Carpe Diem

They whisper slowly in the dark,

telling all of us the same,

pledge the motto of thy lark,

living carpe diem by the name.

Eat and drink for tomorrow we die,

live towards the epistemic delight,

trusting thy guard as we all lie,

forever carpe diem I will might.

Hear and see those glistering hope,

taste and feel that dividing soul,

it guides away the rising slope,

as you carpe diem till the day we extol.

Dalam Librari

Dalam librari
aku tersengguk.

Seorang tua

tersenyum menegur:

Tak guna

membuka buku

menutup mata.

Kan elok

menutup buku

membuka mata?

.

.

Mulai esoknya

dalam librari

ku tak pernah

tersenguk lagi

walau orang tua

sudah lama

tidak kusua.

.

.

Dalam librari

kini ku membaca,

mataku sering

ke kerusi orang tua

yang sudah tiada.

.

.

A. Samad Said

(diambil dari: http://www.esastera.com/asamadsaid/karya/Puisi/)

Dark Blue Uniform

Dark blue uniform
With white stripe on
You march humbly into the dorm
To seek our welcome’s warm

Dark blue uniform
With badges adorn
Can’t be seen, smeared with loam
Covered by ashes since born

Dark blue uniform
With black boots shine
No one knows where you’re from
Never will and never mind

Dark blue uniform
Do fasten your Lace
To flee out like a worm
You, with no name, with no face

Dark blue uniform
No one knows you
So, run away into the storm
Cause no one need you

(Note: Definitely not about the police... incase you thought)

Bottom up

To put the world in order,
We must first put the nation in order.

To put the nation in order,
We must put the family in order.

To put the family in order,
We must cultivate our personal life.

And to cultivate our personal life,
We must first set our hearts right.


- (I think it’s) Confucius

Budak Cina di Kawasan Melayu

Saya seorang budak Cina,
Menetap di sebuah Kawasan Melayu.
Walaupun...
Berdiri seorang tanpa dihina,
Bagaikan kemboja yang sedang layu.

Saya seorang budak Cina,
Tidak dilayan, tidak dipandang.
Jadi...
Jiwa ini haruslah merana,
Atas nama perjuangan yang tercundang.

Saya Seorang budak Cina,
Ingin bersuara, ingin berdebat.
Tapi...
Harapan melayang, kemarahan dibina,
Di kawasan melayu atau kawasan sahabat.

Worm

Storming through this wicked mourn,
With a wounded and a broken heart.
It will soon consume it till it worn.
O, That vicious worm with a deceiving art.

Many times it crawled by my rough old skin,
Looking for a soft and fragile dent.
It attacked by laying its venomous sin,
Till it grows become an undesired gent.

Alive

I am too ALIVE until i grew tired.
I am too ALIVE until i said 'yes' to any question.
I am too ALIVE until i can't sleep.
I am too ALIVE until one life for me was not enough.
I am too ALIVE until i needed two of me.
I am too ALIVE until no one can stopped me.
I am too ALIVE until people wouldn't come near me.
I am too ALIVE until dead things attached on me.
I am too ALIVE until i can afford to kill myself.
I am too ALIVE until i was sicked of it.
I am too ALIVE until today...
I am too dead to be ALIVE until forever...