Guest Poet: John Tiong Chunghoo

My friend John Tiong Chunghoo is a professional writer who lives in Malaysia. He makes his living as a writer and also is a wonderful poet. 

Although it is impossible to narrow down the thousands of his haiku and poetry and decide which are "best," this poem plucked at a chord in my soul. So I share it with you.

by John Tiong Chunghoo

i have seen poverty sweat

from dawn till dusk

under the tropical sun

smoothening highways, 

coating multi-storey buildings

"I have seen poverty sweat." Dayum. Rocks me to my core.~~GHC