J.M. Tan

← Poems

4 October 2026

LANGUISHING

type a striver best class uniform pride look sharp rank above the rest going places future scorching bright

till it burns the wick mind rebels spirit goes wayward grades skyfall ego in the tomb

Languishing

emerging leader corporate climber title chaser money grabber deadline beater kpi exceeder throat cutter empire grower next in succession

till renouncing the crown dropping the troops exiled in silence four walls of misery churning meaningless gibberish flushed like 1-ply stained toilet paper down pipes of mediocrity and waste

Languishing