Trims Cuz

"Trims"

It's Indonesian slang

Sounds cheap

But in full it's deep

"As I get, I hope to give back"

That's terima (to receive)

and kasih (to give)

In the words of J-Town gang

Where freaks of Blok M live

Goths and Emos and such

At least in my retro reminiscence

And kasih means love too

And that's how I feel

How I feel about you

When I fathom how much you've held on

Throughout the ordeal

By being real

The trial of your human nature

Thank you for not letting your spark go out

Thank you for hope and perseverence

Your tenacious resiliance

I read your poem

I heard your song

I decoded your tag on the wall

I beheld the cuts up your arms from self harm

You came so close to giving up

Yet here you are still part of us

Thank You