Been 22 years
Since Great Britain
Returned Hong Kong.
Streets burn
With anger
Demanding more.
Remnant
Last century promises
Conveniently forgotten
On the self-interest altar.
Protesters fear
Another Tienanmen Square
Scorched earth crackdown
By Chinese authorities.
Knowing
Long history
Of suppression
To opposition.
Each move
A chess strategy
As castles and knights
Seek checkmate.
Where consequences
Are life and death
Written by the victorious
In history books.
Therisa © 2019
Author’s note: Since I have written this poem, the situation in Hong Kong has gotten worse. I fear that Chinese tanks will be rolling down Hong Kong’s streets, before this crisis is over.
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