Tiananmen is a blot on humanity
A symbol of man's drive for freedom
For which thousands of children
Sacrificed their precious little lives.
A stain of blood, a wound never healed,
Marked by sculptor Jens Galschiot
In his sculpture, The Pillar of Shame,
A Symbol Of Freedom crushed, blood shed.
The autocratic governments fear the dead
More than those continue to live a life dead
In the dead of night, they remove The Pillar,
But yes, The Shame of Tiananmen lives on.
Like Jesus Christ
Free Speech remains crucified
And like Desdemona, smothered.
Christmas Eve!
Restriction on any freedom is crime and it is considered as style in today's world.
Today, everybody who usurps power, by whatever means, swears by democracy, but practices autocracy.
Of course, I fully agree with you dear Poet. Thank you so much for sharing. Brilliant poem
Dear Poet, not only that Hongkong loses a symbol of freedom, BUt Hongkong has lost now its entire freedom. You have composed a very attentive poem.5 Stars full
Yes, Sylvia. What you said is the truth, the fact. Thank you for sharing your observations
The claws of autocracy will always hit the deepest core of humanity. To my Poem List
A wonderful, powerful and poignant poem so brilliantly expressed.
Thank you, Rose Marie for reading the poem and sharing your valuable observations
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I truly agree with you
Thank you dear poet