Roy E. Peterson, ‘The Chinese Tyrant’s Torrid Terror’ – Honorable Mention

The Chinese Tyrant’s Torrid Terror

by Roy E. Peterson

Truth transcends the turmoil of the tyrant’s torrid terror.
Echoes of emotion are emitted by the bearer.
While ravaging the Falun Gong whose only crime is faith,
The powers of the CCP encircle like a wraith.

The Red Hotel has blood that is staining every floor
With blood-drenched dingy door knobs bolting down every door.
Every Red Hotel room should be numbered 666
With the red-drenched starry flag of CCP affixed.

The owners of the Red Hotel in China seek to hide
Murder of the peaceful Falun Gong that goes on inside.
The tyrants of Tiananmen seek to eradicate
The Falun Gong adherents and their faith annihilate.

Stop buying Chinese products that is where they get their wealth
While desecrating Falun Gong in darkness with their stealth.
There are unaccounted thousands who died in half-hid cells
While blood-lust leaders of the party keep on living well.

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Recognized as an Honorable Mention in FoFG’s 2024 Poetry Contest