I Refused To Die
A defiant smile at the growing grass loosens chains, only to spark…
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Matchbox – October ’24
Why Do You Fear My Way So Much?
A spirit questions dogma, asserting its unique, loving path, bewildered by the fear it evokes
October 15, 2024
O Pundit,
O Mulla,
I’m not an atheist
for I don’t preach ungodliness
as my profession.
I’m not an agnostic
for I don’t carry a basketful
of doubts on my head.
I’m not your secularist
for I don’t stand
at the crossroads of all religions.
I’m not a rationalist
for I don’t use
the logic of pure reason.
I’m not a heretic
for my business isn’t
to chase after your orthodox ways
to worship and life.
Kabir says,
He’s a messenger of love for people
Why do you fear my way so much?
Excerpted from Why Do You Fear My Way So Much? – Poems and Letters from Prison by G.N. Saibaba, published by Speaking Tiger Books 2022.
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G.N. Saibaba
Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba (1967 – 12 October 2024) was an Indian scholar, writer and human rights activist from Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. Saibaba was accused by Indian authorities of having ties with outlawed Maoist organizations and was sentenced to life imprisonment by a session court in 2017.