a sunny day a long time ago
tilting and slipping in the rain
we chased the river of time’s flow
glare maddened at the day star’s glow
hear us laugh again like blind mice inane
yesterday feels so long ago
sing loud, mynah, raven and crow
sing of oaths and paths we take in vain
will we follow the river’s flow?
clap along to the clock’s harsh blow
i look at you with fresh old pain
don’t be someone I knew long ago
sing again, mynah, raven and crow
sing of directions, colour coded train
lines. we diverge along the same flow
the seasons turn and toss as you grow
can i preserve you in a refrain?
i want you to stay in the story of long ago
but i know both of you will be gone with the flow
Reina Alexis Lim is a lover of badly used parentheses and onomatopoeia, often found on her Macbook nicknamed ‘Marceline the Macbook’.