Friday, April 23, 2021

malay poem : and then he flew

You. 

I thought you were the moon but you are a star

I thought to fly to you, 

if not on a broomstick then with borrowed wings. 

Every feather I picked, from pigeons, and albatross alike, 

I wove together

like the threads of my life. 

I have no regrets, my love.

To get to you, I gave myself wings

and I flew

A dream like none other

I first skimmed the tops of the waves

before I rose higher to meet you

My heart flew ahead of me

I don't think you knew

I burn for you, 

And now I have come as close as I can

You let me down kindly

by looking past me

and I fell

like a falling star into the churning ocean

when I dived high

now I dived deep

and found myself. 

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Epilogue:

Icarus is not the warning

to not fly too high

No

Icarus is proof that one can live

before they die

All dreams have to end one day

Sometimes with a splash that breaks a father's heart

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