The Weary Traveler
Thousands of miles, dozens of shoes
A weary traveler spreading the news
A walk to Beijing, an old man appealed
For belief in Falun Gong, his heart was real
“Falun Gong is Good” the old man said
As he opened his back-pack that held shoes of bare-thread
But he was arrested as he spoke
Sacrificing his freedom for truth and hope
He continued to say,”The government is wrong”
As he was dragged away, appealing for Falun Gong
July 20th 1999, marked this historic day
Of horrific persecution that left China in dismay
Hundreds of thousands were tortured and killed
Practitioners appealed for justice to be fulfilled
2006 Kilgour and Matas revealed
A new form of evil throughout China was sealed
Organ harvesting live Falun Gong practitioners was true
The world’s people were stunned at the news
Murder for profit, was the CCP’s aim
Genocide of Falun Gong before the 2008 Olympic games
Copyright © Sue Kinnaird | Year Posted 2017
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