john tiong chunghoo Poems

A monkey
I remember when I was only two and curious
At writing, had set on the blackboard in the
Kitchen, started scribbling with a chalk,
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in and out
in and out the pacifier
mom teases babe
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i would love to slow down
the turns of earth
to a millionth time of its spin
to see in exact
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i am the wind
the gentle caresses
the magnet that helps
pull the sexuality from within you
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i am eternal
dont get me wrong
ask my physique
a malicious stamp
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i wade through rivers
of diamonds, rubies,
plain rocks and stones
that criss cross the world
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the world walks on a tightrope
deriving strength from its opposites.
from every minus spins a plus,
every shout, an echo,
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as i walk
and think
i realise
there is
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as the poems go into the hundreds
i realise there are gems of various grades
strewn everywhere
if only i have the time to gather them all
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