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Silence

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By Khalida ParveenPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Silence
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Silence

I washed the pen

My tongue is locked

I closed my eyes

Take all the flags tied

He strangled the slogans

The fabric of feeling

Then I handed it over

He accepted the sigh of his heart

One last kiss

And with his trembling hands

To hand over the dagger

I washed the pen

My tongue is locked

The blame was on me

Every word that dies is a needle

Whatever he wrote, whatever he said

Those were anti-national things

And what was the order?

To this cradle of civilization

Who will see through my eyes

He will be called an accused

I washed the pen

My tongue is locked

Who will sing love songs

The founder of love will speak

What he will say in the songs

Who will rise to put out the fire

Shake the hand of the killer

He will be called a criminal

I washed the pen

My tongue is locked

I am silent

Why do you look scared?

Every language is locked

Why do you look scared?

I washed the pen

My tongue is locked

Yes, listen to the echo of the senate

The word is the same style

Every tyrant, every murderer

This senate is under attack

Silence the silence

It's not up to you

Silence is silence

When the fall spread, it spread

sad poetry

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