come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
when I walk on the street,
I like to stare at apartment windows.
once in awhile, I’ll catch an eye contact
with a bored resident looking down
they will jump and hide themselves.
it’s kind of funny,
how an unsuspecting connection
can be so surprising.
just to let them know they are not alone,
I like to stare at apartment windows
when I walk on the street.
4.18.2023
can you be a little softer?
the living, as it is, is already thorny enough
the hardening has become old, so I wonder
if you can be a little more gentle
it’s in the air, in the space, in the thoughts.
You and I, we are connected that way.
from sunrise to sunset,
I am here.
4.17.2023
it’s an everlasting walk
do not hold to your hubris,
that your win will ast longer
just ride the tide
before you realize,
stars and suns would have passed
and your paths may live vividly an enthusiastic
4.16.2023
as yellow sunlight hit the white building,
I sensed the world was a little softer
in spite of the self-important talk of passerby
I felt the world turning slower
but is this my world?
beyond what words can describe,
I can sense what feels to be true.
the moment I see, hear, and say the word
I am engulfed back into my world
one that I know to be true,
one that I yearn for all this time.
as I sail through uncharted territory
I stare at the stars, hopeful it will guide me.
hopeful that the truth lies beyond the horizon.
4.15.2023
I held on to the ghost of past for too long
all the grind, sacrifices, and promises
I made them reasons to keep the shells
insulated from ever-changing world
and digging deeper in a juggernaut suit.
but perhaps it’s not too late to try new.
perhaps that’s where the glory comes from.
perhaps it is in letting go it becomes great.
and maybe, all those who sacrificed,
who made the promises
wanted to me to let them go too.
I will remember them
and I will move on.
4.14.2023
I wanted to let the tears flow.
I bit the tip of my tongue with my teeth,
yet I did not cry.
then I remembered how unfair it was
that what I know now is unknown to my past
I stared at my youthful, naive self crumbling
as the inevitable lances fell from above
I spoke, out of pain, but no voice let out
instead, thick drops of tears fell down.
4.13.2023
to believe, when you know nothing, is easy.
to believe, when you know something, is hard.
to keep away from our wishy-washy desires, to stay true to the truth,
and to keep our eyes at our dreams & goals, and satiate our hungry stomach with them
is a way to believe.
to believe, against all the odds,
to believe, against all the sharp knives below,
to believe, towards our dream in the stars
is to live a life with hope.
4.12.2023
it feels funny
when you tread on an uncharted territory
every step wobbles
and I cannot tell if it is good or bad
so far, I’ve been loving it.
risk reminds you are alive
until you crash and cry and think again.
let us fly.
let are wobble propel us forward and beyond
let us reach out to our destiny.
4.11.2023
it’s silly to be serious,
but let’s get serious about being silly.
let us explore the world without prejudice
let us roll around and jump around
exploring the world as it is.
let us find happiness in our story
and rejoice in small delights
one by one, it will make the world brighter.
4.10.2023
what are you willing to sacrifice
to hold in your grip
of what you want with such burning desire?
what fills your heart with light
that makes you feel belong even when alone?
are you living with what you want?
or are you afraid to take the leap?
4.9.2023
Ralph with Coffee 
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