Poems by Beng L. Kam

TWO TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE

When I was a child I learned to crawl then I learned to walk. I liked to learn everything. Then I went to kindergarten to learn my ABCs. I finished high school. All of this is acquired intelligence.

I have to work to make a living. Working is no fun. Bending up and down, I am a cleaner and it is physical work. I would like to have my own business, like an entrepreneur. When my business is growing I will hire more people.

I want to help somebody in need. I want to give back to the community. After all, it shows humanity to be caring and have compassion for human beings. To have happiness and peace on earth, for tomorrow is another day. This is natural intelligence.

Beng L. Kam

THE GIFT OF LIFE

Every morning, the alarm clock rings. I wake up from my bed to do the things I like to do— work, enjoy, and relax. I am grateful to be alive as a human being on this planet Earth and to have the gift of speaking different languages.

Beng L. Kam