To swat away the cares of weekly trials
A paddle neat in hand as chosen tool
Becomes my sword and shield 'gainst cunning wiles
Of players jousting smartly in the duel
In noonday heat we beat away the blues
In all events victorious, win or lose.
#733 On Mediocrity (The Song of Salieri)
“The patron saint of mediocrities!
Absolve, I will, your poor misshapen souls
Beset by blazing insecurities
I am of you: we, hollow wizened ghouls!”
The chains of Envy, his own earthly Hell
That burns and leaves behind an empty shell.
#732 Tentang Perganyangan Masa
Ganyanglah masa yang ada
Buru dan lumatkan setiap satu saat
Yang datang singgah bagai merpati yang pemalu
Mampir sedetik dan akhirnya terbang pulang
Masa
Tamat
Pilu
Usang.
#731 Tentang Kenangan di Hening Malam
Dalam hening malam
Angin tenang mesra berbisik,
“Kagumilah setiap saat yang ada
Kerana dalam segenap satunya ada Dia
Ar-Rahman yang merahmati semua
Ar-Rahim yang mengasihani hamba-Nya
Tuhan yang melangkaui segala-gala.”
#730 Tentang Mencari Pasangan
Cantik, pandai atau siuman:
Paling banyak pun boleh dapat
Dua daripada tiga!
(Betul kah?)
#729 On Your Cruel Heart
My heart burns for you:
You who have no want of me
You, and your cruel heart.
#728 On Lies and Friends
Sometimes, with friends
All they want to hear are
Lies that they need to believe in
Lies that won’t leave them broken
Lies that only a friend can tell.
#727 Tentang Kucing Di Atas Para
Sedang api marak menyala
Bahang panas memanggang bengis
Ujar kucing di atas para,
“Confirm ok,” sambil menangis.
#726 On Our Repentance
Now nothing is as what it was
The tide of Time is merciless
Your words have lost their honeyed gloss
Your fortunes now in slow egress
The gold you sold was rusted dross
And we repent in our duress.
#725 On Astringence
An astringent glance
Warns against the wayward wiles
Of red-blooded men.