일분 일포가 아까운 이 순간에도
너를 생각했다.
아마 내 선택할 수 있진 않은것 같다.
오래전 이야기이지만
마음이 따뜻해졌다.
이 순간을 위해서 기다리고 있었던 기억일지도 모르겠다.
너는, 살아있다.
지금 이 순간, 살아있다.
나는 그 사실을 감사히 여기고 있다.
7.26.2026
순간
Drumming
If you are too tired to move, hum.
Slowly, gradually, raise your tone
Growling sound resonating in your heart
Rising above ground soaring over the earth
Remember your promises.
Remember your connections.
Remember what mattered.
7.22.2026
North
You were there.
Nested in my memory
in spite of everything that has happened,
you were there.
I remember your peculiar smile,
your story you told as a monologue,
and the music you listened to.
Your honesty, nostalgia, and rebellion resonated with something I held dearly.
I wonder if we are sinking deeper
into the soul we’ve been searching for.
I decided to take a step forward.
Only in the end, we will see what each of us has worked on.
7.14.2026
Paths
May we find our paths intertwine again.
As the dusk settles into dark ocean
plunging the world into the unknown
each of us can only brace ourselves
as we tread into the uncharted territory
with a hint of a promise of the light
signaling the end of the tunnel.
Perhaps we should’ve stayed together longer
but alas, time does not await for us.
May you be safe in heart, mind, and body.
7.3.2026
Tribe
You matter to me.
Despite our differences,
there’s a kindred soul I see.
Beyond knowledge, beyond preferences,
beyond labels and languages,
I acknowledge the immovable presence.
Not out of a need to belong to a herd
do we align in formation as a pack,
but rather in reverence to a certain world,
a way of living that we respect,
and a credo we believe and follow
that we form a resonant bond.
7.2.2026
Communion
On a dry, hot summer day,
a meal was shared
rekindling memories, celebrating what is present,
and imagining a story for the future
originating from the lore of the past.
Alliances were confirmed,
and respects were paid
to each one’s past sufferings.
Laying down lazily in the chair,
we shared what we cared about,
all the while knowing the end is just there.
Merrily, we said goodbyes,
shook hands and share hugs,
and walked out into the dark, humid summer night
to face the new days to come.
7.1.2026
Wind
Let the wind come.
Lift your heart up into the air,
leaping into the unknown.
Embrace the nature
smoothly reaching to maturity
while belonging to a community.
Remember who you are connected to
and the warmth that has been shared.
“Be kind to yourself” is what she told you.
Hope that stays with you through this rain storm.
6.30.2026
Shine
Take the harder route
if that’s the right way.
Many will resent you
you will feel awful
but at least you’ll know
You chose the right way.
What does it worth?
Not a safety, gain, or glory
but your knowledge
of the alignment of your heart.
6.29.2026
Fireflies
In the quiet grass field,
a sliver of fluorescent green
arched on my knee level.
And then another, then another.
Everescent, yet so real.
They remind me of the light, the warmth, and the faith.
6.27.2026
Patron
After the fear, pain, and shame passed by
I found myself shivering for warmth.
I held on to the words “Expecto patronum”
as if clinging on to a life vest in the middle of dark ocean
hoping somehow, contrary to all of the evidence presented in my bare memory
that I could find a solace in warmth again.
As I mumbled yet another “Expecto patronum”
I took a step forward. Then another, and kept moving on.
One day, it will be alright.
I will carry you to where the warmth is.
Hold on to your light, and stay alight.
It’s all going to be alright.
6.27.2026
Ralph with Coffee 
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