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Poems on the MRT

I Watch the Stars Go Out by Felix Cheong

 

Perhaps love
is a view of stars
through the telescope of years
now aged,
no longer uncommitted
in chosen places,
nor fearful
of that strident moment
when light explodes
into a million shards of heart.

Published in I Watch the Stars Go Out (1999)

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Felix Cheong is the bestselling author of 32 books across different genres, from poetry to fiction, from children’s picture books to young adult fiction. He has also published nine graphic novels, five of which are bestsellers on Amazon.sg. Sprawl, his first graphic novel, was named by Comics Beat as one of 75 most anticipated graphic novels of summer 2022.

Conferred the Young Artist Award in 2000 by the National Arts Council, Felix has been invited to writers’ festivals all over the world, such as Edinburgh, Austin, Sydney, Brisbane and Christchurch. He holds a masters in creative writing from the University of Queensland and is currently a university adjunct lecturer.

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Poems on the MRT is an initiative by the National Arts Council, in partnership with SMRT and Stellar Ace. Produced by Sing Lit Station, a local literary non-profit organisation, this collaboration displays excerpts of Singapore poetry throughout SMRT’s train network, integrating local literature into the daily experience of commuters. Look out for poems in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil in trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, as well as videos created by local artists and featuring local poets in stations and on trains. The Chinese, Malay, and Tamil poems are available in both the original languages and English. To enjoy the full poems, commuters may read them on go.gov.sg/potm.

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