Let My People Go!
by Jack and JR
what if the sky is red?
from the colours of the sun at dusk
like an artist splattering blood
carelessly across heavenly canvas.
do you feel heaven's anger?
spread by the soft winds of the dimming sky
that sky red, yes, but the earth redder
soaked in the blood of those who died.
what if trembling hands
of tortured minds (or what was left),
forgotten they were men
and thirst for fellow men's blood and death?
do you feel heaven's pain?
in every bullets sprayed at innocent lives
heaven's tears gushed from the slained
of the government's dirty gunfires.
what if the faceless sage
who has face only for the troubled world
for peace amidst that maddening rage
turned his face at the worst evil?
do you hear heaven's righteous will
in the silent footsteps on the battered street
the earth is red, the saffron redder still
which cries for the oppressed voiceless meek
(images taken from everywhere on the Internet)
On the other hand, our Deputy PM (whom I gladly didn't vote and will never vote for) issued his loving advice:
“we would like to remind our citizens in Myanmar not to interfere in the country’s domestic problems,” he said, adding that Malaysians should refrain from participating in any street demonstration for their own good. (here)
Looks like many Malaysian didn't quite heed the advice of their ayahanda Dato Seri - check out a troubling but thought provoking reflection by a friend
Nice layout
JW
hahaha… a bit of revamp to reflect my new found hobby - hermeneutics and human behaviour science
Jack
Some members of the NLD-LA Penang were at the vigil in Penang last Thursday so I don't see why Malaysians in Myanmar shouldn't protest there. After all, “injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere”!
I think our PM is a bit frightened of having bad relations with Myanmar for some reason. Hmmm. Something is fishy. What sort of investments do our politicians have in Myanmar?