What do you want from us?
"What do you want from Us?"3 Y M0 y7 c: }+ f2 g, O( R) g
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- A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
7 J" H* a, e* P- ?. CBy a Slient, Silent Chinese. & G, H% t9 [1 O( f* h) W! J
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) R' G+ n+ u; G) lWhen We were called Sick man of Asia, We were called The Peril.0 I. H9 E% c0 c' \2 z
When We are billed to be the next Superpower, We are called The threat.
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When We were closed our doors, You smuggled Drugs to Open Markets.
) Q* ?& w; ^% {When We Embrace Freed Trade, You blame us for Taking away your jobs.5 `& p. C3 N1 N6 G3 y
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When We were falling apart, You marched in your troops and wanted your "fair share".
6 H: e& f* t5 V3 e: OWhen We were putting the broken peices together again, "Free Tibet" you screamed, "it was an invasion!"
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( When Woodrow Wilson Couldn't give back Birth Place of Confucius back to Us,
7 B6 |9 f! W2 Z: g& P! VBut He did bought a ticket for the Famine Relief Ball for us.)
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; W4 q4 ~- I9 S+ vSo, We Tried Communism, You hated us for being Communists# l0 B9 P5 J3 \8 N5 y$ `
When We embrace Capitalism, You hate us for being Capitalist.
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1 w, b: F ?$ t8 b5 p- r0 a/ ~: I* Y2 T. cWhen We have a Billion People, you said we were destroying the planet.
8 E0 \" H4 l2 T( r- U2 Z( kWhen We are tried limited our numbers, you said It was human rights abuse.
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When We were Poor, You think we are dogs.
9 U% `; Q8 v, B% jWhen We Loan you cash, You blame us for your debts.
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When We build our industries, You called us Polluters.
$ \8 R1 ` K, M) T$ IWhen we sell your goods, You blame us for global warming.
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# Y. ]9 R7 ?; y$ F. u0 h3 v7 NWhen We buy oil, You called that exploitation and Genocide.& M: W3 D ~4 y1 m
When You fight for oil, You called that Liberation.9 V' P$ T- G+ d6 G. s% O
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When We were lost in Chaos and rampage, You wanted Rules of Law for us.; f t" Z0 o8 s; o
When We uphold law and order against Violence, You called that Violating Human Rights." l1 i0 g5 @4 s" b
( `& H- Q) p; ?; W4 T6 aWhen We were silent, You said you want us to have Free Speech.* h) i. J& y/ M2 L8 @5 P$ {/ K
When We were silent no more, You say we were Brainwashed-Xenophoics.
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
: J k; X, L+ H+ X+ Z# H# ?! ~7 J"No," You Answered, "We don't hate You."
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" H4 I( ?* G2 W0 H4 QWe don't Hate You either,* Y! O9 B# a+ D; T. x; d0 ~7 A
But Do you understand us? ' y# r; |/ y" L; X+ y, J' R4 k
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"Of course We do," You said,- Y1 O1 {! j, u7 x! b) n
"We have AFP, CNN and BBCs..."
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What do you really want from us?
: L6 w- b* `8 G/ fThink Hard first, then Answer...
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Because you only get so many chances,
: [) o0 s# b" {. a+ O+ NEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for this one world. * w$ W- a) t% _7 y
! k$ y. m- [$ L- xWe want One World, One Dream, And Peace On Earth.1 m; b( F' T8 y% X# P2 D( d, \
- This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.
