Son of Babylon

Iraq 2009

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Seen 11 Feb 2012

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon remains a dream

A boy and his grandmother

On a journey, a quest to find the truth

That journey itself is a revelation

In a country torn apart

Ravaged by war

Death

A country, once upon a time, a long long time ago

Beautiful, prosperous, magnificent

Now barren, desolate, on its knees

Drowning, trying to survive day by day, step by step

A boy and his grandmother

In their quest, step by step

Trying to be sure, to confirm

That there is hope

But if there is no hope, at least an answer

At least the journey would not be in vain

Azura 2012

Malaysia 2012

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Seen 11 Feb 2012

The notion of love eternal despite all the cliches

That love again

That human specialty, where two souls find each other

That emotion, quickens the heart beat

Love on its own will never be

Nurture it, pamper it, listen to it

It is fragile before it can become strong

It takes baby steps before the big leap

It gurgles before blabbering non stop

Yes, slowly, love will grow

All is not rosy, though

There are always obstacles

Even in the best of times

There is a need for the two

To rise above

To fight

Together against the enemy

Being together is not sufficient

The bond has to be stronger or else

A tiny crack grows

Into a chasm

Our Brand is Crisis

USA 2005

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Seen 8 Dec 2011

An art form that is abstract

Not the usual painting or sculpture

More of the ways and means

Winning the hearts of many, the nation

As the spoils are so immense

The end justifies the means

At a glance, every step is above board

Along the way, there has been mistakes

Which is not acknowledged directly

Rather obliquely

That is the means

Ensuring the masses will consider

That this side is much better than the other

In all ways and aspects

Not forgetting that the other side

Has its own weaknesses

That needs to be highlighted, emphasised

In contrast to your camp

Positives are put to the front

Glorified even

Negatives are put at the back burner

Simmering until it boils over

Inside Job

USA 2010

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Seen 7 Dec 2011

We're naïve aren't we, thinking that we control our destiny

Whereas there are Big Brothers

Watching us, using us as pawns

In the bigger game of profits and losses of the corporate world

They are the ones who have control

With just a call, a talk between two like minded movers

The world shudders as a consequence

Where are we, the pawns, in the big picture

Very very tiny

We get the crumbs even though our blood and sweat flows freely

In order for the elites to savour and indulge the gains

We get the crumbs, that is ordained

The top will say that they are the brains

They deserve the cream and cake too

While we get the crumbs

Will this arrangement end?

When will that be?

Is it soon or still a dream, a hallucination, unreachable

The pawns are in their places and positions

Forever

Unless those who has the controls decide otherwise

Will that ever happen?

Not in the foreseeable future

In the meantime

The pawns have to grit and bare the hardships

Not of their own making

Powerless, in the struggle and battles of the kings

The modern day kings and monarchs

Of an ever expanding and domineering world

The corporate world with its dog eat dog mantra