With blackened hands and blackened hearts they sought
To drive the knife into your merry band
Imperilling what you have built, hard-fought
So now you mount your steed, a final stand
To guard against the vultures looming large
You gird yourself for one last desperate charge.
#473 Tentang Jiwa Yang Kalah
Mana dia kekunci arti
Tiap hari masih terlemas
Kabur arah terbuntu sepi
Meski jalan terhidang jelas
Kalah jiwa kaku terbatu
Aku mahu pulang pada-Mu!
#472 Tentang Kemengahan
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.
#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.
#461 On Resisting Trepid Fears
Betrothed by fate to this uncertain life
One foot in front of foot we trudge ahead
Behind this veil of ignorance our rife
Anxiety breeds ungainly thoughts unsaid
Perplexed, we must resist such trepid fears
Lest we derive a life awash in tears.
#460 On Fixing What Was Lost
This evening
I was trying to fix the air conditioner
Strugglingly vainly
With the ladder and the YouTube video
And suddenly
I was that four year-old boy again
Reminded of what I lost
That day when you gave up on us.
#459 Tentang Kepongohan
Pongoh membabi buta
Pongoh jiwa terkacau
Pongoh hati terbara
Pongoh fikiran bilau
Pongoh, kau mulut cabul
Pongoh berapi baran
Pongoh walau tak betul
Pongoh dibakar setan!
#456 On My Own Skeletons
Show me yours and I’ll
Show you my own skeletons
Hidden deep beneath.
Inspired by Phoebe Bridgers’ Savior Complex