come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.
If you look at it as a play, instead of chore,
or an exercise, instead of work,
you might find yourself a shine of light to lean on.
It’s not a heroic sacrifice at the battlefield,
but intricate daily rituals that bloom one day.
Let your soul dance, weaving a story.
Let your journey be yours truly.
4.14.2025
Let’s look forward, marching onward.
Yes, there were beautiful days — but so will the future.
Let’s savor this moment, an act in itself manifesting a future you desire.
May us carry a heart full of love, contentment, and hope.
We will hold onto what we have,
celebrate the breath we breathe,
and remember this moment head held high.
Though we may falter,
I pray we rise and bring light again.
Keep going. Keep believing. Keep warmth.
4.13.2025
So, I am a fool.
I talked too proud,
when those with the strength, wisdom, and effort quietly pushed through.
I now have learned the right path through a long way.
I only ask for forgiveness from my younger self and those who knew me then.
I will do better this time and keep growing.
4.12.2025
Let’s fly: me, you, us. Fly into the unknown.
Let what I am working for be for us.
Let the risk be balanced not with incentives, but with justice.
Let me seek not happiness, but meaningfulness.
Let me have the capacity to bring light.
Let this light be good for me, you, us.
4.11.2025
Watch the milky blue sky slowly burned in azure blue.
Outlines of thin branches of trees blurs into the sky.
Is this the meaning of your cigarette?
Darkness, slow, vast, and all-around, is our playground.
It brings a moment of realization that it is good to be warm, moving, and comfortable.
Would you be proud?
Yes, absolutely.
But why is there silence?
Because your soul is still elsewhere.
Where is it then?
When you have felt the fire shaking you to your core, that was the last time you’ve had it.
How do I get it back?
Answer always lie within you. Keep writing. Keep remembering. Keep thinking.
What do I do in the meantime?
Keep breathing. Keep looking, keep talking, keep swimming.
Will this ever change?
It will. Remember the last time you stared into the stars through the crack of the window in a tiny dark staircase by the garbage disposal. You’ve made changes. Believe it will work again.
Which direction to go from here?
Towards what brings the value in life — morality, productivity, and resourcefulness. To be diligent and kindhearted. To do the right thing and make peace. To honor those who come before us, and to pave a new way for those to come. To find the truth and not contend in falsehood. To be responsible and prudent. To contribute and sustain.
It will be a worthwhile journey.
4.10.2025
Are you content?
Do you feel loved?
Do you find solace?
But no, there is something else, simmering.
Don’t let the limelight get the best of you.
You’ve had all of what you wanted.
Now’s the time to reach what you need.
There was a time for spontaneity.
Now is the time for organization.
Don’t worry, the kid’s heart will keep living on.
You just make sure to build the house for him first.
4.8.2025
I will find a way to fix it.
No matter what happens,
no matter what comes in my way,
I’ll be there for you,
to face the challenge together,
and to fix this problem together.
I’ll be fine a way.
Don’t you worry.
4.7.2025
I hope there was meaning in it.
I hope we made a meaning of it.
We fought for it. I fought for it.
What is left in the end?
I am searching in my eyes,
in my mind, in written words.
All I know is there’s a need to find a good fight,
a fight for our identity, a fight for goodness,
a fight for better future.
4.6.2025
When the ground falls and you plunge —
straight into the water —
you remember the fear you’ve forgotten awhile ago.
Like a torrential rain, it will dissipate
cotton candy clouds of idyllic daze,
and the familiar senses — the survival —
kicks right back in.
But don’t you go chasing after that stick yet.
Remember the rhythm, the breathing, so that you can see —
beyond what is immediate, beyond what feels tangible, and for what we will stand for in the end.
Remember the smile. Remember the soft warmth. Remember the playfulness.
Remember that you are loved.
4.5.2025
I like seeing your smile.
Like a small white budding flower
on the eve of a spring,
It brings soft warmth to my heart.
Yes — there are times for the sparring —
Let us savor this moment’s scent,
cherishing this dreamlike ephemeral peace.
May it keep our humanity within us.
I like you, you know.
I think we are a good team.
I enjoy our journey together.
I want to be with you as long as the time allows.
4.4.2025
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