Poem written by Allan Goh, Malaysian citizen.
Bersih is the people’s movement:
There is no subscribed membership,
Nor a registered society.
It is a spontaneous grouping
Of free, like-minded citizens,
Who believe in democracy,
Transparent and impeccable.
Bersih does not ask for the sky;
It only wants clean elections.
It is helmed by a committee
Of people with integrity,
Deeply concerned with the faulty,
Fraudulent electoral roll.
These brave civic individuals,
Voluntarily give their time,
Resource, effort and energy.
Bersih does not ask for the sun;
It only want fair elections.
Voting in a democracy
Is the most basic human right.
It is an open avenue
For the expression of free will,
For the choice of good governance.
This means the careful selection
Of moral principled people.
Bersih does not ask for the moon;
It wants only just elections.
Only a clean, fair election
Can ensure the installation
Of a responsible government,
Of, by and for all the people,
Based on the best human values,
For a true, progressive nation,
Steeped in democratic values.
Bersih does not ask for the earth;
It wants only free elections.
If Bersih deserves the label
Of anti- anything at all,
It is anti-lies and scandals,
Anti-vile manipulations,
Duplicities and corruptions,
And obstacles against justice.
Fair minded people will align
Themselves with justice and fairness.
Bersih does not ask for the world;
It wants only true elections.
Bersih does not coerce nor threaten.
Its principle is non-violence,
To convey its message to all.
When its clarion call to action
Of peaceful protest comes around,
Citizens response with true grit.
It finds a resonance with folks.
Bersih does not ask for the gold;
It wants only real elections.
The ray of hope for real freedom,
Lives on in people’s mind and soul,
That empowers them as Malaysians
To seek a better tomorrow.
The vast silent majority
Will not be silenced any more,
Making them scorn the gun barrels.
Bersih does not ask for fame;
It wants only right elections.
Solutions and resolutions
Are the aims of Bersih rally:
Not confrontations, not rabble
Rousing, not any form of violence.
Demonstrations are just folks’ tools
To focus on the glaring wrongs
(So blind to the authorities).
Bersih does not ask for blames;
It does not want vile elections.
Bersih is an idealism,
That draws the voluntary mass,
For the struggle of human rights,
Through a clean electoral college.
Bersih started as a groundswell,
That sweeps across the whole nation,
Building up into a tsunami.
Bersih does not ask for troubles;
It does not want dirty elections.
The Bersih tide will get bigger,
Suffused with real democracy.
It’s the life blood of true freedom.
Bersih embraces all races,
All religious groups, both genders,
All age groups, and all professions.
Righteousness is the common glue.
Bersih does not want any strife;
It wants a clean, fair election!
