Sesat!
Sesat dalam kelikatan kuasa dan wang
Sesat dalam cahaya terang
Sesat dalam longkang jawatan dan jabatan
Keramat!
Yang dahulunya kau junjung
Kini kau usung keluar
Untuk pameran hambar
Mata rakyat yang telah lama terpudar
Terlambat?
Ya, mungkin sudah lama terlambat
Talkin yang kau kumatkan
Sudah hampir ke penghujungnya
Dan yang tinggal cuma puntung
Pengharapan yang telah lama lumat.
#564 On Your Dark Clouds of Regret
Encrowned with dark clouds of regret
In far-off lands you seek refuge
A proud denial of life’s upsets
You hide in practiced subterfuge
But still the sadness’ yours to keep
Your life’s “J’Accuse” is what you reap.
#563 On Being a Big-Hearted Nation
We may not be a rich nation
And we are certainly not a big nation
But we are a big-hearted nation
Congo, Bosnia, Somalia, Bangladesh, Gaza
Wherever there is conflict
Wherever there is suffering
There we are: Malaysia.
#562 On the Poetry of Everyday Things
I want to write about
The poetry of everyday things:
The smell of coffee in the morning
The gentle breeze as I look out the balcony
The fragrance of the flowers on the window sill
The bark of the dogs down in the valley
The growl of the cars zooming past on the road
The uncles and aunties taking their morning walks
The security guard nodding sagely from a distance
The cats lounging by the side of the street
You holding my hand, flashing that smile that makes me fall in love with you all over again, everyday.
#561 Tentang Penolakan Terhadap Kekolotan
Kerangka kolot
Yang mengkotakkan kita:
Tolak semuanya!
#560 Tentang Doa Yang Tak Terlafaz
Setiap hela nafas
Adalah doa yang tak terlafaz
Mensyukuri nikmat-Mu
Mengagumi agung-Mu
Mengharapkan ampun-Mu
Tuhan yang Maha Teratas
Tanpa Engkau, aku tiada asas.
#559 Tentang Pemejaman Mata Berjamaah
Kerana kuasa
Kita pejamkan mata
Dusta
Noda
Akur
Anjung.
#558 On Girls and Their Things
One by one
They lined up, parading
Dainty fingers pointing to
Ring, bracelet
Ring, watch, handbag
Watch, ring, bracelet, ring
Watch, necklace
Bracelet, watch, handbag
Breathlessly rattling
APM Monaco
LV
Hermés
Swarovski
Diamond
Rolex
Lovisa
Shein
Giggles and screams
Peddling delightful dreams
Of things, things, things.
#557 On The Days
A river of words
Snaking through the valley of
My quotidian days.
#556 Tentang Hari Paling Cemerlang
Yang aku rai:
Hari paling cemerlang.
Ya, komorebi.