IMAGINE

By Tsoltim N. Shakabpa

Imagine a free Tibet
Enjoying democracy
Imagine the whole nation
Living happily daily

Imagine the religious
Worshipping as they wish
Imagine all the people
Practicing their own culture

What a world it would be
Finding freedom's key
One world come true
One dream come true

You may think I'm a schemer
But I'm only a dreamer
I may not reach heaven
But I sure don't want hell

Imagine a democratic China
Respecting human rights
Imagine Chinese people
Celebrating free speech

Imagine China and Tibet
Living neighborly in harmony
Imagine if we can say
We are brothers and sisters

What a world it would be
What a future to see
One world come true
One dream come true

You may think I know it all
But I'm only a poet on call
I right the wrongs that people do
And write the rights we pursue

Imagine there's no fighting
Nothing to kill for
Imagine there's no wanting
Nothing to die for

Imagine a world in which
We forget our schemes
Imagine a world in which
We share our dreams

You can then say
The world is truly one
One world come true
One dream come true

Copyright: Tsoltim N. Shakabpa - 2008

* The poet and political activist, Tsoltim N. Shakabpa, is the son Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa, the eminent Tibetan historian, educator, statesman, freedom fight and former Finance Minister of independent Tibet.