Rays of Virtue

A student was returning home from studies,
while solving an equation in his head,
saw an inscription written on the poster.
“The persecution of practitioners must end!”

And slowing down his pace he wondered,
what persecution at this day and age?
He learned in China communism has tortured,
and even murders people at this stage.

Who are they, and what crimes have they committed?
They all believe in goodness and in God,
in truth, compassion, tolerance, all should be acquitted,
the communist evil party had gone mad!

How could a signed petition help them?
In peril, how to help them in their need?
So far away and helpless they, as lambs,
the evil party is powerful indeed.

But at that moment his imagination,
through countries, rivers,mountains, lands
brought to the scene with accurate perception,
showed him the tortured innocents in camps.

He saw a boy same age as him imprisoned,
in cold stone chamber bleeding near to death.
As image disappeared he sadly wondered,
why are they forced to live in such abyss?

The image of the boy indeed was chilling,
with dignity he looked at evil grin.
They risk their lives by standing up to evil,
protecting universal truths by blood and skin.

And suddenly all doughs have scattered.
He felt great joy to bottom of his being.
He signed the great petition and the latter
exuding beams of light for rays to sing.

The apathy and silence strengthens evil.
Each person is a light onto themselves.
United lights of righteousness can heal,
reflecting rays of virtue to ourselves!