Mengejar hari
Aku tercicir, sepi
Mengah bermimpi.
#471 On a Middle Aged Man Reading a Star Wars Compendium in the Local Library
He stares intently at the glossy page
And flips each one with reverent, gentle care
In his mind's eye, space battles take the stage
As Jedi knights wave sabres in the air
He hums beneath his breath a soaring theme
A joyful bask amidst a boyhood dream.
#470 On Hamilton
Frenetic storytelling at its best
A thrilling tale of raw ambition's rise
A young man triumphs at every arduous test
Ascension wins him gloried Fortune's prize
At dawn he met his final, storied end
A bullet rips apart his Life's long wend.
#469 On Being Left Behind
Your eyes tell you true:
While they raced ahead, we chose
Our muddled murkdom.
#468 On Eagleton
Everything works here
The aerotrains,
The taxis,
The MRT,
Everything is just annoyingly perfect.
#467 On the Illusions of Oligarchy
Invested in me:
Your vain hopes of salvation
With futile effect!
#466 On Playing the Part
“I am just way too old for this,” he thought
Reflecting sourly on the duties thrust
Upon his head, (their value close to naught),
And yet he knows to undertake he must
With every crown comes need for player’s art
To bear with empty pomp and play the part.
#465 On Settling, With No Regrets
Bereft of honeyed dreams, he settles down
Into the humdrum march of daily life
No grand ambitions now, no angry frown
Just living for today: no laboured strife
He finally learnt to live Life as it was
With no regrets, no dreaded sense of loss.
#464 On Preening and the Coming Reckoning
For five and score years you've proclaimed the fight
For Truth and Justice to prevail anew
But Hope is now corroded by the blight
Of compromise: a coward's fatal brew
You revel in the preen of hard-won power
But every day brings closer reckoning's Hour.
#463 On Teachers’ Day
With selfless cause you kindle bright young minds
The torch of Truth burns brilliant 'gainst the dark
With tireless toil you sweep away these blinds
With book and pen you call to highest hark
O teachers, we owe you the highest debt
Your names, your deeds we never shall forget!