epilogue by Grace Nichols:

"I have crossed an ocean
I have lost my tongue
from the root of my old one
a new one has sprung"


Staying Alive, real poems for unreal times(2002)

Thursday, July 24, 2008

status

laki: "mind if i ask u..."
mama: "hmmmm....."

laki: "are you married?"
mama: (gelak x hengat donia ngan sore serak2 basah lemak merdu gitu) "am a divorcee"

laki: (berkerut nak caya ke x) "really? are u serious?"
mama: "welll...."

laki: "hmmm... in dat case....am a widower"
mama: danggggg.......



matik la colleagues mama sume dok cakap kat laki tu, mama ni x leh pakai, sungguh x dapat dipercayai. huhu....




~x rock la cakap kita single kan... cam poyos laks.

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