No more dragons to chase
I was driving near the awesome river
Just after sunrise, en route to work
Today is a misery
I’d no longer say hello to the streams
Which used to accommodate occupants
Along it’s bank
Injecting source of life to dwellers
And immigrants
Before brightly urbanizations and skylines
Engulfed its playgrounds
It’s not a usual morning
Scorching of black crows
Flying pass and transit near it’s terminal
Where the mid streams meet
With the southern streams
Cutting thru’ all corners of Kuala Lumpur
Yes, this tea colored Klang River
Has an untold story
Which could rip apart any sacred hearts
Like a roof tumbles down on your head
Whilst having a hard earned meals with
Your loved one
You just shook your head in disbeliefs
Two days ago
At the heart of the unforgiving river
At the spot under the bridge
A bridge too far
Hidden and secluded
And yet transparent
In the middle of the city
Its bank was hosting
Scores of dragon chasers
Heroin worshippers
At a moment notice
Become landlords
Of the land of stoned
And drugged
A rendezvous for addicts, runners and pushers
In their own world of unbounded
The honky tank sounds of vehicles
Above them
Or if the skies were grounded
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poem by Sulaiman Mohd Yusof
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