midnight reveille
by shik
I lost my bike today
ever happened to you
one day you lock it
leave it at the bicycle stand, could be anywhere
maybe at the bus interchange. maybe under the block.
point is... you did what you could to keep it safe.
but in spite of all your efforts
chain and key are no match for the world
the world does that to you
it made me walk home pulling my hair in frustration
it made me send spiteful messages which i regreted almost at once
it made me hungry
it made me selfish
it made me take a cab
it made me think about you as I walked.
bikes are stolen all over singapore everyday
and i swear syndicates of thieves are behind these abductions
the bikes that are left unattended are bigger targets than the rest
unattended
this is where love forgot to come home
where love went for a walk on his own accord, and
love decided he could take a chance with chain and key
love isnt safe from the world
and every now and then
love too gets stolen
abducted
by individuals or maybe teams (if you believe in those conspiracies)
i walk home at night with no means to travel
but im still walking in the light
it sucks oh believe me it does la
but bo pian lor
life goes on in spite of the world
and if you can pull yourself together
your gonna find that
"fuck! fuck! im never gonna buy a bike again! ever!"
isnt quite..the most well thought out reaction..
the means to buy yourself another bike
aint lost. its there alright.
just gotta give it some time to make it work
and till then, i have one more reason to borrow my mom's car.
if one day, you come home looking for your bike
and find its not there, i want you to know
that you can call me.
a scream will let it all out,
so yell and cry that pain and useless feeling of helplessness
into that phone
so maybe the world might
overhear our communion
and how losing our bikes doesnt mean we are alone