This week’s poetry prompt word for the Malaysian Writers FB Group is ‘alone’. The prompt is announced every Wednesday and everybody can submit till the next Wednesday, a week later. If you keen to visit the Malaysian Writers FB page, you can click here.
All Alone
The park bench is bare
Of warmth and smiles
Of those who deeply care
Commuting over many miles
The playground is still
No toddlers nor munchkins
No giggling nor shouting fills
Only creaking swings, rattling bins
The home is chilly; devoid of love
No tantrums, sharp words nor tears
No hot stew bubbling on the stove
All alone while the monsoon wails near
Khor Hui Min
20 August 2015
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