The immigrations office
flooding with the public
I nearly got lost within
the walls of the building
Appointed there by half past three
on the twelveth day of May
year 2010
I went to collect an item
a one and only
which allows three years of dwelling
in the City of Lions
There I passed many people
of most were in waiting
Destined to be on level 4
thus swam through the flooding
And I achieved three floors up
found myself among familiar
people who are unfamiliar
our similarity is our diversity
in nationality
a common ground on which we stand
in a foreign land
These were folks of various
Age, Class, Race, Tongue
rich ethnicity gathered in one floor
generally purpose to stay in Singapore
Families with infants
some with elderly
and some more like me:
single, lone, full of energy
I saw parents coaxing their young
whose restlessness due to long waiting
Three hours of patience
paid off the multiple processed effort
that started weeks ago
I got what I went there for
and hope everyone else did too
Same different people
© Joel Yap
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