Rosanna And 40 Cents Poem by Sulaiman Mohd Yusof

Rosanna was my schoolmate
Sharing the same classroom for four years
When we first met, I was afraid
Something of her that I feared
She’s bigger and taller
Beautiful like a mayflower
Looked at me like I was her little brother
But deep inside, treated me like her lover

We were together
Everywhere thereafter
Was talk of the school
It was cool
To be labeled
As the most ideal couple

What’s made me attractive to her?
My principality and discipline
60 cents a day given by mother
20 cents a day for fried banana and a drink
At school, that was my daily meals
It’s a frill and thrill
When you can save 40 cents
It would make sense
The result will come in the end

Between Rosanna and 40 cents
She definitely will understand