Tag: hope

Direction

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Have I strayed?

Over the years, I have learned by experience

that to be a “good person” may need an effort.

It takes the fortune, the willingness, and the environment to display such disposition.

Nevertheless, I have found it to be all the more worthwhile in the end.

It opened the door to a kind of generosity I dreamed of.

To keep a kind heart takes an effort.

But it is worthwhile in the end.

7.29.2025

Honesty

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I am always scared of honesty.

I am suspicious of the hidden intentions.

Underneath sweet words,

there are often sharp traps vying for blood.

Under the right circumstances,

it went a long way to take a leap of faith.

These are the instances

when even if I fall crashing down

I would feel alright for having put a faith in it.

For these moments, I stay steadfast ready.

7.25.2025

Retrospective

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I have done my best to control what I could,

and did what I believed was the right thing to do.

in spite of what you think was happening.

I’d ask you to ponder what has actually happened,

and what remained only as an impression.

To honor my own emotions,

and respect others’ needs at the same time

required a great deal of restraint

than I felt comfortable sharing publicly.

So will you please

at least give me a breathing space

to save my own skin for a bit?

Now that the chapter is over,

I would love to retain at least that bit of a right.

7.19.2025

Answer

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Finally, at the last minute, I received the last piece of the puzzle.
Faced with the answer after all this time, I am humbled. 
A wave of bittersweetness is emerging, along with remorse,
yet that is not the point of what all of this journey.

Yes, recognize that everyone carries a blue scar, 
but how each person carries it varies.
Those who dream a brighter world and climb the ladder
need not make an excuse for those who sit and despair by the mark. 

My dear, witness this person! 
Learn from this brave heart and strive to overcome your own. 
You have been graced with their living presence,
so strive to build the bright dream you have promised. 

7.18.2025

Courage

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For the sake of humanity,

reach out.

Ask for a chat, for a meal, or for a coffee.

Have the courage ask for a companionship.

Have courage to break out of your own thorny shell,

and have a courage to be vulnerable.

Why?

Because it’s not always gloom and doom,

and the future cannot be it either.

You can handle it.

Believe it and venture outside.

7.10.2025