Prime

A poem for Singapore’s soon-to-be (previous) Deputy Prime Minister.

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat speaking at an IPS event in January 2020. Credit: IPS Facebook page.

He was primed to lead
But alas
That role is heavy as lead

Runway too short
It was claimed
Afraid he was not up to the job

Plans are reset
Surely East Coast residents are upset

Who will be prime enough
Perhaps no one

Will there ever be a prime time
To be prime?