Paid To Create Dreams That You Will Purchase

I've had just enough time...   to see a dream painted

Taken in a production workshop for disabled artists, Hanoi

The dreams I paint

I wish I am in

But the dreams I paint

Are sold for money

Taken away

Will it be nourished

Or left in a forgotten corner

Among forgotten things

I don’t mind sharing if…

The needle in her hand flew and a picture took shape

I wanted to ask -

What is it you see in my dreams

When you hand over your money

I don’t want to sell if you feel nothing

But I’ve no say

I’m paid to create dreams

That You will purchase

Taking a break and admiring her own dream which will be taken away in exchange for money

What Is A Lion Doing On A Roof?

I've had just enough time...   to feel for the lion on the roof

Taken of the lion on the roof in a small street in Malacca

I saw a lion on a roof

What is a lion doing on a roof?

I’ve no idea

It had seen better days

That I’m sure

Now left to the weather

Its days are numbered

But I felt

It rather be on the roof

Than in a dark attic

Among the dust and forgotten things

Here it watches the crowd below

They used to watch him roar

But no one looks up now

They are too busy finding their ways

I saw the lion on the roof

It is slowly fading away