Make everything easy

It started off nicely;
Everything seemed to be lovely
And you expressed your love endlessly
But then you got extremely busy
And cried your ache to me;
Telling me how much you miss me,
How you would trade it all for me.

Well for me, unfortunately,
I was starting to feel a tad lonely.
You weren't there when you should be.
So I decided to make everything easy.

I was here and you were there,
Whatever happened, I'm not sure if you cared
Because I couldn't see and feel you.
How would I know if anything was true?
So for once, let's not agree to disagree--
to make everything easy.

2015

This too will pass

Hello there dear,
Where are you now? I wonder,
"I'm in the middle of a drought" she cries,
Well, fret not my dear,
Just wait a little more and it soon will pass.

Hello there sweety,
Do tell me where you are, I plea,
"I'm in  the middle of an endless storm" he screamed,
Well, fret not my sweet,
There's an end to this endless and this storm will pass.

Hello there love,
Where are you roaming about now? I laughed,
"I'm in the middle of a cold black night" he coughed,
Well, fret not my love,
The sun will soon shine, the cold and the dark will pass.

Hello there darling,
Where on earth are you now? I sing,
"I'm in the middle of a beautiful spring" she beams,
Well, fret not my darling,
For seasons change and this too will pass.

2014

That's how it was

It's amazing
How the fire burns but left me feeling cold.

It's great
How the stars shine so bright but make me cry inside.

It's funny
How you said you love me but left me all alone.

It's crazy
How chances come again but ended up the same.

It's tiring
To keep on believing in something that is unsure.

It's cruel
For you to say things but do nothing about it.

That's enough.

Rumah

Rumah;
Tapak
Tiang
Bumbung

Tapak yang asasnya kukuh,
tidak goyah walau dirempuh.
Tapak di mana engkau berdiri--
diisi dengan ilmu dan integriti,
dihiasi dengan santun dan budi.

Tiang.
Kalau satu dia runtuh.
Walau berbilang tetapi tidak teguh--
pasti runtuh jua rumah yang dibina utuh.
Sama-samalah kita berdiri; bahu ke bahu
mendukung satu misi;
"Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing"
itulah yang kita impi.

Bumbung.
Kala terik dia meneduh,
Kala hujan dia melindung.
Bumbung yang menyatukan--
saat kita perlukan--
janganlah sesekali kita melupakan.


Pintu.
Engkau mempunyai kuasa;
sama ada engkau di dalam atau di luar.
Engkau mempunyai pilihan;
untuk menerima atau menolak.
Di dalamnya suatu wawasan,
di luarnya suatu keputusan.
Hanya satu langkah ke hadapan
dan semuanya dalam genggaman.

Marilah kita ramai-ramai
Membina satu kediaman
Menghias dengan corak perpaduan
dan kaya dengan kasih sayang

Rumah ini sedang dibina--
oleh kita.
Rumah ini perlukan kita--
untuk bersatu.
Rumah ini--
Malaysia tercinta.

Ambang Merdeka
SMK Convent, Klang.
29 Ogos 2014

My Precious

Unlocking the cages every morning
So that all of them could wander
I cheer every time they fall
I celebrate the wounds
I let them cry out the pain--
But never about the pain
I gather them all at the end of the day
Together, I kiss them good night
Locking the cages for them to rest and mend
Because it's a sanctuary to forgive
Because it's a sanctuary to grow
This is how life is
But we pretend not to know.