A Moment of Nothingness

By Min Ko Naing - 88 Student Leader
Courtesy: All Burma Federation of Students

Being a dragon - evolving from having been a snake,
However there is no dragon crest to raise high.
Having imprinted configurations
On ones’ palms,
Yet there is no sign of luck to be proud of.

Everybody enters the race in the river
through their own preparation,
However, when one meets the waterfall unexpectedly,
Some ‘free-riders’ downstream scream in shock,
And some struggling upstream against the tide finally become helpless.

Numbers are increasing year after year,
However, there is no actual age to show people.

It could be still be called a life
Because we are still living and struggling,
However, there is no actual meaning to express.

Original Message-Poem

Whislt at Sittwe Prison
Smuggled out of jail by another political prisoner.
To show, where there is a will there is a way...
the TRUTH finds its way OUT