A Writing Exercise by Students of the Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology www.limkokwing.edu.my |
DON’T JUDGE ME I know I look like a sheep.
Other dogs, they all make fun.
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I seem to come from the upper classes. But I’m just the same as the others, I too sniff other dogs’ arses. I have a sad name, it’s Fifi.
I look like a walking sweater.
But I am what I am,
(Farah Shamin) |
FLOWERS IN THE MEADOW
Bright, clear and sunny,
Skies of blue and fields of green,
Look above and see.
Warm sunrays upon my face,
Pretty as always,
Every day.
Flowers in the meadow,
Swaying in the wind,
Without a care in the world.
(Lim Su Lee)
The umbrella looks poor
(Imelda)
BEING LONELY One must admit
(Liew Yoke Ching) |
A beautiful young lady named Claire
(Amy Choy Mei Lin) |
NIGHT OF THE ENERGY
Waiting patiently,
Cold shivers run down my spine,
Moving so slowly.
Fifteen minutes to trip
As chords stretch higher:
Binds my soul as I sleep.
Darkness is coloured,
Mind ornaments forming,
The soaring strings stirred.
Dramatized ambience,
Strong energy flows from deck;
This act of deviance.
Wide-eyed, open-mouthed,
Jumping bods, screaming vocals,
Alone, I’m without.
I watch God in awe:
He brought us in unity,
Cold feelings thaw.
Your warm smile I see,
We knew each other before;
Can’t you just feel me?
(Sue-Anne Lim)
Assignments and paper tests
Are truly a pest;
Something I really detest.
Unavoidable, yes,
These keys to success,
Should we hope to be the best.
But stress is gaining,
Pressure is rising,
Giving my brains no rest.
My mind is in limbo
And I am no Rambo
To face these tasks with zest.
Sleep never comes
Whenever I need some
During the day or the night.
I feel so worn,
Restless till morn,
And the next day I’m an ugly sight.
I used to drool
Like a stupid fool
At the very sight of food;
Now mama cooks
And I can only puke
While my stomach takes three looks.
Love was easy,
Light and breezy
Till these pests came in;
My girlfriend dumped me
For an assinine smartie
Because stupidity is a sin.
Sometimes I wish
Exams don’t exist;
They’re like a bad dream or nightmare.
For goodness’ sake,
Please give me a break
Before I run out of air.
(Lim Wei Yin)
Nothing will be wrong
Oops, I did it again.
(Adelyn Kong)
WHY DO WE CLOSE OUR EYES? Why do we close our eyes when we sleep?
(Natasha Fransisca Kurniawan)
Sex is when a guy’s communication
(Selvy Marlivia Julius Bong) |
Six blue days
There I was
Hurt and sadness
I was lost
Why was I weak
(Kong May Kit) |
As red dawn breaks,
(Chin Sook Fun) GRASS MAN One thousand degrees
(Heng Aik Kuan) A LITTLE RAIN A little rain,
(Lim Sha Li)
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I’m screaming…
(Windya Chandriyanto) NOBODY'S WIFE I'm sorry for the times that I made you scream,
It's too bad but that's just me,
I seem happy with myself although I'm not,
(Engku Putri Balquiss) |
YOU ARE HERE WITH ME
You are here with me
The sun, the sand
and the sea
It was meant to be
Regard me fondly
The breeze, the clouds
and the rain
Embrace me gently
It's where pleasure
lies
The scent, the scene
and the sky
It's paradise
(Kimberley Yap Lee Kin)
So innocently
You
bounded into my life
At 3
one morning
Your
charm and your wit
Are
matched by no other
I laughed
till I ached
By and
by I glimpsed
A hurting
heart, a parched soul
I longed
to heal your sorrow
I cried
when you cried
In time
I began to trust
Your
friendship, our bond
One day
it all crashed
You
compromised our shared space
I felt
robbed, betrayed
I probed,
searched your heart
You
said you were being honest
Broken
from your past
I gave
you a chance
Restored
my trust in you
I thought
I knew you
Today
I changed my mind
I saw
more and more each time
My clouded
judgement
Friend,
I hope I'm wrong
That
you are still that same song
That
I have cherished
(Aileen Chow)
When asked to write a limerick
(Soong Wai Lun)
1) Creamy swirls where angels recline
2) A salted egg yolk in the sky
3) Waters running over a single leaf
4) Old book of diction
5) I am uninspired
6) Coffee lovers sit benignly
7) I could write about feeling
8) I hear music in my head
I've heard it somewhere before
I know it means I'm only sleeping
(Debra Ong)
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Thinking… Remembering
Compressing the past and present
Sadness, happiness, sorrow
You don't know…
(Amy Choy Mei Lin)
LIMERICK I can't think of what to say
(Farzana Ali)
STEPPING ON KANCILS I know a guy who drives a Kancil
He thinks his car is a screamer
I'm telling you it's slow
(Bryan Low Der-Shyong)
The more you give, the more you'll get
((Jasmine Tong Ching Pei) |
Death is never
the friendliest host
Death feels
love and Death brings hate
Death brings
sorrow and Death brings grief
Death was the
sentence laid upon Jesus
(Leonard James Au) |
What are you doing staring at
my bosom?
With that face of yours so bloody
gruesome?
Okay, so I'm a loud and buxom
woman
So what! The bottom line is
I'm still a human!
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The education system
Is rotten through and through.
A knowledgeable society
By 2000 A.D.?
I say, "Good luck to you!"
(Janet Tan)
A SONG FOR
THE SOUL
When you think the world
is going crazy
Some will kill just
to get to the top
They'll try hard to
embarrass you, put you to shame
Others will try to put
you down
So when you find yourself
down and full of sorrow
Life is too short to
waste on worry
(Daryl Leong)
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The rain
goes
The train
goes
(Victoria Chai Pui Yee)
LOLA There
once was a girl named Lola
(Patricia Ananda) |
DIVAS
Girls around the world
I’m sure will agree
That Friday nights
have regularly blessed our social life
Where we party and
flirt and stay out after three
This is one time we’re
glad we’re not somebody else’s wife
Otherwise our short
hemlines wouldn’t make us feel so free
I sincerely think that
it is great
How Friday evenings
have made my room a shrine
For my two lady friends
intent on future dates
Quite sure this time
their dream man they will find
But not before they
dress themselves up as the Fates
With magazines sprawled
all over my bed
We decide on which
‘look’ we should wear
Should I try Cool Blue
or Daring Red?
Is she better off with
Drama Queen – or would she dare?
Oh, how much more indecisive
can we get?
An hour later we emerge
A Glamour Puss, a Disco
Diva, a Queen of the Night
And as we hail a cab
we can’t resist the urge
To congratulate each
other, “Girl, you’re a sight!”
Seems the shopping
spree has been a worthwhile splurge
As we willingly fling
ourselves into the city’s wild pulse
We work the room as
drinks start flowing
Then I spot the Handsome
One who always turns me to mush
My gaze is steady but
the rest of my body’s melting
That’s it, no more
of him should I let myself indulge
Just then he raises
his glass and flashes me a smile
Even in the dark I
can see his dimples
And I’m glad I exercised
an hour, glad I jogged that mile
Oh God, I hope he doesn’t
notice I have pimples
Please, just hold your
smile for me, thank you, a little while
And as I internally
fidget my night away
Trying to act so cool
and playing so hard to get
I hold my breath and
execute my calculated sway
Hoping that he’ll see
me and take my bait
Till my friend takes
me aside and whispers, “Forget it, he’s gay.”
(Safrina Kadri)