোত( Akasher Bookey Ognisrot-2022) Diagonal Perspective- Poetry Tied To The Ribbon Of Time (2022) Her poems and writing make the realistic imagery of daily life struggle, love, resentment, estrangement, social harmony, caste discrimination, women's rights, and equality noticeable. Protesting voices in the development of society and educating children and parenting information are the subjects of her writing. The life observing poet, who scrutinized every move in her life, loves poetry. Since 2014, she has been running a non-profit organization called 'Thinking the Humanity' (thinkingthehumanity.com)to provide medical treatment and exceptional financial support to the needy in Bangladesh.

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