You Sept 09, 2007

my mind is filled
with thoughts of you
i know you hurt
please let me help
we'll wipe each others tears
glue back those pieces
shattered and bruised
at the hands of the uncaring

you stoic and silent
push me not away
i mean you no malice
my need of you is just as much
in your strength i find mine
in your silence i find peace

aspiring hope are you
like a blossom budding
your sunshine let me be
tenderly welcoming
watching your emergence
firmly I believe
the hand I in future hold
belongs to none but you

Malaysia is 50 Aug 14, 2007

Fifty years post independence
Still those in power fail
To acknowledge our interdependence
Of peoples so varied and colourful
Each having their place in pushing us forward
Come Malaysia open your eyes
Give each of us our rightful place
We sing 'Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku'
Our blood our sweat our tears
The same no matter from whom it spills
Golden jubilee with pomp and pageantry
Look within, look back, then present and future
Diversity we must capture and sustain
Appreciate and celebrate
There is much more to achieve
As one people, one nation
We await the day when we can proudly say
Bangsa : Malaysia
Happy Birthday my homeland
Let not the blown candle smoke mar the visions
Alive in the hearts of your people

Forced Silence Aug 05, 2007

A million questions
As many assumptions
Preconceived presumptions
Free radical thoughts
Gamut of uncontrolled emotions
We stare at each other
Words building into crescendos
Pushing against mouth and tongue
Rebellious upon our lips
Wanting to speak
Express the mayhem
Withheld in forced silence
Eyes and touch do the talking
Of the sorrows that unite us

What Should You Love Jul 24, 2007

I love the feel of a gentle breeze
Caressing my skin
I love the smell of the earth
After heavy rainfall
I love the warmth I feel
Holding sleeping babies
I love the images and story
Told in a dance
I love seeing the smiles radiant
On faces of loved ones
I love the tinkling laughter
Children unburdened have
I love to know that somewhere
Someone cares
All these things I love
The least I love is me

Relationship Cycle Jul 25, 2007

PART I
You win I lose
The sword’s drawn from its sheath
Hungry for blood
The glistening blade
Finds that throbbing vein
The wailing of loved ones
From a din to distant whisperings
I am drawn into the darkness
Of this unending abyss
Searching for a sliver of light
My actions my words
Bespeak the state of my tumultuous mind
And yet the masses only see with glazed eyes
A mask of plastered smiles and depth less laughter
Envious of my state of being

PART II
You win I win
Same old me different you
Always leaving me breathless
Wanting more
Again they watch you as they watch me
Hoping to see derision drive wedges between us
I’m hopeful you’re reassuring
Your love so healing like balm on scorched parched skin
I ask too many questions
You give so many answers
Patient as ever reaching always reaching
For my heart that I’m afraid reveals too much
Love comes into my soul
Floods my senses and drowns the pains
Like parched fields after a monsoon
Awakening re-emerging embracing life
I feel you course your way through me
Leaving deep ploughed rows
Sown with seedlings of love bouquets
Ever bursting in rainbow hues
Envy still alongside always; keep your distance
Faith, hope and love keep us bound in eternal promised happiness

PART III
You lose I lose
Same old me minus you
Like a cleaver to my chest
I gouged my heart to free myself
How from heaven to this hell
How from smiles to these tears
How from promise to just fears
How did it all dissipate into broken glass?
Tossing and turning
Hiding emotions seeking answers
Too late now there is no recourse
I stand now but with a handful of dust