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“Antiseptic Human (Sonnet 2299) Some faces, some names, some ideas, instantly ruin a bigot's day. I'm flattered, that the very thought of me stings like antiseptic on fanatic skin. I'm flattered to belong to a race, that causes heartburn to the heartless. I'm flattered to belong to a religion, that causes brain-damage to the brainless. What is my race, you ask - what is my religion! That is indeed a fair question, yet palpable, the answer is not! A race rooted in rights not ritual, I belong to the Race called Human. A faith centered on people not doctrine, I belong to the Order of Integration.” — Abhijit Naskar
Antiseptic Human (Sonnet 2299)
Some faces, some names, some ideas,
instantly ruin a bigot's day.
I'm flattered, that the very thought of me
stings like antiseptic on fanatic skin.
I'm flattered to belong to a race,
that causes heartburn to the heartless.
I'm flattered to belong to a religion,
that causes brain-damage to the brainless.
What is my race, you ask -
what is my religion!
That is indeed a fair question,
yet palpable, the answer is not!
A race rooted in rights not ritual,
I belong to the Race called Human.
A faith centered on people not doctrine,
I belong to the Order of Integration.