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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Why does the poet use broken english instead of proper english ?
How does one tell that alot of time has passed since the incident ?

Missing by Alfian Sa'at
He go to school.
Never come back.
I make police report.
Newspaper, Crime Watch.
They even put his picture,
He and the other boy,
On poster, with reward
From fast-food restaurant.

I ask from the RC man:
Can I have it from the
Lift lobby noticeboard.
He give me and also say sorry.
I have it in my bedroom.
Every morning with half-
Open eyes I remind myself
My son: the one on the left.

Got calls come in once.
Say they saw him in
Penang, selling videos.
Or in Bangkok, begging.
Child prostitute they say.
Sometimes no voice at all.
Hello? Hello? Who is this?
I am your son. Then hang up.

So many things to remember.
His school is still there.
I walk to it sometimes;
Pretend I am him.
Praying come kidnap me
Take me away now.
Got one artist try to draw
My son's grown-up face.

I ask him draw one
For every year. He say cannot.
Got one time I was on TV.
Crying, with schoolbag on my lap.
Keep saying, good boy, always help me
Do housework. Now I say let me
Do the housework. Let me wake up
To the mess he left behind.
  

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Anonymous Why does the poet use broken english instead of proper english ? Hi Anon; This sounds like a question your English teacher asked you as a homework assignment. We don't do homework for people.

  • Anonymous Why does the poet use broken english instead of proper english ?
  • Hi Anon; This sounds like a question your English teacher asked you as a homework assignment.
  • We don't do homework for people.
  • Think of all the reasons a poet would have used broken English.
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AnonymousWhy does the poet use broken english instead of proper english ?
Hi Anon;

This sounds like a question your English teacher asked you as a homework assignment.
We don't do homework for people. Think of all the reasons a poet would have used broken English.
If you post your answer here, we can help you explore it more deeply.

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