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D O U É

O F T H E M O N T H
If I see any injustice or discrimination
and superstitions, that hurt me more. I
don't expect anything from other people.
It's difficult and kind of illogical to expect
others to understand me or the way I am.
Vice-versa, I cannot understand
everyone. So I shouldn't expect same
from others. But I would be happy if
people become more tolerant to each
other's different opinions and if they
accept others as they are- they don't
need to agree with each other but at least
they can show some respect or not to get
violent or not to overreact. But I find
most of the people are not like that. I
hope one day tolerant people will grow in
number more. Reason will work more
than emotion or blind faith. That's all
what I expect.

Read her poem “I Want to Write My Fear” you will start pondering what will be the
fear which poet is about to write. The lines will urge to read the poem very fast
since poet is telling “I'll not talk about my fear” about certain things. All will be
inquisitive to know the fear the poet is going to write. And, Shafinur Shafin, the
gifted great poet will captivate the hearts with the fear she wanted to talk about.
Interpretation of the poem can be from different perspectives. This beautiful poem
with a political thought, philosophical approach and societal attitude apart from the
square outlook depicts the creative flair of Shafinur Shafin.

K M Santhoshkumar
Journalist, writer and orator,

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