Kampong Tengah
Only the memories staying alive
In years it may be forgotten
As there were no pictures to remember
Only can imagine the years
Of the houses scattered around
At the centre is the Chinese Temple
Every festive season free food catered
And the opera show from Muar
Entertaining the gods and the crowd
Some came to talk to us
Some borrowed irons....
Lives were tough
These opera actors and actresses
Doing it for the love of the show
In time pop culture added to its repertoire
The friendly faces amongst the villagers
Sad moments too happened in the village
In time all will be forgotten as it always will
Leaving the footprints in the mind
About those village friends
Boyhood friends shared and played together
Names and faces all gone now
We had grown left the village
Only relatives meet infrequently
The years since the village gone
By the time we meet age has taken its toll
The young ones once we knew long ago
Kampong Tengah
Now is just a memory
A page of a life story
Somewhere in my mind
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