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Monday, May 12, 2008

ABDILLAH SM : SASTERA - Poetry In English / Badge

badge

never had we been
oppressed openly
but
to suit the badge
on the chest
being bluffed is not unusual
though on this ground
we, the king
we are the king!

the badge is just a decoration
be melted or would scald
the content of our chests
mistakeably
pinned
will earn a damn
instead of fortune

peel off the badge
being a decorative on your chest
keep it safely into a case
or your heart
while we build the fort
its wall high above the sky
of knowledge
and ringgit

once in a while
the inscription on the badge
in your heart be aflamed
in the box be refined
to radiate
the truth.

dataran merdeka
kuala lumpur
1992

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