Cultural Contempt
In knowing you, little by little, I cannot deny, That the flaw was not in your nature but in the culture in making of you- that shaped you, how you behave. It couldn’t be unseen. Only after all this accumulating time did I understand the depth of the cultural decay horrendously affecting you. A spectacle so repellent, So, unattractive that stirs only revulsion. Problem upon problem, One issue after another, As if an endless trope of shortcomings- a legacy of neglect, a culture that repulses the beloved. And, since you have come across my path, Standing on the crossroads, I can feel a fierce disdain within me for you. Contempt for the cultural atmosphere what made you a tyrant- a shallow scallop. I strongly detest it with all my might, I feel the hatred not only for you but the culture that shaped you. ©® Farheen Akter Bhuian Timespan: 15th july, 2026, Mirpur Cantonment.