Thank You For The Silver!

At the Olympics in Rio

Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying gave their all

No, they did not win the gold

But they stand proud and tall.

 

In their quest for Olympic glory

They created sporting history

Winning a silver at the world stage

A feat that etched their names in the annals of the nation’s sport pages.

 

Gripped by an euphoric patriotism

Malaysians temporarily forgot about 1MDB and the gloomy pessimism

Rallying behind Peng Soon and Liu Ying

The outpouring of support was so gratifying.

 

Yet some West Malaysian newspapers lamented on the duo’s failure to win gold

With gloomy headlines so uncaring and cold

The Malaysian duo were not medal prospects

But they rose to the occasion and deserve our deepest respect.