Ma^'y tra(m tu` kho^? sai bie^.t xu+',
Tre^n "hie^.n tru+o+`ng"  lao do^.ng  "thi ddua"
Co' tro^'ng ke`n, co' loa, "dda`i"  "co^? vu~"
"Khi' the^' ra qua^n ti'ch cu+.c la`m mu`a"!

Tu` tuo^?i ta'c co' "anh" tre^n ba?y chu.c,
Cu~ng co' "anh" vu+`a mo+'i mu+o+`i la(m!
Me. gu+?i vo^ dda^y cho co^ng an... gia'o  du.c
DDe^?  ne^'m mu`i ddi.a ngu.c tra^`n gian!

"Tu` chi'nh tri." co' anh la`m  "tu+. qua?n" 
Chu+?i ba.n tu` nhu+ dda`o dda^'t ddo^? ddi\.
Te^n "ba?o ve^." chi~a  A. K., do.a  ba('n
Mo^.t "tra.i vie^n" can "to^.i"...  gan li`!

Va`i ba.n tre? cuo^'c vung ma(.t dda^'t,
Tru't no^~i ddau tu+'c tu+o+?i chuye^.n "tan ha`ng".
Ma^'y o^ng gia`  "tranh thu?" ho^'t pha^n "va`ng",
Qua?n gia'o ddu+'ng be^n kho^ng cho nha(n ma(.t!

"Tu` hi`nh su+." lu~ tre? con ngo+ nga'c,
Chi? tha^'y dda^`u di'nh vo+'i tay cha^n.
Da(m ba?y ddu+'a co`n tre^n mi`nh manh a'o,
Ra'ch ta? to+i kho^ng ddu? che tha^n!

Xu+o+ng tu+`ng lo'ng pho+i ba`y, da xa'm ngoe't,
DDa^`u lu+a thu+a va`i nhu'm to'c ga` bu+o+i\.
Mo^.t tha(`ng nho? mu+o+`i ba, hai ma('t toe't,
"Tho^`" tre^n lu+ng tra'i bi' na(.ng ho+n ngu+o+`i\.

Bo.n a'c quy? ba('t la`m, kho^ng ddu+o+.c me^.t!
Tie^'ng "thi ddua" nhu+'c nho^'i ca? khu ru+`ng.
The^m  mo^.t no^~i ddau lo`ng ho+n ca'i che^'t:
Chie^'n hu+~u "ngu+o+`i mi`nh"  dda^m ma~i phi'a sau lu+ng!

Hoa`ng Ngo.c Lie^n
Ta^n La^.p 31 tha'ng 10 na(m 1979