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.

Mulanya rasa senang
Semakin lama semakin sayang
Bila tiba masa semuanya hilang
Habis semua rasa dipaksakan buang.

Mula lagi pada waktu malam
Datang lagi dengan memberi salam
Semakin yakin semakin kuat digenggam
Semakin lama semakin menusuk ke dalam
Semakin lama rasa yang hilang kembali menyulam
Tetapi sebelum kau menyesal, baik kau diam.

Berbuah berkali kali pun masih kau layan
Entah sampai bila baru kau nak hentikan
Jelas yang terlalu indah itu hanyalah angan
Hanya manis untuk diperkatakan
Sila diam saja dan persetankan.

I reached out my hand--
searching for something real.
But then the real thing found me--
and turns out it weren't meant for me.

I reached out my heart--
searching for a soft landing.
But then the soft land found me--
and turns out it was too harsh for me.

I reached out--
I keep on reaching out--
where the initial condition is so beautiful.
It was-- enough.
Makes me think of the reason why
it was perceived incomplete before.

What was given and received in return was preposterous.
What was clean is now muddy.
What was soft is now rough.
What was untouched is now scratched.
What was perfect is now broken.

Now what better way to fix this--
Than to throw it away.
Now what better way to overcome it--
Than to find a new one.