The Serdang Gloom

I remembered it like it was in my own backyard
Every turn, every stoplight, every money grubbing toll plaza
All the young lovers oblivious to their partners' disinterest
All the vacationing couples putting off divorce for another week.
We would fight half the way and sulk the remaining half
And in came a silence so stinging a slap is a caress, that things
Ended with me chasing away the dim sun thinking it was a rainy cloud
Ended with me grinning a smile that’s so damn proud.

But Serdang is now like the drop when using a long noose
Much like watching the government-written RTM news
I recognise it when I see it in my term paper
It keeps me company when I'm having a lonesome dinner
It swirls and waves at me at the bottom of each bottle
And I cant now smile even when a gun is at my temple, for
Some nights I think I'll go mad trying not to think of you
Some nights I'm sure I'm mad when all my dreams are about you.

With Prozac in one pocket and a ring in the other
With happiness on one hand and enslavement on the other.
I will return to Melaka my land of future promises
Where the sun shines sufficiently for those who badly need it
For returning couples that chickened out of divorce
For young lovers who come with a new amour.
Whether you like it or not I'm grafting a smile onto my face
If it means you'll shine brighter and chase this Serdang gloom away.