Poetry and Other Musings

Bao Zheng

the smartest man in China,
confidant of the emperor.

Big Brother Bao
born with a face full of cinders
and a crescent moon above his eyes.

For Black Coal Bun
any crime can be solved.

Big Crazy Bun
fears no royal or official.

Thiên từ phạm pháp cúng tội nhân dân

Neither family nor gold
can turn Justice Bao
away from the truth.


Note: Thiên từ phạm pháp cúng tội nhân dân translates to “No one is above the law, peasant or king they’ll be treated the same.”

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