BOSAN!

Dunia ini dah tak seindah dulu
Tiada lagi keamanan
Tiada lagi kedamaian
Tiada lagi ketenteraman

Hidup ini dah tak seindah dulu
Tiada lagi keikhlasan
Tiada lagi kejujuran
Tiada lagi keluhuran

Hubungan ini dah tak seindah dulu
Tiada lagi keceriaan
Tiada lagi kemanisan
Tiada lagi im...

MISSING

I dreamed I was missing, you were so scared
But no one would listen, 'cause no one else cared
After my dreaming, I woke with this fear
What am I leaving when I'm done here?

So if you're asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest, don't be afraid
I've taken my beating, I've shared what I made
I'm strong on the surface, not all the way through
I've never been perfect, but neither have you

So if you're asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are

I can't be who you are

From GAZA with love

In Gaza, children,
you learn that the sky kills
and that houses hurt.
You learn that your blanket is smoke
and breakfast is dirt.

You learn that cars do somersaults
clothes turn red,
friends become statues,
bakers don’t sell bread.

You learn that the night is a gun,
that toys burn
breath can stop,
it could be your turn.

You learn:
if they send you fire
they couldn’t guess:
not just the soldier dies -
it’s you and the rest.

Nowhere to run,
nowhere to go,
nowhere to hide
in the home you know.

You learn
that death isn’t life,
that air isn’t bread,
the land is for all.
You have the right to be
Not Dead.
You have the right to be
Not Dead.
You have the right to be
Not Dead.

by Michael Rosen

Happy Birthday to a Special Friend

Happy birthday to a special friend!
Although I haven't known you many years,
Perhaps because you've dried so many tears,
Pleasure reigns as I these greetings send.
Your happiness should last till all things end!

Because you've been so sweet and understanding--
In toughest times you've made me laugh and smile--
Rejoice in your own specialness awhile:
This I'm not requesting but demanding!
How else to make yourself the celebration,
Doing what does not come naturally?
Always your concern has been for me,
Yet now you must endure my adoration!
by Andrea Gabrieli

Kawan

Huh Sombong!
itu kata hatiku
macam ni ke kawan!
terkeluar lagi satu

Normal ke macam nih?
kawan-kawan takkan biar kawan
kawan-kawan takkan makan kawan
kawan-kawan takkan pukul kawan

Apa yang neutral?
kalau kawan pun disisihkan
kalau kawan pun dipinggirkan
kalau kawan pun dianggap lawan

Apa yang biasa?
dari suka datang benci
dari senyum datang suram durja
dari tawa datang airmata

Apa guna airmata?
kalau keadaan makin seksa
menangis lagi pun tak guna
yelah..orang dah taknak kita

Padan muka aku!
sapa suruh mudah percaya
ntah betul ke tak riak aksinya
tulen atau cuma lakonan saja

Aku dah tak mampu bersuara
aku saja yang beria-ia
lebih baik diam saja
kecoh-kecoh pun dah takde makna

(c) reef 2009

Mengapa?

Mengapa tiada jawapan?
mengapa tiada balasan?
adakah sudah hilang tumpuan
atau telah tiada kepastian

Dulu tiap kata ada jawabnya
tiap tutur ada penyerinya
mewarna malam purnama
mewarna minggu hujungnya

Sekarang siang pun makin suram
malam dihimpit kesunyian
kata tiada makna
rasa terus hiba

.................


(c) REEF 2009

Bisikan Hati

Bisikkan ke telingaku
apa yg ada dlm hatimu
moga hatiku takkan layu
dan keadaan segar selalu

Bisikkan ke telingaku
apa saja mahumu
moga dirimu tidak terpaku
dan lidahmu tidak terus kelu

Bisikkan ke telingaku
suara-suara merdumu
moga ianya kan menjadi lagu
dan terus terbuku dlm hatiku

(c)reef 2009

Kenapa Macam Ni?

Kenapa macam ni?
Kenapa kita perlu lalui semua ni?
Kenapa kita perlu derita begini?
Kenapa..kenapa..kenapa?

di saat orang lain bergembira
aku terus menangis derita
susah senang hidup bersama
itulah janji sumpah setia

Tapi mengapa bila dugaan datang melanda
begitu mudah melupakan janji setia
begitu mudah memusnahkan ikatan cinta
yang telah sekian lama dibina

Betulkah ini namanya cinta?
atau mainan di bibir halusmu saja
mengapa perlu adanya cinta
jika derita juga akhirnya

aku tetap aku
yg masih terus setia
yg masih mengharap cinta
cinta yang akan dilupa

hidup mesti terus hidup
tapi bolehkah hidup tanpa cinta
bolehkah hidup dgn derita
derita yg tanpa kesudahannya...

(c)reef 2009

You Never Know

You never know when someone
might catch a dream from you.
You never know when a little word
or something that you might do,
May open up the windows
of a mind that seals the light.

The way you love may not matter at all,
but you never know, it might.

And just in case it could be
that another's life through you
might change for the better
with a broader, brighter view.
It seems it might be worth a try
to do what you know is right.

The way you love may not matter at all,
but then again..
you never know, it might.