come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
When I shut my mouth,
but kept my eyes open to the logic,
I started to see who you really are.
I started to see where you come from.
I started to see your style — the patterns,
the scent, the softness, and the coolness.
I started to hear your feelings.
I knew the weight of your loneliness,
your burden, and your frustration.
I am honored to have shared this moment with you.
To be alive — and to feel the presence of the other — I have yet to count an instance more profound than this.
3.19.2025
Forgive.
It hurts. It burns. It churns.
Move on. Don’t look back.
Focus on the now.
Ask for forgiveness.
Look towards the light.
Keep walking.
Keep the smile.
3.18.2025
Keep watching —
No matter how sad, mad, or deadly you’ve had it,
observe what happened before, during, and after.
Experiment with what you can control —
test your curious observations, creativities —
while staying true to yourself and to your commitments.
It won’t hurt to keep your escape route in your back pocket. (Be daring)
Trust your gut; run on the wind, halt with the world, roll your dice.
Keep observing. Keep recording. Keep talking.
Keep breathing.
3.17.2025
Iron struck with a hammer grows stronger.
What do you really want?
If you can’t figure it out or if you forgot,
Keep hammering, keep rowing, keep swimming.
If you are struck down, rise again.
If you are jeered upon, keep walking.
If you are isolated, sing your song to the star.
Keep on going. You will reach your dream.
3.14.2025
It’s no longer a mirage.
It can be poked, pinched, and touched.
Curiously, it’s been here all along.
Keep calm, and stay focused.
Stay true and resilient.
It’s time for growth.
3.13.2025
In silence, slowly we groove.
In solemn embracement of solitude and unity,
simultaneously protesting and acquiescing,
quietly, as the sun sets into depressing soft blue,
we smile in bitter agony and joy of what is coming,
honoring in whispers, the memories of fleeting,
knowing, it had been true,
leaving, without a trace left in the trough.
3.12.2025
Slow down a bit.
Take a whiff of that breeze.
Stare at the sky imbuing with orange sorbet.
Let go of the sand you held on to.
Rejoice in the memory of their smile.
Take a sip of a warm tea.
Close your eyes.
Savor the warmth.
Let it spread.
3.11.2025
Sweet things cause stomachache ,
smiling falsity belies sharp teeth.
There is no free lunch,
but be ready to give without asking.
Be aware of your own greed,
steadfast to remove your sweet tooth.
3.10.2025
Lost in a sandstorm,
yet the star alights.
Walking on a tightrope,
playfulness is the only way.
Many wrong turns
means the right one is close
(hopefully).
3.8.2025
Just because you are labeled as a villain,
it doesn’t mean you must act like a villain.
Let us keep our head down,
keep walking the long tunnel,
so that those who have a chance
will see the light, hear the wind, and relish the rain.
Rise, rise again.
On we go, to the fray we must face.
Rise, rise again.
Forward we go, against the fear and hatred.
Rise, rise again.
Unto another day, where another fate awaits.
3.7.2025
Ralph with Coffee 
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