Republished from Gelanggang Puitis

Bila orang kata cinta itu buta

when they say cinta itu buta
i’m confused;
is it blind because it cannot see
or because it failed to see
- tak tau yang mana satu
or perhaps
love is blind
because you love someone
not through the eyes
but through your heart
..mungkin macam ni.

apa pun, i’m still confused.

cold war is the worst of all wars. and star wars is the best of all wars. hahah. *face palm*

reggae. hayatae. kembalae. (Malique feat DJ Fuzz - cerita kedai kopi)

there are times when i just feel like doing nothing. i'm sure it doesn't sound weird rite? perhaps everybody must have been in my shoe as well. or perhaps i was in everybody else's shoe. senget. heh. i'm trying to unwind as mush as i can during my short break before i leave for my internship. it's gonna be a tough one i pressume. damn. tapi tak pe. not for long. perhaps my life after that would be much tougherr. i look forwards (haha) to my postgrad studies soon after i return home. permanent head damage. ya. that's right. although to some extent, my future career would be much on the academia sector, i still think that i can go further than that. i don't know why or how yet. but i will, soon. cheers.

i used to think myself as Ernest Hemingway or Oscar Wilde or Rudyard Kipling. lol. then i realised that these people were to fancy for my age. lol again. but it's ok. so i thought, these days people are writing in a totally different way. you can actually tell between a normal Anglo American poet (or writer) and one from today's generation. ya. i guess it's not our fault (assuming that i come from today's generation..hahah). nevertheless, below are some of my writings which i think were influenced or shaped by the wave of globalisation and nationalisation. again, i won't blame myself for this. thank you.

Bila aku teringat the first time i met you

i was looking behind me
when suddenly i saw you
i could hear nothing else
only the sound of your voice
and i told myself,
inikah dia yang aku cari
setelah lama aku menanti;
i remembered it was a red top
and grey sleek leggings
dan kasut ballerina
rasa macam baru semalam

and now,
after seasons changed
i know i was right that time
sebab that pretty girl i saw
is sitting next to me
dengan senyum lebarnya
until today and
hopefully forever

Aku, Single dan Loser

when asked about love
i would say its crap
then people ask, tapi kenapa?
then i would say, because i pun crap
then they say;
kalau macam tu,
it’s not fair if you say
love is crap;
because you’re the problem,
not love

so they asked me again
what is love;
cuba teka what i answered
- love is still crap. thank you

Bila Nafasku tak cukup panjang (kerana oksigen dah kurang di bumi)

aku lihat jam; dan dia cemuh aku
oh. terima kasih jam
perhaps when all this is over
aku bulih kembali ke pangkal jalan
(yang aku sendiri tak tau mana pangkalnya)
sigh
or perhaps i could go for a
permanent head damage - chantek. sangat.
pakcik, mana opium saya ni? dah lama saya order

Tipikal

i remembered that date;
we had a great lunch
and some jalan-jalan at the mall
when suddenly
ada mamat (sualan) text message you
and you know i hate it when that happens
you’re holding my hand on one side
and tangan sebelah lagi reply text message mamat (sualan)
dan moments later - kita gaduh. tipikal
you ask for apology
then me being stubborn (thank you)
after 1 hour - kita lepak setar_buks
having caramel frappe like nothing happen
oh - tipikal



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