The desert sands are stirred by wings of steel,
As shadows stretch across the ancient gate.
The heavy weight of iron turns the wheel,
To bind the hands of man to hollow fate.
A silent spark ignites the darkened sky,
Where eagles scream and weary spirits sigh.
The towers tremble in the heat of day,
As borders bleed beneath a crown of fire.
The words of peace have slowly stripped away,
Consumed within the smoke of war’s desire.
A thousand ghosts arise from dust and bone,
To claim a land they once had called their own.
The morning breaks upon a broken wall,
Where silence falls as heavy as a stone.
The pride of kings begins its lonely fall,
While mothers weep for seeds that they have sown.
The sun will rise to meet a world of gray,
As light dissolves the scars of yesterday.
#879 Tentang Dakapan Terakhir
Selimutkan aku dalam kedinginan ini
Jiwa lesu ini mendambakan hangat kasih
Sedang engkau masih bermain teka uji
Aku tersudut terpelanting tersisih
Mungkin aku harus membunuh harapan
Bahawa engkau masih akur dalam dakapan.
#863 On Winning Fortune’s Favour
Persistence is the unsaid code
With which to break the doors of Fate
When History 'noints you with the load
Charge down, you shall, down Hell's black gate
Unswerving must you be, to win
Fortuna's grace amidst the din.
#832 On the Radiant Tribune
The People's vote have rung a wake-up knell
A dynasty o'erturned with their consent
And now above the rich men's citadel
So proudly flies the red flag of Dissent
A radiant tribune to avenge the poor
Now Capital must heed the People's roar.
#812 On Dying Dreams
Flurry in my line of sight
The grinding days have come to bite
And what once shone with yellowed gleams
Has now been sundered at the seams
When all now finally come to light
What will you pay for dying dreams?
#808 On The Permanence of Human Worth
Enamoured by the white heat of the New
Forgetting that the Truth is immanent
Technology seduces not a few
Beguiled by baubles, all impermanent
We wake to find that human worth prevails,
Persists, amidst the churns of Life's travails.
#805 On Boardroom Battles
Around a faux-wood table we
Make joust with faux-words crisply held
This fierce fracas, a bloodless spree
We lead our victims to the geld
In subtle tones we wage these wars
With bodies piled behind closed doors.
#791 Tentang Bebuihan di Lautan
Dan nikmat mana lagi yang mau engkau dustakan
Sedangkan kita semua persis debu hina di jalanan
Tak mampu meragut walau sekelumit makna
Tapi megah membongkak mendabik mendunia
Apa engkau masih belum dan enggan sedar?
Tanpa Dia, kita hanya buih-buih di lautan terhampar!
#790 Tentang Tali Allah
Berpeganglah erat pada tali Allah
Dan jangan lepaskan walau sesaat
Bertatihlah cermat pada jalan-Nya
Panduan bagi insan yang taat
Ini pedoman bagi kaum manusia
Yang sering saja lalai dan alpa.
#783 On Impostor Syndrome
Impostors try, but self-deceivers know
While hearts may quake in dread of others’ eyes
The inner Truth they cannot overthrow:
Brave hearts can break the cage of muted guise
Permit yourself the courage of your worth
Stand tall amidst th’expanse of God’s great Earth.
