Once there was a little baby elephant,
sad and alone, just like an orphan.
He was trapped, in one big circus.
He was weak and really helpless.
His four legs, tied thoroughly tight,
couldn't escape, even with all his might.
Four ropes tied to four stakes so firmly,
hammered to the ground, really sturdy.
But he didn't give up he kept on struggling,
till after a year, he finally stopped trying.
Years passed by, he's no longer a baby,
He grew up big, so strong and healthy.
The ropes were now tied just loose, really!
And the stakes were no longer, planted firmly.
But because he has elephant's memory,
his mind tells him he couldn't break free.
If only he would try, and move forward a bit,
He'll realise he's wrong, then he can succeed.
-Faisal Abdullah @ FirusAzali
Cikgu Faisal Abdullah was one of my former college-mates in Institut Perguruan Bahasa-bahasa Antarabangsa (IPBA). He graduated in TESOL from The University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has a knack for writing good poetry and have huge, incurable obsession for rhymes. Cikgu Faisal comes from Kampar, Perak and is now teaching English in SMK Tongod, daerah Telupid, Sandakan, Sabah.
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