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.
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
( d; n6 @  l& `1 NWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
2 }, T9 s4 {7 ^  b6 pWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
" `* z. r# ]. P& wWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
/ k0 J2 g' s, c, }When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
( w1 }. y" k' W4 AWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
( w  i9 O% `7 k( UWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
- t8 Z' I( {& h. ~6 |3 A' [7 BWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
+ o  x' m$ N1 x2 ~3 k1 o  gWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
5 }, n5 ~0 O5 a; d# oWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
$ E% o$ y) U6 X5 Q* {1 g" X1 c/ WWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
, G+ p2 _( y! I+ |- S& L( LWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
8 z; }, H; }7 S+ ^When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
  B6 f5 _' i" ^) C2 f* {" j. QWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
% W: R, _# a2 H7 O. o7 A2 k5 h! iWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
4 A% X8 i! I2 B! h) z5 x% cWe don't hate you either.
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, r3 z8 D6 M3 D. @( J- DBut, do you understand us?

Of course we do, you said,
# _+ b; q+ F- K4 UWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?
! T5 P- {$ Q; ^. t' BThink hard first, then answer...
" q) ?  M1 N% W% a; ABecause you only get so many chances.
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
/ N' P4 s* s, U0 [3 ^* fWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
( c6 m8 [) M3 F! N8 N8 U* B7 aThis 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.