Some Nights in Malaysia

There is a stillness in the night,

a welcoming calm towards the wee hours of the morning light.

The deafening silence prevails as the world rests in slumber…..

Until is heard the murmuring, the buzzing.

The droning builds into a crescendo…..

Then is heard sputtering, revving, rumbling,

Engines battling one against the other.

Circling around the neighbourhood

Speeding up and down the main roads and by-roads.

Babies asleep awaken. 

Adults resting arise.

Some elderly quiver thinking the end is near

The deafening silence turns to thunderous chaos.

A cacophony of sounds from the different machines!

Why are these Mat Rempit given the freedom to destroy the peacefulness of the night in Malaysia?