Emily Liang

Emily Liang Poems

Pitter patter,
Don’t look out of the window, child
The world has gone wild.
For that isn’t the sound of rain.
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When the Snow Queen decides to turn her wrist
To take a peek at her watch
She exclaims 'It's time', and gently release
The light mist, cascading a slow and chilly freeze
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United we stand
Hand in hand
On concrete new found land.
In friendship we will be
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Heading home is like
Plunging into a pool of memories
The old photos, the dusty bike,
Makes one smile, unwittingly
...

The piercing, glimmering
Drop of lust, gingerly dangling,
From the corner of smoky eyes,
It paints the snow-hued sclera nitty-gritty green,
...

The rotten eggs thrown in my show
The boos and the spits land on my face
To see my hard work, my spirit and soul
To be spat upon, is a nasty taste.
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Walking on the streets
I see no child at ease
Worn out faces, exhausted eyes
Drained out souls, and heavy sighs
...

8.

Candy,
The velvet sweetness,
Of sugarcane fibre that's full of richness.
Be wary though,
...

It's tough to explain this situation
To all those that are around with me
It's like a blockade, an inhibition
I want to say hi, but I can't set the words free
...

Do you define it as courage?
Or is it a kind of outrage
Sparking off the blood-hued flares
Igniting all particles of wrath present in the air
...

Here are some things that make me smile
My lip corners upturn when these come into mind
Amazing as the rainbow stained glass tiles
And also simple as a little bird's first flight
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The second that I was born,
It's already set, and I was sworn
In, as the goody-two-shoes
For the rest of this lifetime,
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I dream of a plant, where
Candy apples dangle on low branches
So all kids can have a taste
Of the bliss of sweetness there
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This is a story of growing up in beige HDB flats
High-rise homes that dot the lavender sunset
Of void-deck soccer, of sizzling kachang putehs
And of the kids in khaki shorts and white, loose singlets
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Billions of billboards and floods of commercials
Bombard and pollute young minds and our values
Where social vices overwhelm visual material
So, what are standards of beauty and virtue?
...

Oh slumber
You're a very interesting character.
You come when I'm in a rush
You leave when everything's in a hush.
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Her dress is made of the diamonds of the sky
Her heels are made from the golden spears of morning light
She resides in the palace of clouds
She plays atop of the bridge of rainbow
...

Stop for a while and notice,
The daily rhymes in our daily lives.
Here are just some in mine.
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Stamping feet and furrowed brows,
There's fury burning in her eyes.
A flood of tears build up now,
I knew I shouldn't have told that lie
...

My passionate flame is reignited,
Rekindled.
When I burnt my diary,
I saw the jacinth, red and golden flames.
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The Best Poem Of Emily Liang

The Cell Phone

Pitter patter,
Don’t look out of the window, child
The world has gone wild.
For that isn’t the sound of rain.
Those are fingers sprinting on the fast lane.
It is not in a stadium.
The lane is on the cell phone screen.
No victor on the podium,
It’s just a bunch of texting teens.
I must warn you before I proceed.
That child, the world has already gone wild.
Cell phones grab the eyeballs of these teens
And smear that super-glue of hers, and brings these sticky things
Into her arms, never letting go.
And then, she seals their lips
And plant their hips
Onto the couch,
Making them slouch,
Wasting their lives staring at that little machine
And then, that sinister portal sucks out these vibrant souls
Replace it with ghouls,
And these teens will just keep on tapping
Texting,
Mailing,
Internet surfing,
Never-endingly.
Child, don’t be amazed, for this is the world today.
Hear me out, mark the words I say.
Be wary when you get yourself that evil cell.
Or, do me a favour, crush it, and send it to hell.

Emily Liang Comments

Ashna 16 November 2021

I need to teach your poem in my class. Can you brief you profile? I can't find your profile.

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Liam Phillips 27 December 2013

Just read your poem candy it's very good and would like to see more done by you in this style

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