In The Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin In the Midst of
Hardship by Latiff Mohidin At dawn they returned home their
soaky clothes torn and approached the stove their limbs marked
by scratches their legs full of wounds but on their brows there
was not a sign of despair The whole day and night just passed
they had to brave the horrendous flood in the water all the time
between bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tree barks
desperately looking for their son’s albino buffalo that was
never found They were born amidst hardship and grew up without a
sigh or a complaint now they are in the kitchen, making jokes
while rolling their ciggarete leaves This poem is about a family
who faces hardship whereby their son’s albino buffalo is nowhere
to be found. A flood occurs and they go out to find the buffalo.
They reach home early in the morning without the buffalo and yet
there is no sign of despair in them. Meanwhile, they can still
crack jokes and roll the cigarettes. SYNOPSIS (ACCORDING TO
STANZA) They returned home