A poetic tribute to the students who lost their lives in Dhaka in the uprising of July 2024 by Shahin Hossain
In the July heat, where courage met the street,
Young hearts marched refusing to retreat.
Abu Sayed, a beacon, stood tall.
With each step, he towered above all.
Faisal Ahmed, Shanto, Wasim Akrum braved,
In the face of tyranny, they refused to cave.
Sakib Hasan and Tamim stood with fire in their eyes.
For Freedom, they paid the ultimate price.
They came in peace in the name of the land,
But power-hungry hands bled them to death.
The police like shadows darkened the light,
Thousands of souls vanished into the night.
But freedom is a flame that never dies.
It rises from ashes it pierces the skies.
The blood of our children, the tears we weep
Will water the soil where freedom becomes the call.
Mir Mugdho and Fahad your spirits remain
In every struggle in every refrain,
Cruelty’s reign a chapter of despair
Will lose itself in annals of time.
For every life taken, a thousand more rise.
In the name of justice under the free skies,
Guard this freedom, a treasure untold,
In the hearts of the young, let its spirit unfold.
For Abu Sayed and the fallen, we vow to defend
Our birthright until the very end.
Let the world know. Let the tyrants see.
Freedom is ours and forever it shall be.
The revolution’s fire will burn bright
For those fallen for freedom.
May they find peace in eternal lives.
Shahin Hossain is a Maryland-based researcher and writer, passionate about exploring global issues through poetry and prose.
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