The
family doesn't say
Life
will be a sad affair
There
is still tomorrow
Work
hard on it
I
can understand
The
poor students to make end meet
They
must have the determination to succeed
But
some drop out and join gangs
I
used to drink tap water for school break
My
single mother tried her best to bring up her children
I
used to cut wood to sell from the secondary forest
Sometimes
I got free tapioca from the farmers
I
used to sell nasi lemak* in school breaks
I
got my commission and free nasi lemak
I
even worked in gambling den
One
man always kept coins under the mat
He
said it was for me
A
few ringgit for a night work
I
did quite school
Until
my form teacher came calling
So
I was back to school
I
had to do catch up for my examination
In
the end I did average with my result
Still
I didn't complain
The
grounding makes me good
I
can take any job comes my way
In
time I learned a lot with experiences
Did
my own studying for advancement
I
guess the girl student will do fine
In
later years of her life she will understand
When
others facing the familiar predicament
Don't
let poor barricade the enterprising spirit
*rice in coconut milk
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