* When I Falter *
10
Living the Real Life
What’s the real life?
It’s living the truth
None can maim the truth
None can change the truth
When you live the truth
You live the real life
And the truth is not a lie
And you do not live a lie.
“In ageing it is even more important to live in splendor, seeking the beauty in mortal life.”
* When I Falter *
10
Living the Real Life
What’s the real life?
It’s living the truth
None can maim the truth
None can change the truth
When you live the truth
You live the real life
And the truth is not a lie
And you do not live a lie.
* When I Falter *
9
Choice
I
Years that gave so much
and so much taken too
Roads I boldly took
Roads I refused to leave
Ignorance and pride
Lodged in cement
of convictions
II
Time of triumph
when there was no applause
Still I have been proud
Time of mind and passion locked
The only regret
It was all too soon gone
Time of the hearts
The only game played
Only for love and the other
Time of right and wrong
Says everyone, it was wrong
I refused to be wrong
Time of shadows
When I forgot to care
Leaving only tears
III
I plod on
Praying to be right
Praying to be safe
Weighed on, by
Wreaths of woe
Garlands of mirth, too
Rules of life
The only strength
was from within
IV
And so I was then
And so I am now
A choice
A decision.
* When I Falter *
8
Bloom and Floom
Blooms of chrysanthemum
Bound one to the other
Fresh or sun-dried
Breathing fragrance
Scent to a quiet heart
Faint to a bitter heart.
* When I Falter *
7
Only Amusing, Now
With a bold tug
She pulls him through the gate
Whispering bamboos
Keng Hua bloom
Scent of Angel’s Trumpets
The night is only stars
Giggles and chuckles
Scented skin and soft breathing
A brush, and a smack
Good God, mosquitoes!
Breathless no more!
* When I Falter *
6
Nightmare and Dream
Brew, brew, brew
Cat’s Tails and Lobster’s Claw
Tapak Kuda and Mata Lembu
Brew the floral potion
Cocktail to titillate and amuse
Could fragrance so fair
bear such raw and foul names!
* When I Falter *
5
Be Like The Dolphin
Like the dolphin
Always with a smile
and a curl
Have a splash
and a smash
Happy together
Happy alone.
* When I Falter *
4
Be Like The Chameleon
Like the chameleon
Red, yellow, green,
pink, blue
or black, brown, grey
Have fun
Colour its steps
Colour its moves
Display
Unabashed.