Black lead mars the page
Bold lines sketched across paper
Fingers lead a dance.
#880 On Clouds at Night
Clouds curtain the sky
Draping the night with white gauze
The stars hide their light.
#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.
#878 Tentang Raung Rindu yang Terdiam
Bundar mata menatap dinda
Hati dupdap menahan dendam
Hadir dinda mengubat jiwa
Raung rindu tamat terdiam.
#877 On Learning About Injustice
How old were you when you realised
That the world is unfair?
That some of us get treated better
for having the right skin complexion?
That some of us are worshipped and prayed for
for being born out of the right womb?
That some of us will get scholarships
and others will barely learn how to read
for having the right words on our identity cards?
How angry were you when you realised all this?
How relieved were you when you found out
That injustice was done in your favour?
#876 On Socrates
Across centuries
Your wisdom still lights the Way
to Truth and Knowledge.
#875 Tentang Hati Bertangis
Dalam gelap kamar keranda
Sunyi sorang berendam tangis
Apa erti dunia gelita
Apa makna hati terhiris?
#874 On A Yellow Banana
Yellow banana
Brown dots flecked across the skin
Hanging like a boon.
#873 Tentang Perasaan Rimas dan Malas
Rimas!
Otak berlengas
Kepala keras
Tak cukup tangkas?
Bodoh!
Terlebih riuh
Kerja gelojoh
Terlampau angkuh?
Malas!
Biarlah lepas
Ku mau bebas
Laksana unggas...
#872 On Glastonbury Crowds
Young, lithe limbs waving
In unison amidst cheers;
Glastonbury awaits.
