all you have to do is believe
that freedom,equality and human rights are universal values
and profess this publically(even in poetry-like this
and you will reveal that up to five million detainees
do not have these rights.That many are beaten into forced labor
for professing such freedoms.Some are"disappeared"
so no public media or trial might embarrass.
I know you believe in these values
They are core democratic essentials
Freedom of speech and assembly need supporters
So when the Nobel Peace Prize winner is detained
and his wife punished,the question remains
what do peaceful people do to affirm freedom?
I petition you in this poem.While we can,
each of us can awaken others to what is happening.
Before poetry is banned,pass on this petition
for the release of Liu Xiaobo-before it is you
i have to write on behalf of...
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