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Operation Searchlight by ~K-Sajid:iconK-Sajid:

Categories Literature > Poetry > Sociopolitical > Open


You ripped the tongue out my mouth
You cowered
Replaced it with fire shower,

You came hissing your depraved war cries
Faces drawn like a slave to your lies;
Under the dark
Shaking your champagne bottles
You sprayed your froth- throttled
Me out of spark.

Gathered up my rivers
Under fetters.
In pitch darkness
Starved my sun’s brightness.

Pulled out of my landscape
Like a picked-clean bone;
Cornered with no escape,
I died in numbers unknown.

You popped corks loud enough
To drown songs of my youth.

But your fire
Could only lick my feet;
I climbed out of the mire,
To lend fire to your funeral pyre.

In time I found and held a handle,
And blew out my first birthday candle.
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Operation Searchlight was a planned military pacification carried out by the Pakistan Army to stifle the Bengali nationalist movement in Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, in the March of 1971. The plan was to take control of the major cities on 26th March, and then eliminating all opposition, political or military, within one month.

The prolonged Bengali resistance was not anticipated by the Pakistani Army. The main phase of Operation Searchlight ended with the fall of the last major town in Bengali hands in mid May.

This operation began what is known in the western world as the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. This systematic killing of Bangladeshis only served to fuel their rage which ultimately resulted in the secession of East Pakistan later in the same year. By the end of the War of Liberation, in the space of a short nine months, 3, 000, 000 Bangladeshis were murdered, and 200,000 Bangladeshi women were raped. Trials of war criminals still continue today, and most are still at large.

In 16th December, 1971, the Pakistani Army unconditionally surrendered to the joint command of the Indian Army and the Mukti Bahini (combined forces of the Bangladeshi Army and local militia).

Full name of the poem is Operation Searchlight: Birth Of A Nation.
I hope that brief note helps.

Daily Deviation

Given 2008-08-03

The suggestor describes Operation Searchlight by ~K-Sajid as "a very moving and emotional portrayal of a struggle towards freedom. It brings to light a very obscure part of history for most of us." She adds: "I think the ending specially is masterfully done; there's hope, there's a happy ending, but there's also the hint at what was paid for that happy ending." (Suggested by ~Nymphrodite and Featured by `lovetodeviate)

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Mood: Joy *b1gfan Jul 28, 2008, 1:18:09 AM
An intense and vivid poem for a very tumultuous struggle. That so much horror can be heaped upon people by others is staggering. That joy and opportunity are then born from that for a free and strong people is even moreso.
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~K-Sajid Jul 28, 2008, 2:11:47 AM
Thanks a lot for the kind words. =)

And yes it is indeed staggering, the amount of cruelty human beings can inflict upon each other. But the drive for freedom is the strongest drive.

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:iconb1gfan:
Mood: Joy *b1gfan Jul 28, 2008, 11:40:11 PM
I quite agree - it's why I stay basically an optimist
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~hObBiTzWiLlEatYou Aug 2, 2008, 11:31:08 PM
amazing.. when i first started reading it seemed like the story of a sado-maso relationship that ended in death... love it. *favorites* :kitty::peace:

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...Light Upon Light :heart:
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~K-Sajid Aug 2, 2008, 11:37:10 PM
:lol: very interesting interpretation. =)

Thank you for the favourite.

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~vivalamonica Aug 3, 2008, 3:29:10 AM
why first birthday candle?
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*MetalShadowOverlord Aug 3, 2008, 5:32:51 AM
I guess this poem can describe the horrors of any war. It is unfortunate that sometimes it is the only option.

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-Many who live deserve death, but some who die deserve life.-

"The world is MINE :evillaugh: ...but I'll share it only with you :hug: ."
-MSO

"Jesus loves you. Why doesn't the government?" :shrug:
- Dan Halen, Squidbillies (A Sober Sunday)
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~erraticcactus Aug 3, 2008, 6:18:55 AM
Wow ... a profound and inspiring poem ... left me speechless !
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~ousted Aug 3, 2008, 6:32:50 AM
"It is unfortunate that sometimes it is the only option."

incorrect terminology. doesn't apply in the context of pakistan attacking bangladesh.

--
in pain, pleasure and pantomime.
:iconmetalshadowoverlord:
*MetalShadowOverlord Aug 3, 2008, 6:39:28 AM
You are right in saying that for this situation and thank you saying that, since I should have been more specific. However, I was following up on my previous statement on the horros of war.

--
-Many who live deserve death, but some who die deserve life.-

"The world is MINE :evillaugh: ...but I'll share it only with you :hug: ."
-MSO

"Jesus loves you. Why doesn't the government?" :shrug:
- Dan Halen, Squidbillies (A Sober Sunday)
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