Tibetan Prayer

Interviewer:

So, China has claimed Tibet to be a part of China and the United States
Has no official position on the crisis.

Chinese Insider:

Yes, yes, China illegally claimed Tibet as a part of them 40 years ago.
And America is actually our biggest supporter as we try to enslave the world.
Here, let me show you a few characters in this tragic comedy:

The Villager:

"I'm on the border of China
Praying in a Tibetan temple of Buddha
Living poorly because I got to be ready
The path to enlightenment is never steady
My people is starving for freedom
But the Chinese government is too heavy
My people build this country on compassion
Too strong for the New World Order to fathom
So they try to break us down in evil fashion
The monks and nuns being tortured
Destroying me, waiting for my departure
The baton to the head and electric shock to my creed
Even the Dalai Lama starts to bleed
So I sit in the temple and stay my position."

The Chinese Henchman:

"Give me your money, give me your watch
That's your religion? Give me the chains
I'll beat up your body, and then fry the brain
So when you try to speak, no words come out
Tie you to the chair, and put your religion in doubt
It's too easy to just kill you and leave you to rot
So I electrocute your tongue rather than use a gun
I beat you with the baton until you can't run
The monks and nuns that I see are nothing to me
No one is coming, where is Buddha when you want him to be."

The Chinese Leader:

"Never mind how our country expanded
What if I told you that Tibet is a part of our land?
How I secretly overtook the country as planned
Illegally usurping their power 40 years ago
So China gained more power with my hands
Millions of my people living like slaves
But it doesn't matter, as long as they behave
Taking Tibet is not for my people to have
It's to rule without a citizen raising their voice
And live under the master, eternally in a cave."

The American Leader:

"Of course, the policy to slaughter Tibet is strong
But I lie to the public saying, I don't know what's going on
Terrorism is just the new communism for today
I put fear in the hearts of my people as they are in dismay
Restricting their freedom, stealing their freedom
So one day, we too, can become a land of communism
The Chinese envy the manipulation our media uses
And I envy the oppression that their government uses
Tomorrow, the new terrorism will be realism
People live in a grand illusion, and I hope to keep it that way."

The American Citizen:

"Oh yeah, where is the country of Tibet?
I think it's somewhere in Asia
Oh really? Next to China and India
Who is the ruler of the country Tibet?
I thought the Dalai Lama ruled in Nepal
My ignorance put me in this box inside
I am a patriot but waking to my demise
I didn't know Tibet is integral to freedom for all."

The Villager:

"I sit here steadfast as I start to pray
I make sure China never sees the sunrise,
And their land slowly starts to decay
From here to the infinite, I see with my eyes
The world for what it is in black and white
Hegelian dialectic controlling the population
Making us live in the darkness and never in light
But the path that I take will lead to emancipation
The road to enlightenment leads me to action
My people's will is too strong for this slaughter
Innocent, buried in a casket, Chinese fashion
So I dig for the truth and do not waver."

Peter Keomanyvanh