THE SILENCER
may i rise the flowers and flame
may i set about then and ask if ever
reboot your affairs vanishing
this year i dare to burn
but would you simply sit still
or rather run to the front
blazing out the stars and hills
these hills of togetherness
those stars of matter of facts
blowing and flowing are your words
from the fireworks that flirt
though sometimes they do hurt
the crazy darkness of heart
teasing the memories to part
if we fold the arts to agree
but we shall not
oh shall we agree
to break away from darting
dots that predict to form
the poetry of sea
oh we shall not
believe me dear
let us sing and reach out
to silence the god
that shouts
SARS in SAR.(2003) *
The legends are told and retold
While the city fevers high with chills low
And people turn, return and learn
Turn to shout in doubt
Return to view the cool space of cult
And learn strangely to live without
They are coughing up for a remaking
Being ready to choose to ache
Deep between all-in and all-out
At last the death aspect pours
The rainy health of last breath
Despairing of no more perfect thing
They gather together and sing
Hail Lord let us go and flow
Please name us Masked Hero
On the map of the Virus Zero
It’s we now who tell and retell
Tell about the hell of sweetness
Or retell about the sweetness of hell
*SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SAR: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of the People's Republic of China
