come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
Child, where did you go?
You’ve left your sandbox too early
The green pasture waves at you longingly
Bidding you to come back and go on the adventure with everyone waiting for you.
Child, where did you go?
Fire has gone out, no more breaking, no more numbing, no more pain will visit you any more.
Child, remember to fight when you can.
8.6.2021
It’s not a luxury, it is a must.
Up in the flames, dances the memories of sweats, tears, and blood.
All that is left is a dead horse, an ash of nothingness.
But you must remember: legends are born out of ashes.
And listen to what the fire inside you revealed.
All you need is yourself.
7.24.2021
A little kick in the leg
Can change your perspective.
Suddenly, life is too short to think too big
Too many things are left to tackle
Wake up in the right moment
Or the joy ride will march away
A little kick in the leg
Can help you a little bit
To run along with others
On this world spinning ever fast
As the clock needle on watch’s face.
7.19.2021
Have I failed to remember
The blue blossom of a rose
Standing quietly on a cold winter morning blue sky
Somethings that are better unsaid, better un-photographed, better savored wholly,
That I vowed I would remember,
But have I failed to remember.
Like the tear drops of a yawn in a fluffy afternoon bath of yellow sunflower sunlight
They slipped through my tired finger tips, leaving minuscule slips of paper cuts.
Yes, I may have forgotten. Yes, I am growing thicker skin, stiffer joints, and stickier sentiments.
But in my prayer, in the weave of movements, in the scribbles of thoughts, I hope it lives on in the hearts of my fellows.
And if a gracious grant may allow me, may I dare to carry on with my remaining life, contend with closing this chapter, and dream for a life to move on.
7.12.2021
when a toxin is mixed into your system,
it doesn’t stand out initially
no color, or taste, or form, or texture
it blends right into your system quietly
as your system churns and grunts,
the poison rides the tide,
seeping deeper into the core
but when you stop and let things drop
just as all things that die should
the poison suddenly takes its leave
as you quietly stare and fare it well
12.23.2020
사실 너라는
기억을 품에 안고
엉엉 울었단다.
유리와 같이 투명하며
태양과 같이 새하얗고
시퍼런 칼날 같이 날카로워
뛰쳐나가려는 너란
기억을 부둥켜 안고
어금니를 악 물고
두 눈을 질끈 감고
지평선까지
이 세상의 모든 시간을
모래로 담은 이사막을
묵묵히 걸어 가며
울었단다
isn’t it lovely
how it’s comfy
under this sunny
weather with chutney
covered in honey
splendor in tummy
12.13.2020
with my two arms stretching to each side,
I hugged myself and held my breath
leaning against the back of a wooden chair
In a calm silence, the heart beat
as if to remind it’s not over yet
as if to refuse to become a part of the chair.
12.11.2020
baby,
slow down a bit, little
move you make, simple
joy we find right here
don’t let ‘em fizzle
baby,
you know all is alright, gonna
make this go alight, wanna
treat you right tonight, gotta
bring this to new height.
12.10.2020
glowing from the center of umbra,
slowly dancing in algebraic formula,
supernova has been born in orchestra.
retina of nebula, the gondola of tundra,
rotunda of medulla, beluga of Africa,
it dances with Sinatra, maxima stamina
says aloha to nirvana, Kafkaesque opera
from Okinawa to Botswana
12.9.2020
Ralph with Coffee 
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