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POETRY | Malaysia Day by Meera Badmanaban
Meera Badmanaban

Written by Meera Badmanaban

POETRY | Malaysia Day by Meera Badmanaban

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What is Malaysia Day?

My child asks me

His brown hand in mine

So different from his father’s

Creamy yellow golden hue

My child is a coppery colour

He is unique, an Anak Malaysia

A reflection of this prism nation

His Kadazan Dusun heritage

With a sprinke of Bidayuh and Iban

Milk and honey mixed

With my Tamil Hitam Manis

When East and West blend

A spicy, hot, Masala Mix

This precious diversity

Culture, Race, Religion

Nothing but a curtain

That we pulled away

Swiftly and silently

Our love was stronger

Than the forces that

Tried to divide us

This is Malaysia, my child

This is your Motherland

A Rainbow of people

So what is Malaysia Day?

My child asks again

I pause, then I tell him

When I met your father

When East joined West

When Love conquered all

When we united as One

This is Malaysia Day.

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