A week after her party’s defeat and a day after the newly formed government’s first cabinet meeting, former chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee sent a message to her followers through a poem on Tuesday titled “Brave”. Coming after the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) electoral defeat in the Assembly election, the poem appeared aimed at party workers who may be frustrated or disillusioned. “Be brave and strong” is the sense that comes through from the very beginning. “Always face brutes with a smile” was among the lines that drew the most attention online, with supporters and critics alike trying to interpret who the “brutes” might refer to in Bengal’s current ruling political party. The poem repeatedly returns to themes of loneliness and resilience, themes that now feel especially significant after Banerjee’s political setback.…