Michael Ong
19.4.2014
Karpal was unquestionably unique
A gentle giant among lawyers and politicians
Relentlessly reaching for justice within a weaken judiciary
Playing the game despite rigged rules and changing goal posts
Always hoping against hope that a new dawn will deliver
Light despite the constraints of a limited democracy
Such was his lifelong quest fighting for others less versed in law
Indomitable in spirit and against the odds he persistently prevailed
Not counting the personal costs he fought for all Malaysians
Giving his time and energy to achieve a Malaysian Malaysia
His life is thus a challenge and call to all Malaysians to achieve his dream.