Month: July 2025

Levity

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I walked into a cafe,

and heard someone say my name.

I thought I misheard; or thought she was calling someone with the same name —

but not, she stared straight into my eyes,

and asked, “do you want your usual?”

I said yes — and she pulled out the royal English breakfast tea in a mug cup with the right size.

I sheepishly took my cup and sat in my table.

Her matter-of-fact attitude as she welcomed,

the face that she remembered my name,

and what I usually drink felt like an honor.

It’s a wonderful experience not encountered so frequently.

Just like the warmth of the tea in my hand,

I felt the warmth and levity in my heart.

7.4.2025

Lesson

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Let me learn to be responsible

for myself and others.

Let me learn to be considerate for others.

Let me learn to think beyond my own worries.

Let me learn to be humble.

Let me learn to open my mind.

Let me learn to accept the others as they are.

Let me learn to appreciate the wisdom of prudence.

Let me learn to embrace those who oppose.

Let me learn to live for principles.

Let me learn to forgive.

Let me learn to grow.

Let me learn to find peace amidst challenges.

7.2.2025

Distance

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I have sensed something,

like tracing a trail of breadcrumbs,

a feeling like something is out of place.

Some had commented in passing,

as if there’s a stain on my face I don’t recognize.

But only recently have I started feel it,

a sense of distancing, a sense of refusal, or a sense of defiance.

What is this? Has this always been here?

It’s a curious phenomenon, one that calls my immediate attention.

7.1.2025