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.
4 @) f) L1 [& b2 @When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
& o6 e5 A9 ~& G% B! ]6 K4 J4 VWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
2 d: X% [4 u7 ~/ v0 \! TWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
; v3 M9 Q! H5 {; a0 E  TWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
' ~" L  j0 q& a4 f2 QWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
4 G# C0 c" ^/ _2 }) o! X. Q1 AWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
. Z/ X( r' N; k! _4 w, m, qWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
* e) S: J2 w; V0 V. p4 Y" t, EWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
" h& A7 R/ t& f- Y. ]When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
$ x# D3 ^7 K0 E2 W6 o/ S! K* SWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
6 }& P6 s6 O7 w* O4 G! ]6 k/ }When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
. g: D6 n  |8 y4 p0 m; `When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
3 B/ j" f( |9 y: a2 j+ TWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
1 F4 [- u$ Y" Z4 d1 q- M1 @We don't hate you either.

3 v1 q. ]0 L% p& B& {1 S  ABut, do you understand us?
5 x+ E3 [( g) M3 E4 G2 L$ G- h
Of course we do, you said,
+ u9 r( D  @- t+ N  ~We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?
/ j) }! ~  U& f+ DThink hard first, then answer...
  e. i' f; z2 e  @4 {) s  g/ U& RBecause you only get so many chances.
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
5 G/ R2 y/ N" C- M9 Q! K" mThis 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.