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Perhaps the final hour is come
I have left no testament
Only a pen, for my mother
I am no hero
In an age without heroes
I just want to be a man
—from “Declaration,” by the poet Bei Dao aka Zhao Zhenkai. 1990 English translation.
At the Gate of Heavenly Peace, 31 years to the day
twitter is tired of me being sad so maybe someone here will hear me.
Artistic parallels