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Promise

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As I wake up in the morning,

I am yet again facing the aftermath

of breaking the promise to myself

that I would go to bed early.

I wake up and ponder yet again

what has gone wrong.

Haven’t I made a solemn promise?

Was my resolution not strong enough?

So, again, a solution is sought.

New resolutions are made,

a forgiveness is given,

and a new hope is molded.

12.26.2025

Refinement

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Thanks to you,

the world shined brighter.

My eyes filled with wonder,

my lungs could breath the warm air easily,

and my heart ran as freely as it can.

You’ve taught me the world can be molded with my hands

with a vision imagined through my mind’s eye.

Day after day, I am relishing the lesson.

Wherever you are, I wish you happiness.

12.23.2025

Amore

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Perhaps it’s not that you have the capability to do anything that you love;

rather, it’s because you love that you can do anything.

A human can be limited as a mere mortal

yet it’s love that allows for sublimation from constraints.

It’s not what you can get from the other,

but rather what you can give for them.

For their presence in my space is a gift in itself,

nothing can get in the way of your dedication to them.

Let the light grow in this pitch darkness.

12.12.2025

Slow

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When your cloth catches a fire,

it’s difficult to stay calm and ponder

whether my buttons are tied in order.

You’re too busy putting out the fire with water.

When the anxiety caught me,

I put on blinders on my sides,

and just ran as fast as I could

without knowing where I am headed.

It was when I could finally stop and relax

allowing myself to melt in the softness of warmth

of those I could trust and rely upon

that I started to see the broken links.

Slowing down, I started to understand

the minute links connecting each other

forming a vast network, pulsing with

diverse colors and brightness of emotions.

So it begins, the brick work to build the foundation

beneath a castle built upon a cloud.

12.11.2025

Voice

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I think (I actually do “think”) I need my voice.

I want to say what I believe in,

work towards what I have loved,

and embrace the challenges

in spite of many past unsuccessful attempts.

I am grateful for what I have.

And I want to build more of the love

that I received, that I shared, and that I feel even to this moment.

To do that, I want to be more honest.

I want to be more humble.

And I want to be a better storyteller, planner, and leader.

12.5.2025

Memory

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Like a warm and sweet perfume scent,

it keeps my heart warm.

Reminds me of why I started this journey.

It’s too tempting to remain where I was,

but the moon is rising

as the sun falls.

It was like a dream.

One I did not want to wake up from,

but one that eventually called my name

to wake up.

11.19.2025

Living

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Perhaps at the back of my mind,

I had slid one foot lingering in the back door

as we philosophized over “to love or to survive”.

Like a reflex against my naïveté,

words escaped my lips quicker their meanings.

After a long darkness stopped by

(long to experience, short to remember)

I returned to speculate:

that it is both the hands of the heart and the mind held together

that leads the dance of this life

peppers in living, with saltiness of surviving.

So, all of this is just to say

thank you for conversing with me that day

in the darkest time of that night

under the moonlight.

11.16.2025