Nothing Heavier Than Words

I've had just enough time to...   carry something heavier than words

Taken in a small village in Ubud, Bali of strong women with strong neck

This load is not heavy

I’ve carried heavier still

Earth, stone and ore

Sand that got into your eyes

Salt that made you cry

I can still smile

Carry my head high

See that child running there

He is mine

I carry these loads

So that his head will carry -

Nothing heavier than words

I stayed in a small resort among the padi fields of Ubud, Bali where you have to travel through the village to get there. One morning when I walked outside, I saw the women of the villagers carrying large pails of black sand on their head to fill a field. The loads looked very heavy and I wondered how they can balance it on their head when I will have trouble lugging them with my hands. And they have to walk quite a distance to and fro for the whole day for many days that will be needed to fill the field. What a tough way to earn a supplementary income – all for the sake of their family but they can still smile. This reminded me of the thousands of tablecloths (I hated red chili stains on white tablecloths as they are the most difficult to get rid of) my mum has to wash to give us a proper education. 

The Lizard On The Peacock's Head

I've had just enough time...   to chase the lizard from the peacock's head

 Taken of the magnificent peacock at the entrance to Fairy Park, Klang, Malaysia

I asked the lizard

What is it doing

On the peacock’s head?

The lizard said

No one looks at me

But all at the peacock instead

So I climbed on its head

The Lizard is vying for attention on the peacock's head

But they are not looking at you

They are looking at what on its head!

You don’t get it, do you?

They are still looking at the LIZARD

On the peacock’s head

The peacock is not too pleased, who would?

But the lizard doesn't care...

 

Everyone is looking at it, that's all that matters to him even if it is undeserving

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?

I've had just enough time to...   try to mend a broken heart?

Taken of the sculpture in Bali that has a king size headache

I have a headache

That splits my head

And cuts my eye.

The doctor says “no cure”

That split in your head

Comes from that crack in your heart.

And no modern medicine

Can mend a broken heart

Since Humpty Dumpty had that great fall.

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And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
How can you mend a this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?