Malaysians

Patriot

Pic: Merdeka Day, a local boy leaping upwards to cluth the Malaysian Flag. Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan, Pahang, August 2004.

Aspirations

We aspire to reach ever greater heights,
To challenge and outdo our best,
Though our goals still far from sight,
We’ll be every ready for the test.

A leap of faith required,
Of mind, body, soul,
Dedication, sacrifice, perspire,
Needed to reach our lofty goals.

At times we feel we are in defeat,
Our dreams crumbling beneath,
Take heart and bear the heat,
The fire within doth seethe.

When we glance at the finish line,
Our hearts, leap without bound,
A feeling, simply divine,
A victory ever so profound.

At last we have reached,
Floating, aloft, so high,
All barriers, broken, breached,
To a point where our dreams take flight.