I close that fist of my heart
in the closet,
Nobody knows, not even that wife of mine
that I go and back
everyday
without that fist of my heart
I tell her,
to tell those sons of ours
that once I'm gone
this fist of my heart has never been cut into two.
By : sinaganaga (1698-2015)
Country of origin : Malaysia
Ema's note :
1. Since the name of this anthology (Katawa) is derived from two parts of Asia, namely East Asia and South East Asia, it's just fair to include a poem from SEA this time since the last post is a poem from East Asia.
2. It's a heart-wrenching reminder to us of how much dad's sacrifice for the family. It was recorded that when he was alive, he was a busy person and always went to places. Somehow, this poem was heartbreakingly beautiful in expressing his longing.
3. His motto; 'To write poetry is to write love'.
Let's appreciate the moment.
Live your life to the fullest, and love your family!
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KATAWA: It's OK To Smile And Laugh
PoetryWild words that happen to meet on a certain fateful day. They bow to the Heaven and Earth, praying for happiness ever after~ Basically a collection of poems from various languages that'll be translated into English. I'm just a trilingual person and...
