2002-09-24 - 9:40 a.m.
winding down a melodic interlude
refining her renditions among the crude
she barely notices lustful stares
and floats along much finer airs
.
the throng in her head has been subdued
she banished the bawdy and the lewd
and she's the child once so suppressed
who now stands tall among the rest
.
once they raped and packaged her
made her hate and trafficked her
she went to market like a flea
thinking it fate or destiny
.
now the duckling is a swan
no longer just a willing pawn
she's flying high above your hooks
you'll only read of her in books
.
she's the one I see in you
the reason I do what I do
the molten gold now purified
the diamond shining; China's pride
.
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