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When roti is not roti

They say that roti is roti,
But none have perhaps tried,
The canai of banjiri and roti of bengali,
For once you lips kiss the kari,
Three days kept warm and spicy,
Nothing I tell you really,
Can make your life very,
Tingling and so... so... gasssy.

A temporary high

Seratonin they said,
that temporary chemical high,
in cupid arrow's wake
to a heart that once is shy.

It seeps into the marrows,
dwelve deep into lungs,
a percaloting sated flavour,
that sifts onto the tongue.

Sweetly it danced,
luring the eyes alight,
upon the smiles of lips,
unto the lilt of hips.

And through the whitish wisps,
her chancy dancy trysts,
soft subtle racy gists,
blowing silky salacious kiss.

Alas she flits and flies,
beyond where rules apply,
into the frame of time,
where I am no longer I.

I no longer be

Thunder in the sky, 
a hail of brimstone fire, 
that which was I, 
now no more afire.

Adieu the midnight sun, 
the battered wail of days, 
veiled magnificent puns, 
the wild word plays.

The sheer benevolence, 
damned intransigence, 
puerile pretense, 
raged indignation.

I no longer be.

An Ode to MH17 (The Arrival)



















Atop lonely asphalt
anxious vessels land
with cargo most precious
as sorrowed tarmac waits

ramp dipped finality clanked
sombre miened men marched
bearing beloved remains
loved ones and friends

their dignified trudge
closure to saddened hearts
the coffins bearing more
than just mortal flesh

sweet tender memories
glorious tales of life
their smile filled hearts
and others they had touched

as our beloved return
remember their precious gifts
and may the Almighty
bless their souls with peace.

Bangunlah media Malaysia

Bila dengar, derap sepatu
gerun seru, teriakan soldadu
bila riuh, keriuk rantai belenggu
bangunlah wahai, rakan mediaku.

Hayun kaki, hentakan nan padu
Geramm rasa, dada menderu
kita tuju, revolusi baru
bina kebebasan, media Malaysiaku.

Dalam diam, membakar sekam
semangat kental, kita sulam
ayuh bangun, ayuhlah serang
Ini masa kita, bina gelombang.

Dalam Geramm, berganding semua
alternatif, atau arus perdana
elektronik, cetak, online jua
kita media, bebas bersama.


~ A love letter to the Malaysian media, in the mode of the late Tok Mat's patriotic songs of the the 80s/90s~
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