I grew up surrounded by people who seem to think happiness had to be kept, stolen and hoarded like paper stars in jars and hearts inside of hearts Physical metaphors personified indignified of its fleeting existence Happiness was treated as such and it was a travesty In college those older than me had forgotten […]
Balagtasan online reply : Love and Beginnings
The soft breathing of a loved one in tiny rooms and the small spaces between knowing hearts is not the beginning of everything but rather something something I cannot speak for it it speaks volumes the universe may be big but what is meant could never be center yet through messages sent through her and […]
Making A Meal
Building a family is like doing groceries checking dat lis makin it twice go through all the naughties the tasties and the nice plannin out the week making ends meet having something to look forward to after a hard day not having to speak when you have nothing to say our spoons and bowls will […]
What Is Spoken Word Poetry In Malaysia?
What Is Spoken Word Poetry In Malaysia? Spoken Word Poetry Malaysia Spoken Word Poetry Malaysia. The Spoken Word Poetry scene is coming to Malaysia by storm but it remains unnamed and unidentified. Spoken Word Poetry in Malaysia has been in the works for quite some time. Open mics are becoming commonplace. Every other week there’s […]
Waking you up
I want to wake up and see the whole world in the breath of a lifetime passing before my eyes To close my hands Too close yours And having the universe fall in place of uncertainty Bersetubuh sampai subuh Tubuh menempuh keharuan malam Nafas kencang tubuh Alam halalnya salam Di antara dua jiwa Satu tubuh […]
Ramal Jaslan
If Jamal was my mamak Datang budak budak hipster buat menyemak Bajet dah up nak lepak Hisap vape bau haprak You datang bersama kawan kawan Muka macam baru mengawan You sit down at the table Calling me you anei Aku rasa aneh Tunggu berzaman zaman For you and your teman I ask you You mau apa […]
Heboh Doh!
Oii manusia bongkak kalau pikir tu gunakan otak sibuk menyibuk diri sendiri kejarkan dunia hati diperkosa hawa nafsu tamak haloba yang mahukan semua yang memberi tiada sibuk mencari teman onani ikutkan hati responsibility tolak ke tepi tapi kan. tapi kan Buat apa nak marah dah la panas dah kata khatulistiwa biarkan saja kenangkan apa Hati […]
Her skin, My universe
I am looking at your skin huh? I am looking at your skin Stop it >_< I am trying to figure out How in the world does it keep in a universe My universe Sometimes in the many laughs I hear cracks Small smiles as internally it is exploding Alive With music sometimes noise I […]
Call me by my name
I face bouts of depression like a too eager to love youngster too naive to even consider the tranparency that is a smile Running like a coal fed train on christmas oblivious to the length of the tracks it is following Naughty boys do not deserve presents creating moments out of passion instead of currency […]
Love is like a coin flip
Love is like a coin flip As it goes up its either heads or tails as it reaches its peak its head, or tails as it falls its head or tails, but everything is looking down and it lands on either heads or tails but don’t take it at face value Instead pick it up […]
Drown
The sea will always be a pond for a fish that swims in warm waters a welcoming fluidity with self defined corners where there is nothing but gradient as our self esteems scale down the trenches the upside down Everests when will I ever rest I do not know As I drown under my own […]
My heart is bound to break ; Script-Song
My dear why wont you let me be with you to hold you dear tonight you’ve locked the door and im afraid is everything alright My dear my doors are locked for a reason I fear something is amiss besides I dont want to be held tonight I fear my heart will break My dear […]
Aur dan Tebing #2
Aur dan Tebing sibuk bertelingkah Aur pukulan nya deras, languid, bagaikan ombak but rained down blows like a female named hurricane. Tebing stood stolid. Unmoving unbent unrelenting. Aur may have the upperhand when it came to attacks but Tebing had learned the hard way, skin thick and head harder so, under pressure he shone and […]
Tokpuan; Bahasa Halus
Bahasa Halus Tokpuan . . . The malays find their culture within the folds of their verbal communion the turn in their phrase pushes the page forward it is a skill lost to many because we simply do not know bagaimana hendak bersuara antara satu sama lain Yang hendak mahu hidangan pesannya ke kiri Jika […]
I Deal With My Anger
I deal with my anger like I deal with a pack of playing cards like In a game of speed two decks on the side with the aim to clear your hand counting down from K Q J 10 the idea is you’ll find peace when you count down to one but how can you […]