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Whenever I am here


Rosman Sahlan

37 Bussorah Street

May 22, 2020

Whenever I am here, l can feel it.

Soaking in the atmosphere and reminiscing it.

Can you feel it? l could.

Can you feel it? I always do.

Whenever I am here.

The feeling is great, it is so nostalgic.

It makes you want to go back in time and feel that “kick” … yet again.

Those bitter-sweet moments would always come back.

Whenever I am here, l felt like ... yes, I’m back.

Together we went through those moments as kids.

Feeling carefree, no worries, for we were just kids.

Playing street games, and sometimes running in the rain.

We would buy plastic balls, playing street soccer.

We used wooden planks and metal wheels and made our own scooters.

Boys and girls, we all played together.

We attended Quran reading lessons at Masjid Sultan together.

Together we went through those beautiful moments.

And the sad ones become our lessons to learn.

This is my birthplace, my playground, my space.

If I could turn back time, l would not change a thing.

Cos this is a place to remember, with all the people l love and treasure.

And this is the back lane where we passed our time.

This is the place where we would say, “It’s mine.”

This is the place to go back in time.

This was our home, yours, and mine.

Whenever I am Here…

Asal Saja Aku Di Sini


Asal saja aku di sini, pasti aku terasa

Menikmati suasana, terasa seperti aku di alam maya

Bisa kah kau merasainya, kerna aku bisa

Kenangan pahit dan manis acapkali ku terasa

Asal saja aku di sini.

Sama-sama kita melalui detik-detik itu

Detik-detik indah dan kadangkala syahdu

Di sini tempat kelahiran ku. Di sini aku melalui zaman remaja ku

Zaman penuh nostalgia, kebanyakannya indah.

Kita berlari-lari tanpa menghiraukan masa

Berlari berkeliaran tanpa kira panas ataupun hujan

Mengajak kawan-kawan bermain bersama

Untuk menikmati seronoknya kehidupan.

Adakalanya kita bermain dalam hujan

Parit dipenuhi air, menjadi seperti kolam

Kita seakan-akan berenang, menikmati alam.

Kalau bisa aku putar balik waktu, tak mungkin aku ubah walau sesuatu

Kerna ini adalah tempat kelahiran ku yang selamanya kan ku ingati

Bersama-sama orang yang aku sayang dan aku hormati

Di lorong ini kita habiskan waktu

Berlari-lari, berkejaran, sembunyi belakang pintu

Ini lah kejiranan di kawasan kampungku

Di mana tercetusnya pengalaman kehidupan ku

Asal saja aku di sini, kenangan indah pasti kembali.