RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: DEMOCRACY
Hong Kong Lament
If you’d like to see what the future holds
Take a good long look at Hong Kong
When democracy is bought and sold
The future won’t be long
In the name of law and order
Dissent defined as treason
If you live under the oppressor’s thumb
You don’t give them a reason
To speak your mind in any setting
Is to take a giant chance
There are many who are suffering
For taking a dissident stance
If you think it could not happen here
Consider the choice we face
An elder and an autocrat
The choice is a disgrace
Choose one and it’s a gamble
Choose the other and it’s assured
The sound of freedom running
Will be the last thing that we heard
