SLUMDOG

I grew up in the slums of a place called MS university

Life is what they call it but mom was looking for epiphany

Back when I was seven and my sister was five

We didn’t know life was tough but we managed to survive.

Mom’s prayers brought us to the land of Malaysia

Didn’t know where it was till I landed here ,the heart of Asia

Nothing beats the feeling like I belonged

Wasn’t feeling alienated cause it was like I was home

I learnt how to live, I learnt how to love

Cultures intertwined from two nations which I’m proud of

No one comprehends the passion I have for this little country

Yet I can still speak to you about it very humbly

Twelve years passed without missing the motherland

I found my love and lived the life in this little wonderland

For fifteen years,  I loved unrequited

No security provided but we stayed as decided.

Mom still teaches and dad just finished learning

I’m not gonna wait for another prince charming

To take us  out of our foreign battles

Cause I won’t let us fall under those  prattles

Life outside is tougher than it looks

But I am not ready to take up  these hooks

For even this place that I’ve loved my whole life

Can tear me up like a steak knife.

This is a constant fight that I can’t bear to lose

For my family or country  I need not choose.

Working hard to be the sole provider

No giving up even when life gets harder.