Since my early days in school
I learnt numbers & memorized tables
Did a lot of additions and subtractions
Multiplied several times in various ways
Made equations look like equivalents
Yet never knew 32 is not equable at all.
No until in recent days
When 32 was violently violated
Broken bricks were scattered around
Cemented truths were turned around
That I felt a deep pain within me
And realized in joy 32 is not a number anymore.
Joy! Yes, 32 defeated all Mathematicians
Defined, no more as a figure in math
Its equations cannot be resolved in numbers
The equation lies in the unequivocal truth
Of the immortality of Mujib
In the deepest corner of my heart.
Though at times my heart aches
But then 32 unveils the history
Which I knew couldn’t be erased
Nor can the 32 be.
Amidst the darkest stormy night
I can see 32 exists proud and bright
February 9, 2025.
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