কমরেড

 কমরেড  


কমরেড এভাবেই কাশতে কাশতে 
হৃদয় উজাড় করে থাকা সূর্যের গমকে  
চিলের ডানার মতো যত কাশফুল 
মেঠোপথে ছড়িয়ে ছিটিয়ে চমকে চমকে 
লুব্ধক থেকে সমকোণে স্বর্গে নরকে; 
এভাবেই কাশতে কাশতে যত কাশফুলে  
মাটির পথ ধরে রাস্তায় সরে সরে 
আবার সেলাম করে 
উতলা হয়ে স্বাতীর কেন্দ্রে ঘুরে ঘুরে 
ঝরে গেলো সীমাহীন নক্ষত্রের জলে
যেভাবে তুমি বলেছিলে আবার মাতবে 
কালপুরুষের মতো সপ্তর্ষির প্রশ্নচিহ্নের তরে 
আমার বুকের ভেতর কঙ্কালের মতো 
সেই প্রশ্নের বান ছিল যত উজাড় করা 
তার পিছু নিয়ে দৌড়েছি তোমার সুরে 
যতটা কাঁটায় কাঁটায় ঠিক - অথবা 
প্রতিবিম্ব; শুধু নীলের খেলায় ধুধু করা সবুজ প্রান্তরে 
তোমার থেকে জাগ্রত ক্রীড়াময় অসীম 
আমি শুনেছি অগুনতি, অন্তর্লীন 
শুধু দ্বন্দ্বের অসংখ্য ধ্রুবকে লীলাময় হে কমরেড  
একপা এগোতে গেলে কতশত দুইপা পিছোতে হয় !  


সন্দীপ চক্রবর্তী,

শ্রীরামপুর, 

মহালয়া, ১৭/০৯/২০২০ 

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