truth ?

Once again
History repeats itself
By savage deeds
In a civilized age

Once again
Hidden hands appear
Seeking the blood
Of the poor and the wretched

Once again
Colour, race, religion and language
Become sharp blades
To use in the carnage

It has happened
In every corner of the earth
Where the few eat bread
And the rest sand

It has happened
Where the few clothed in velvet
Sleep in palaces
The rest go naked, squeezed into shacks

It has happened -
Then Hidden Hands reappear
Spilling the blood of the poor
To cling on to power

May 1969

Hidden Hands - Said Zahari

read May 13 by Kua Kia Soong. We're Malaysian.