Wednesday, November 27, 2019

ashes returned home


Ong Beng Hwa's ashes*
Nobody can hide for long
It is so easy to take it home
Where he wanted his resting place

There is no law to ban ashes
No law can proof it is his
The ashes of a man
You hate or like him

He made his name in history
Fought against the Japanese
When he was cheated he fought against the British
Where promises weren't kept

Then he fought against the country
As he wanted to turn it into a Communist state
That was the bad move and he was branded a traitor
Though he signed the agreement in Hat yai to lay down arms

Now it is said his ashes had come home
Brought back by his friends and relatives
His ashes scattered with the wind and sea
In Setiawan and Lumut

He was a freedom fighter
In later years he wanted to form a Communist state
That was his mistake
He was branded as a traitor

Note since sept 16 2019*

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