Tsoltim N. Shakabpa

Here is a poem by a wonderful Tibetan poet:

I HAVE A TARGET
By Tsoltim N. Shakabpa

I have a target
That some day
Our children will stand atop the plateau of a free Tibet
And wash away the ravages the Chinese left behind

I have a target
That one day
The Tibetan spirit will be exalted
And the Chinese power muffled

I have a target
That one day
The children of the Chinese who raped Tibet
And the children of the Tibetans who suffered under Chinese rule
Will sit down together at the table of friendship

I have a target
Now until our kingdom come
To make the Chinese leave Tibet
And to return the Dalai Lama to his rightful throne

I have a target
Not a dream


TSOLTIM N. SHAKABPA is a recognized Tibetan poet and a dedicated political activist for a free Tibet. He is the son of Tsepon Wabgchuk Deden Shakabpa, the eminent Tibetan historian, statesman, freedom fighter and former Finance Minister of independent Tibet.