What is the difference?

What is the Difference?

People could speak freely under the British
So they said it was democratic
But any one criticizing British rule was imprisoned
They included U Ottama and U Wisara Thera-wun.

U Wisara was to be disrobed by the jailors
He protested with intense fervor
He fasted for Sangah rights there
He sacrificed his life for ever.

British suppressed all opponents after annexation
They jailed or killed without deliberations
They fired at the crowd in Mandalay
Seventeen monks were killed on that day.

SLORC fired at the crowd in eighty eight in Burma
They killed many monks and laymen there
SPDC also fired at the monks in 2007
They killed many monks in the mayhem.

So, what is the difference between the British and SPDC?
One is the colonialist and another the Burmese army
Many would have said one was alien and another national
But both are the same in the act infernal!

One must oppose any government so brutal
Such as the Burmese one at present so cruel
Whether alien, national, vassal or feudal
We just need democracy at this interval.

Use nonviolent means as the weapon
Rely on the truth as a beacon
Be sincere in your talkathon
Be persevere in your marathon
Then you will succeed in your carry-on.

Aesclepius B