Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 81

Who are you Old Shanghai?
Delia School of Canada, Roslan, Muhammad Izzul Hakimi Bin - 14
Ni Hao
Old Shanghai
Now industrialized in a blink of an eye time.
However years before, Old Shanghai suffered in wartime.
Days past you, countless centuries lived beyond that now you have fade
The past left you with scars, and it won’t biodegrade.
Wars upon that starved, and murder, massacre of millions of people,
Such as the Opium Wars while it was awful
Due to significant superpower battle.
Old Shanghai, you have been possessed, owned and controlled,
By Imperial Japan, the British Empire and the Portuguese that has internally hurt your soul.
In the past, you are just a major trading port.
But later kingdoms and empires have taken you into a fort.
Bombs and guns have destroyed,
Which could have never been avoided.
Imperial Japan has severely damaged the city
Buildings collapsing and monuments perished by the army.
After the Qing Dynasty lost in the Opium war you were occupied by the British
People and the land of Hong Kong banished.
Seasons pass within decades,
You were a mess, with buildings and homes shatter like a kid whipped by a bastinade.
Yet, you have overcome the challenges along with the obstacles and aid,
Including to upgrade.
Now, as the industrial revolution occurs, you are far further developed
then an advanced computer system that is corrupted.
Nonetheless, Old Shanghai you must be far successful currently, that you must be worshiped.