Living In The Years Of Non-Corruption.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan
Living In The Years Of Non-Corruption....
The year of living most dangerously
for the society and me
the year of being post graduated
the Jakarta emotions
my small society and me
it was saturated, seemingly
under the skin, it lived forth
till that civil war exploded
i oft heard these voices
seven generals trapped in the lion's pit
seven students wrapped in death
no time to mourn
next reign already forlorn
i oft heard these voices
post graduated me
the situations saturated, seemingly
under our skin, it lived forth
most rapid thoughts in wrought
the present regiment under this president
we are no dissidents
never seen or be seated in a prison
Hurray! We are living in the years of non-corruption
finally freed from those evil worms
Jokowi & Ahok is our norm
there's freedom of speech at last....
YES! Freedom of Speech at last
but there had occurred unrhyming endings so fast
it started on the 4th of November, or was it December?
Ahok was blamed for insulting the Qur´an
the ultra-Islamic group which increased rapidly
accused Ahok for blasphemy
in the 72 years of Indonesian history
he is the second Governor with a Christian belief
and the first who is of Chinese ancestry, but blasphemy?
I haven´t known that correct explaining
a few Quotes from the Qur´an
you would be blamed for blasphemy,
instantly the fanatic group called the police
everything in details was noticed
tiresome trials had been set
the Indonesian folk had their bet
Ahok lost the case, Cipinang ahead
he has been moved to Jakarta recently
the idol must spend two years on this spread bed....
Living in the Years of Non-corruption
written by: Sylvia Frances Chan
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This is the first time she dares to create poetry about politics.About a country where she was born and which she may call her own. In previous times, it was well known as a country wherein the leaders led the folk with the severe power to dictatorship. Since Jokowi became President, the death penalty was restored and he has made his country totally free from becoming a corrupt nation again. He and Ahok made Indonesia as clean, honest and safe as possible. Before Jokowi was chosen as President, he had won the election for Jakarta Governor together with Ahok. Now Halfway now, the fanatics have imprisoned Ahok. Two long years.
BIO: Sylvia Frances Chan
Mum of three sons, lecturer, essay writer, critic, paintress (impressionism) , designer of cards, cartoonist. Other poems published in websites as Kalaage, The Literary Yard, Poemhunter, Hello Poetry, Allpoetry, Poetry.Com (editor Judy Lynn-USA) .
Annual Reunion Trisakti University in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she declamates her own poems. She graduated in the Engl. Language-and-Literature. Born In Jakarta, she resides now in the Netherlands, where she enjoys walking, breathing the free air and creating poems under the deep blue sky....
Emeralds Green, a Poem Book by Xlibris.Press, UK. Also as an EBook,
Who's Who in Poetry International (Vol II) an North American Anthology by Judy Lynn, Cal. USA.
A wonderful and honest political write. Very informative and perceptive. Congratulations for having embarked on this write, your first political poem. A very brave act. And yes, if we are really concern and we love our country, we must take steps to eradicate social ills that destroy the very foundation of a country. In our own little way if solidified with other earnest efforts, we can do what we aimed for in life.
The great Poetess and all the citizens of the country where she was born are indeed lucky at present for they have been released from the claws.of corruption, a social ill that destroys the very core of a society.
To live in a place where we can exercise our inalienable rights as vested by our fundamental law is indeed wonderful. What is life when there is no freedom. Freedom is the foundation of life and without it we can't feel the wonders of existence.
Living In The Years Of Non-Corruption......Awful years the more we were still kids, teens, students....None truth could be uttered, what a time, WHO yo blame?
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I would like to translate this poem
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A Brave and informative Alert! Done so well as poetry! Sharing a history it sounds like you had first hand experience of! Wonderful poem.
Thank you so much, dear Julia! At the least I have said what must be said long time gone. This is already 2019 when I published this on PH and 1 or 2 years earlier in a true literary magazine/journal that is read on this globe. Please think, if you or I am not able to write the truth, really in an honest way in our stories or poems, how must that feel. B'cause of a poem imprisoned