RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY
Dissent in Hong Kong
There is no joy on the streets of Hong Kong
There is no discourse at all
There are martyr’s tears for Helena Wong *
Among the chosen to take the fall
A conspiracy to commit subversion
A trumped-up charge if ever there was
They claim the right to imprison anyone
No matter what one says or does
They stood for the right to public protest
They stood for Hong Kong’s independence
They face a lifetime behind cold bars
They were hardly allowed a defense
Today in Hong Kong you have no rights
Except for the right to silence
If you want to speak or raise a sign
Beijing’s answer is always violence
* Found guilty of Draconian security law
(along with thirteen others).
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