When you are in griefI will not have answers for youNo surprises are in storeNo bowl of cut fruitsNo comforting words. When you come home in the middle of the nightEyes without a shineTears streaming down soundlesslyThe kitchen light will remain on for youA plate of your favourite frittersPreheat in the ovenA cup of chamomileContinue reading “When You Are In Grief”
Category Archives: Short Poetry
Polling Day
How do I explain to my unborn child That voting is no different Than gambling You look at your cards An intuition kicks in You roll the dice You go all in Hoping it was the right call How do I explain That I never knew who I was voting for That man in theContinue reading “Polling Day”
An Anatomy Of A Heartbreak
First, The electrical shock A sudden plug to the artery Blocking the good flow Of love and life. Then, The blood coagulates. The body resists Denying sense and reason All advice are useless At this stage Only cheesecakes and soppy sad songs Can help to numb the pain, Masking it like Paracetamol, A dosage isContinue reading “An Anatomy Of A Heartbreak”
Jakarta Blues
I am a ghost Fleeting around This cramped five-star State of the arts Elegant extravagant Hotel room in a city Where millions outside Fleeting around Pagi ke sore How sore their feets must be. I am a ghost Fingers scavenging The multi channels On my remote as I stay remote Mouth muted An inner humContinue reading “Jakarta Blues”
Regardless of race
If you believe in a democratic society You will give up your crown You will forego your royal lineage Your rights to your land In exchange for common ground So we can live together Regardless of race. If you believe in justice You will weed out the white trash You will support our yellow causeContinue reading “Regardless of race”
When death smiles at you
Do you resuscitate a leaf turning yellow? Do you attach it back piece it back, take it to triage? Do you bandage it two rounds left, one round right? Do you opt for a transplant? A transfusion is in order for a photosynthesization to happen for life to happen once more one more season, oneContinue reading “When death smiles at you”
2065
Oma Why live in the past? Why do you not forget? Because I cannot forget nekhed When the past lives in me the pain etched on me still the black ink fresh the number tattooed on my left arm No longer ein mensch But a number- 2065 Convicted to a slow death. Oma What didContinue reading “2065”
Destiny
I am destined for the Hellfire. I am destined to die, to be punished for my sins. There is no salvation for me no saviour that will save me. The only good that I will leave behind is my absence that will be filled and shared by the existence of another stranger whom I doContinue reading “Destiny”
You still do not care
Pigeons falling down Suffocated to death, yet You still do not care. The sun can’t be seen Bleak future lies ahead, yet You still do not care. A forest destroyed Hectares of lives burnt down, yet You still do not care. He covers his mouth Silent obedience, yet You still do not care. She letsContinue reading “You still do not care”
In Separation
Picture-Perfect Family A Beautiful Portrait Mother, Father, Daughter Yet, no smiles. The child. Makes or breaks, Tragic that it has come to this. The woman. Shows strength in subservience, Gives gift in giving. The man. Masculine only in the mind, For his heart feels for the feminine. The real sufferers are the innocence The innocenceContinue reading “In Separation”
Al Hafiz Sanusi 