Mockingjay

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Shadows

There was a child,
Whom stared at a wall,
That never looked away,
Even when his mother called.

It was whiter than starch,
Repainted not long ago,
But that child could see everything,
Little did they truly know.

He saw shadows move,
Where the bodies should have cast,
What he was witness to,
Was events of the past.

He saw a man being killed,
That was hacked into bits,
His body was hidden,
Part of it still lying in the first aid kit.

The blood won't go away,
It bled down the walls,
A few days later,
It attracted flies, insects and more.

He saw the police come in,
Multiple shadows moving at once,
But they never found the body,
And cleaned up when they were done.

The child just sat there,
Over a period of a month,
His parents were worried sick,
A therapist was brought in at once.

The child hardly spoke,
And when he did,
He chanted the names of places,
Of where pieces of his daddy were hid.

The Red Queen

Soaked in blood were roses of white,
Little reminders of the Red Queen's might.
Cracked grounds and cloudless skies,
Echoed by those whom lost their lives.
Towering castles made of flesh,
Veins and arteries made a mesh,
Of which skeleton guards went to protect,
Nothing could stop a card thats undead.
Winds of dust and burning heat,
Lead to where you and the queen might meet.
Voices that echo within oozing walls,
Were ranged from monster roars to squeaks from dolls.
In the belly of the beast was where the queen lay,
A formless monster that only Alice could slay.
A pumping black heart hung above her crown,
Giving life to this madness in which she was bound.
A manifestation of hate, of the hunger of greed,
Of anger and worse, the place where evil breeds.
She is the castle, she is the land,
To be feared, not loved, is what she demands.
The executioner cometh! the queen's favorite pet,
The only words he knows are the famous 'OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!'

Friday, December 7, 2012

The Dollhouse

I dreamed of a place,
That had no humans anywhere,
Of stained table cloths and dresses,
And bloodied silverware.

Patchwork toys,
All lined up in rows,
Each with a limb missing,
With red eyes that seemed to glow.

Bandaged bodies,
Cracked heads,
Mutilated yet grinning,
As if I would be next.

There was a rabbit,
That once was white,
That had sockets for eyes,
Whom glared at you at night.

In the shadows he sat,
Watching with intent,
Blood that dripped from his left eye,
Landed on a knife that was bent.

We're all mad here,
Thats what he said,
Cackling hysterically,
Plunging it into his head.

The doors swung back and forth,
Each time the light shone,
On different deranged faces,
Whom had nowhere to go.

A set of spiked jacks,
Arranged around the house,
There was no getting out,
Hissed the clockwork mouse.

His key was missing,
Yet he still ticked on,
Stiches made his mouth grin,
Which made me hope he was wrong.

Plush toys, big and small,
With their stuffings ripped out,
Began to claw at his eyes,
While i tried to find another route.

Screams of pain trickled out,
As his blood joined others on the wall,
Before they could attack me,
The dollmaker called...

Aku Mencintai Awak (I love you)

Hati aku tidak tertentu,
Siapa yang betul-betul mencintaiku,
Kalau hidupan kita mesti begitu,
Tolonglah, maafkan aku.

Langit yang penuh dengan bintang,
Tidak boleh bertanding dengan awak,
Mata yang bersinar apabila awak bergembira,
Sudah cukup untuk saya berpantun.

Walaupun awak tidak teringat,
Sejarah kami yang bergema di hatiku,
Sesuatu yang awak wajib tahu,
Yang aku akan sayang awak seluruh hidupanku.

Tepuk sebelah tangan tidak akan berbunyi,
Tidak kira kalau macam itu,
Awak sentiasa akan menyimpan hati aku.

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Translation:

My heart is not sure,
Who really loves me,
If we must live like this,
Then please forgive me.

The sky is full of stars,
That cannot compete with you,
With eyes that shine when happy,
Is enough for me to write poetry.

Even though you don't remember,
Our history that echoes in my heart,
Something thats compulsory for you to know,
That i will love you for the rest of my life.

One hand alone will make no noise when it claps, (one-sided relationship)
It doesn't matter if it is this way,
You will always have my heart.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

What A Dream Should Be


Of all the days I chose to go,
The rain made the river overflow,
Fishies swam around my toes,
As icy winds began to blow.

Unlucky though as it may seem,
Eyes wandered to fields of green,
The most ridiculous i've ever seen,
A scarecrow made of jellybeans.

A close look held a surprise,
As i peered into glistening eyes,
Golden like the crust of well-made pies,
Topaz jewels i could never buy.

Paving stones made of pillows,
Soft and bouncy near the willows,
Stiff and firm when the wind billows,
When picked up, weighed a few dozen kilos.

Rainbows that lead to chocolate galore,
White, dark, nuts with fruits and more,
All this but dreams to the poor,
So i ate like a little boar.

Skies textiled like marbled cakes,
Something that you could never make,
I had to make sure that i was awake,
but there was absolutely no mistake.

Dream or not, I'd like to stay,
In this harmless world i would play,
Set up camp and if i may,
Eat the sky straight away.

Tis what a dream should be,
Not probing for a hidden key,
How long this lasts, we shall see,
For i love this country by the sea.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

'I disown you, Daddy.'

I saw you hitting mommy,
Strangling her against the wall,
You never thought that i'd remember,
Since i was only the height of a doll.

A few years later,
When a few inches came in,
Its like you were never home,
Now mommy had to take out the bin.

Almost a meter high,
And some strange men were at our door,
Demanding money from you,
At the time, i didn't know what for.

My friends' dads knew you well,
A drunk, gambler and a cheat,
Well known in a little town,
Embarrassed, i just stared at my little feet.

A whole decade then past,
After me and mommy left you,
You never ever changed,
Yet you still had names to blame.

New memories flooded in,
From before i was born,
How you took mommy's savings,
And spent it on whores.

Of how you blamed her,
For our bad grades,
When you couldn't even remember,
Our school exam dates.

Now that i look back,
'I disown you, Daddy.'
Was the smartest thing i've ever said,
Until today, i have no regrets. 

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

(FRAGILE) Handle with care

Bitten once,
twice shy,
Broken twice,
Yet i still didn't cry.

Be strong said a little voice,
Deep inside my head,
But it was also why,
My little heart bled.

I believed in every single word,
That passed those lovely lips,
Like camouflaged darts they flew,
And blew me to bits.

Lies, lies and yet more lies,
Everyday was the same,
I acted like i knew nothing,
Of your 'business meetings' and your old flame.

Now and again you would say,
That you didn't know what i wanted from you,
That i drived you insane.

But in all the years of history did a woman,
Ever have to say that all she wanted was love?
Did you think i came with instructions?
Or get a refund if i didn't 'fit like a glove'?

Maybe it would have been easier,
If i came in bubble wrap and cardboard ware,
With a huge stamp on the box,
That said FRAGILE, handle with care. 

Lost

I see nothing,
but i feel warmth.
I feel it leaving me.

My fingers become cold to the touch.
My hair billowing out behind me.
The breath of Jack Frost down my neck.

The echo of silence fills my ears.
Its snowing, i can sense it landing,
On what used to be the windows of the soul.

The blinds were sealed shut,
Once upon a weary time.
Ever since, eternal winter had come.

Where was this place?
That sunlight never touched.
The place where everything dies.

Memory...
I remember nothing but ice.
The sound of snow.

What was once a sky,
Covered in white.
Mountains then crumbled away.

Trees kneeled to the ground
Light vanished behind shadows.
A crushing pain that pinned me down.

Lands of snow,
Kingdoms of ice,
Be kind to me.