Life begins and ends
And we who are left behind
Weep at the passing.
#442 On Cancer Within Your Ranks
For years, you climbed your way to long-sought power
The price you’ve had to pay was steep indeed
And now, this cancer grows with rank devour
It reeks with stench of ever-present greed
The teacher now obeys the student’s way
This cancerous mass within your ranks holds sway
#441 On Lemminghood
Like lemmings we march
Off the cliff of obeisance
Into oblivion.
#440 On Politesse
With open heart I reach past smiles contrived
To venture past the void of hearts unknown
To pierce into the place where lives are lived
To risk unproven friendships overthrown
My olive branch not overtly dismissed
But glanced aside with mannerly resist.
#439 Tentang Dentum Guruh dan Deru Tangis
Dentum guruh di langit kelam
Tanda bumi bakal terhujan
Kelam lagi hati yang suram
Deru tangis tiada tertahan
#438 Tentang Janji Remaja
Di bawah cahya rembulan cerah
Janji kasih terjalin mesranya
Jiwa jasad seluruh kau serah
Tanpa silu ikrar selamanya
Apa erti berjanji remaja
Benarkah tak terluntur dek masa?
#437 On Listening Intently to Your Own Self
Away from the void
March to the drumbeat of your
Will to be alive.
#436 Tentang Langau Yang Mau Bebas
Demi kuasa, kau tepiskan malu
Demi harta, berjuta kau sapu
Walau jatuh ke tanah, masih kau
Cuba melompat, cuba melangkau
Tiada insaf walaupun tertumpas
Masih melangau, menuntut bebas.
#435 On Remembering Young Love
Eighteenth of April,
Twenty years ago: our hearts
Afire with young love!
#434 On My List of 100 Things to be Grateful For in My Life
A hundred ways I'm grateful for this Life
A hundred times I'm blessed by God above
Within the daily din of baying strife
I've armed my soul with Kindness and with Love
With pen and paper, in my solitude
I count my blessings with deep gratitude.