smile.
even if you are tattered,
bruised all over, bleeding,
you have won your game
by staying in the game.
do not concern with others.
judge based on your own knowing
you’ve done your best.
that in itself is a win.
10.14.2023
Tag: fight
Cut
it can spread like a drop of black ink
in a cup of clear water.
it spreads without control,
and it won’t stop.
so cut off parts of the water.
give thanks to it.
it is better to live without it
than to live with such infection.
do not regret,
do not be bitter.
rise again,
and fight the fight you must endure.
9.5.2023
Respite
there is no respite.
at least for now.
in this chaotic fistfights,
there’s a joy
of knowing that I am alive.
one day, there’ll be a blue sky over the head.
we’ll lay down on green grass
and enjoy a gentle breeze of the wind.
3.29.2023
Close
Survived the last round of dog fight
who knows what the future brings
rise again and fight
tomorrow is another judgment day.
remember to love
It will guide you the way
3.28.2023
Fight
now is not the time to cry
now is the time to rise and fight
fear not against merciless challenges
protect your sense of purpose
remember to retain your humanity
and charge forward
3.27.2023
Old man and the sea
it’s one thing that may not stop: fighting.
fighting to eat, to sleep, to read, to breath
no matter how tired you get,
the world keeps asking you to fight.
as an old man at the sea once said,
it ain’t over till it’s over
7.1.2022
Fight
if you are in this half-asses
you’d better get packed-up
‘cause I am coming at y’a
with everything I’ve got
1.25.2022
Honor
blinded, though we may have been,
do we not admit
rumbling rush of our blood
rising sound of our heartbeat thud
as we answer to defend our honor
charging with full-metal armor?
what do you live for?
what does your heart beat for?
what are your principles for?
right now, live!
right here, fight!
right now, believe!
1.17.2022
Scars
though they are not in my interest
just minding my own business
I’ve got many enemies
sad, although it may be,
they’ve all got their good reasons
to be enraged, with an accusation:
“I, whom I think worthier than thee,
declare a war on thee, for thou does not see
how worth I am
no matter how much I give a damn”
when will we stop this jealousy?
when will we find the truth
that lies within our soul?
1.7.2022
Fire potato
a potato on fire rolls down the hill,
in the darkness of night sky, it is a shooting star.
what is there to lose, when we are already losing to ever faster speed of time.
better to rock and roll, bumping into things
and cracking things open, such as your heart,
so that it will shed all the dirty residues
and shine as the purest gem.
it hurts, it’s supposed to hurt.
don’t let go of that grip of your grit
and get on with it. see things for yourself.
good things are out there.
11.13.2021
Ralph with Coffee 
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