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Believe in your voice.
Yes, you may be wrong in the end.
But this moment you are living will prove to matter, too.
Don’t you want to be remembered for your courage, happiness, and confidence?
It’s time to take the step forward,
instead of backward.
8.4.2025
Only after I’ve met my limit,
I began looking at others with curiosity.
For they must be as mortal as I am,
how are they getting by with this world?
While some were less interesting than others,
I’ve met ones whose worlds were grander.
It’s a humbling and grateful experience
to have shared a moment with such people.
8.2.2025
If you have tasted the pain in its entirety,
you’ll know the meaning of its word.
For those who have not drank from the cup,
only emptiness will ring the air.
Let us offer kindness if we know its meaning.
Let us strive to share the burden.
Let us strive for the togetherness.
8.1.2025
You’ve got to run faster!
Don’t let your mind slip.
Seize the moment now,
and save what will take years.
7.31.2025
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
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
As I heard your tears drop,
I couldn’t help but wonder:
did we really know each other?
Maybe we held onto our secrets till the last moment.
The fork of the path in front of us.
I wondered: do we rage against the sky,
do we hold onto our immovable past,
or how do we deal with our moment?
Once, I saw a dragon with a brave heart,
who inscribed the words of love on it,
and breathed the fire of passion.
Perhaps that’s what it takes to launch into the world.
7.8.2025
I walked into a cafe,
and heard someone say my name.
I thought I misheard; or thought she was calling someone with the same name —
but not, she stared straight into my eyes,
and asked, “do you want your usual?”
I said yes — and she pulled out the royal English breakfast tea in a mug cup with the right size.
I sheepishly took my cup and sat in my table.
Her matter-of-fact attitude as she welcomed,
the face that she remembered my name,
and what I usually drink felt like an honor.
It’s a wonderful experience not encountered so frequently.
Just like the warmth of the tea in my hand,
I felt the warmth and levity in my heart.
7.4.2025
I guess this is the end.
The wind in the hair,
the soft breathing of sunset,
the tight lips that arched
into a bittersweet smile.
It’s alright, kid.
Don’t worry about it.
I enjoyed this ride.
Go on, go on.
I am alright.
March on, on you go.
It’s going to be alright.
7.3.2025
I have sensed something,
like tracing a trail of breadcrumbs,
a feeling like something is out of place.
Some had commented in passing,
as if there’s a stain on my face I don’t recognize.
But only recently have I started feel it,
a sense of distancing, a sense of refusal, or a sense of defiance.
What is this? Has this always been here?
It’s a curious phenomenon, one that calls my immediate attention.
7.1.2025
Ralph with Coffee 
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