People in charge are oppressing.
They distort the facts and,
Misuse the law.
These are their common instrumentalities.

They inject the racial fear into us.
They even instigate disturbances among races.
If necessary, religion is their method,
To let some of us who make noise keep silence.

Detention only restricts the freedom of movement,
But it won’t deter more and more of us from awakening.
There is only one thing which is sacrosanct and inviolable.
It is pursuance of justice, fairness and freedom of right speech.

We used to and should hold them in high esteem.
But the day when they take anything for granted,
Pardon us for holding them in extremely low esteem.
With concerted action, one of these days, they will see what solidarity is.

BESTON TAN YON CHIN is a student studying law in Malaysia