Ode To The Chair Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Some are to die for
many would do so

some are divine will
upholstered on four limbs
no one can question nor steal

some grace beauty with
a sea of applause

a heartful of wishes
is finally settled with
eyes and mouth curved
to our fantasy as she later
swirls through the media
like a multi faceted diamond

some are to be shunned
yet those sentenced can
neither choose nor turn it over
a justice the world sometimes
fights over to let human
dignity sit well
they walk two worlds
numbed by both before
the angel of death pulls
its plug of sparks
to silence both - a chair
made for sin and death to
come to terms with each other

some are for newly weds
they live a day as king and queen
and a loving heart
to settle the score
the picture sits snugly in
some room or album
for one's treasured memory

for all, they are the heartS of the master
when one is cordially invited to sit
high with him - you know
you have a place where you can
craft out another world



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it sits patiently at
all examination rooms
on all four, spine and legs
in quiet humility
wishing all students
good grades and
a great career

the main witness of
cheers, fears, and
disappointments
shunting through
mind and heart