Ismim Putera (he/him) is a writer from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. He has published a poetry chapbook entitled 'Tide of Time' (Mug and Paper Publishing,2021) . His works can be found in many online literary magazine, and forthcoming in LYRIC: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry, A Thousand Crane Poetry Anthology and Tapestry of Colours: Stories of Asia.
The Japanese say people has three faces:
The first face,
we show to the world,
The second face,
...
Where to run,
In this sea of space?
The tide of time is rolling,
My boat is old and torn apart,
...
Step your feet into a new path tonight-
Under Al-Kibla the guiding star,
Pack your soul into a new heart tonight-
Even if the light is faded and far;
...
You can pray to my God
He'll be in here, tonight—
The temple welcomes any spirit
dead or alive, or dying—
...