A Poem - Published by the Washington Post

故乡的云

When we were the Sick Man of Asia, We were called The Yellow Peril.
0 i, D  a  e# G6 K2 @When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
- z& h& u  Z5 d7 l- U$ \- l# kWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
' }$ \3 X2 i1 hWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
9 m: ]" f1 J7 fWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
9 n. ?) t) u) ZWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
  W% Z) m: Y- Y( K" Q2 rWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
2 T. i% `8 Z. L% S' k2 yWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
6 }3 M# M6 j8 N8 E0 O# [When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
$ O; M" S: v3 i" e3 QWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
6 ^. b" ^! O8 S" IWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
) v0 V; T1 K4 y; s) S) U/ MWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
5 G# c" h1 c& w! m9 r4 r: I4 SWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
+ S( ?. _: l0 G' ~" e- SWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
9 t# Z/ O  T/ H4 Z2 l2 x& J. jWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
8 L  Y; v/ F* gWe don't hate you either.

But, do you understand us?

: J( ?! s& {7 o5 P* h8 J. y! |Of course we do, you said,
4 {& _1 }% k* ^7 uWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's
$ z* Y4 k0 Q) p1 J; r' \
2 j$ {# K  x# t# o  Z8 TWhat do you really want from us?
0 O* _9 Q1 j7 K* W5 w) ZThink hard first, then answer...
Because you only get so many chances.
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
) e; J2 r! F1 EWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.

枫林荟芊

兰颜知己

好象在"时事政治"版有这poem的中文版?

sweetspot

Nicely said.