Published Singapore 22 November 2016 in ISEAS Perspectives CLICK here to read.
Poem: My Jakarta
Pollution dust, heat, grey gravel asphalt Fumes, horns, engines jammed for miles Splintery bench, watery soup with salt sweat box home cramped with tired smiles Strip lights sauna stitching fingers Grinding machines cutting tin saw the brain Aches, brain burn all day lingers Child’s laugh, partner’s tear, a touch bears the strain. Lovely music jangles […]