The Worker Poet

冲突 他们都说 我是个话很少的孩子 对此我并不否认 实际上 我说与不说 都会跟这个社会 发生冲突 许立志, 2013年6月7日 Conflict They all say I’m a child of few words This I don’t deny But actually Whether I speak or not With this society I’ll still Conflict 许立志 (Xǔ Lìzhì), 7 June 2013

English translation by 闹 (Nào)

The poetry of 许立志 (Xǔ Lìzhì), born on July 28, 1990 in 揭阳 (Jiēyáng), the Foxconn worker who killed himself on 30 September 2014, at the age of 24, in 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), China. Photo: people.inewsweek.cn.