The Murder of Tuong Van Nguyen

[pete_gasparino]

The Murder of Nguyen Tuong Van

The Murder of Nguyen Tuong Van

He was ready for death, he had told himself,
In cool confines of mind,
And as a clock ticked away, upon his shelf,
To fate he had resigned.

Punished by the hangman’s rope,
And by the ink of the warden’s pen,
Three hundred and ninety grams of dope,
Twenty-six thousand men

They had called it choice or consequence,
Justice, swift and true,
They had called it plain old common sense:
Righteous and overdue

So he bore in mind his mother’s hands,
As they marched him through the hall,
Of her black eyes gleaming through unruly strands:
They prepared him for the fall

While darkness descended with the folded hood,
No sunglasses did indict him here:
His faith and hope of somewhere good,
Had shrouded all his fear.

And as the sun beamed bright up in the sky,
God granted him to see,
That while his body was sure to die,
The fools had set him free.

 

[katmeow]

As ever, you write well. This is a beautiful tribute on a sad day.

 

[Doppelganger]

Very nice piece. Well written.

If you feel inclined, you may want to also post it in Endless' tribute thread in Aus Social.

 

[Psychedelics_r_best]

Thats quite good.

 

[MooShiE]

I love it .. *sniffs*

 

[plazma]

Heartfelt.

Nice work.

-plaz out-

 

[drug_wench]

yea thats really nice, and it sets the right feeling
imagine wat is going thru his mind as he sits there waiting......itd take so much courage not 2 just fall apart and go crazy

 

[pete_gasparino]

Thanks for the responses guys. I edited the title as well, since I mixed up his name. And its a bit rough in places, but I felt for the guy, and I'm glad I could translate my speculation on his last moments to "paper".

Thanks for putting it in the tribute thread, and thanks to aunty establishment for leaving it for the family to maybe read in Singapore.

I hope he has peace, and that while he's out of the news he is not forgotten - and that if any good can come from this, it's that public opinion and perhaps legislation will sway against state sponsored murder, not just in Singapore but the world over.

Cheers

 

[Diacetylus]

I guarantee you, he will not be forgotten. To all those that may think otherwise... he was not a criminal. He chose a rocky road, to save his beloved and much respected brother. Even though Van fell to the crooked path, he did so to preserve his mirror which is his twin brother. Khoa suffers the pain, Van endured until his youth merges to that of a whithered tree.
Seeds will spawn, and love will only forever be.

 

[RareForm]

absolutely phenomenal tribute. . . .

 

[Sexy.Sadie]

I really like how this read, how it flowed. . .you could say..
I didn't know who the guy was, so I googled him and learned something today.

Thank you.

 

[breakyaself]

I just found this. Quite amazing. I am impressed.

 

[KemicalBurn]

He chose a rocky road, to save his beloved and much respected brother.

The same beloved and respected brother that slashed a 17 year old kid with a samurai sword and because of his legal fees resulting from said incident; his brother tried to smuggle in drugs?

Oh yeah. He's a real prince.

No sympathy here He walked his own path.

 

[up all night]

^ thanks for your input as always KB.

This was actually great as a poem, all sentiments aside. Touching without being overly sentimental and a great tribute to mark what many believe was a senseless death.

 

[KemicalBurn]

^ thanks for your input as always KB.

Heaven forbid literature should inspire controvesy, eh UAN?

 

[up all night]

And yet you didn't even mention anything about the poem. You simply responded to someone else's comment about the poem.

 

[KemicalBurn]

I responded to another persons comments at what inspired the poem. So my criticism holds some validity.

That, and Van doesnt deserve a "tribute".

 

[up all night]

Your opinion on the execution was aired [unfortunately] repeatedly in the other threads about Van - I really don't see why you think the people in this thread would care to read what you think unless you're addressing the poem.

 

[KemicalBurn]

Its curious as to why you found it necessary to make that point to myself rather than to the post i've quoted below. I see no references to the poem at all, and Diacetylus used this thread as a medium to express his own views on the matter.

I guarantee you, he will not be forgotten. To all those that may think otherwise... he was not a criminal. He chose a rocky road, to save his beloved and much respected brother. Even though Van fell to the crooked path, he did so to preserve his mirror which is his twin brother. Khoa suffers the pain, Van endured until his youth merges to that of a whithered tree.
Seeds will spawn, and love will only forever be.

Now be a good lass and let it be. stop trying to make a "personal" issue in this thread

 

[up all night]

heh. I always find it amusing when someone like you attempts to be patronising.

This thread is a tribute to Van - Diacetylus is expanding on the sentiments expressed in the poem. You are merely trying to cause controversy or simply become the centre of attention in a place which is inappropriate for that. As I said, there are many other threads much more suitable for discussion.