Marisa Lin

there are stars in their caps, soldiers crouched as if the revolution only walks at knee level. before them, a sea

of students: one adjusting his glasses, his face turned towards some invisible turmoil, this refusal that could bring everything

tomorrow or simply life. or simply bullets slicing the Square, shouts & fears running & running into bodies

that ripple onto concrete like children

napping under Beijing sun, eyelids still as peace— still as red pooling, as ink

resisting its meaning— resisting the fist of a government crushing ambitions into pennies

while a single protestor, white shirt tucked in like my father wears to church, stands

before a tank the way one stands before god:

where it moves, he moves. where he stands, it stops.

man & machine dancing, carrier bag swinging from his left hand, the other one raised as if

he were hailing a cab, having just purchased books for the semester, a pack of calligraphy paper & an album

by John Denver, who my immigrant father first heard in China in 1979, Denver’s twang blaring across campus, in the halls, on the streets, ringing

through every child’s freedom dream— so almost-heaven that my father, upon hearing the news, eats

his oatmeal in silence, watches the spoon’s craters disappear into mush and the clouds

There's a peaceful protest against dictatorship held today (October 16th,2020) 5PM at Pathumwan intersection. The protestors is not armed, I reapeat not armed!. All they have are umbrellas due to rain, yes this is all they had. One hour later police forces moved to where protesting is at. 50 minutes later they disbanding the protestors by spraying high pressure water AGAINST BARE HAND PROTESTORS. What the protestors can do was used their umbrellas as a shield against high pressure water. Those fucking dictator pets!.

I know that what I wrote seems like it's not that bad, but I encourage you to read/see what actually happen. It's all overwhelming for me, I just can't convey it to you all properly so please stand by Thai protestors it may seem ridiculous but all we had is each other because all authorities is fucking boot-licking garbage piece of shit, so i beg you all please witness what is happening in Thailand, please stand by us and spreading the news.

Thank you for you're all attention.

Also you can see further information about our ongoing fights against dictatorship through #whatishappeninginthailand on twitter.