Transitions

It is early in the morning on the eve of the New Year.
It is a time of transition
of looking back, saying goodbye
of welcoming the unknown, the yet to be
we are standing in-between
How did the past year go so quickly?
Did I conduct myself well?
Did I encourage others, see their potential
Dispel the cold in their hearts?
In me, [...]

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Sleep

Written sometime back during a phase of life in which escape was delightful.
This poem could also be entitled Depression.
Sleep
It calls to me, to
Linger on… just
Slide over smooth sheets
Feel soft pillows on my cheeks
And savor this pleasant darkness

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Postmodern love

Wounded nursed her injuries
Sustained when Truth broke through
the Web of Deception
spun by her Beloved
Stunned, sickened, gasping for breath
She first felt nothing
Then slowly, awareness brought
flooding pain

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Her contradiction

Written on Jan 26, 2000
What is it about her
that makes you love her?
Her smile, crinkly eyes,
teasing dimple?
The way she pushes her hair back,
laughs unrestrainedly,
listens to your thoughts,
makes you think?
The way she embraces life,
finding beauty in teardrops,
in poems, books
and endless adventures?

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Ode to KTM

written sometime in 1999 about KTM train rides between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore
I’m tired of
the smell of urine
wafting into my bunk
when curtains are opened
The endless announcements
when we reach JB or KL
by officers painstakingly articulating
simple messages
The thin pillows
irregular numbering of sleepers
I just found a cockroach
in my bed

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