come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
without my coffee,
each hour felt like a year.
I let my mind drift.
As my mind slowly crawled,
I noticed crumbs of memories.
Ones I made mistakes,
ones I felt happier,
ones I hope not to remember.
They all shined brightly,
and my heart was warm.
I let them float into sky,
and wished upon them
to let me live to my fullest.
Then I got back to my deadlines.
1.3.2024
must I suffer?
for now, there’s no easy way around it.
but who will see this light shine?
yourself, then the world.
what’s the meaning of all this?
in silence, the truth traverses.
1.2.2024
regardless of my intention,
in every direction I went,
I was told I was wrong.
That I am the bad guy.
But in quiet silence,
when I peer into myself,
I realized it’s the accumulation
of my neglect, laziness, and carelessness.
So I sat down.
I started to write, draw, and read.
There’s no need to run or fight.
Just fly into your imagination.
1.1.2024
Don’t you worry.
All things may be falling apart,
All people may be pointing their fingers at you,
It will be alright.
Your eyes have been blessed with sunshine
on a quiet Pacific Ocean beach,
at the break of the dawn in the middle of a desert,
by the sunset in the middle of a vast pasture.
You are not alone.
I am here
with you.
12.30.2023
let us cherish each second.
they are so precious
whether you spend it alone
or with someone else
it’s a precious feeling.
let us cherish this moment.
12/29/2023
it’s quiet, but not heavy.
a clear light blue sky,
and bright airy sun ray
leans into my navy shadow room.
I part my lips to say:
“I know you are here
even if I cannot see you now.
Thank you for all you did for me.
Thank you for believing in me.
Thank you for staying with me.”
and I closed my eyes.
12.28.2023
listen to your elders,
words may be bitter to hear,
yet they are medicine
to our blindness to the world.
12.27.2023
are we remnants of our thoughts,
memories, and traces of foods?
what do we hold on to
when the world shakes us?
what keeps our heart warm
when everyone has left
our snow white party at night?
I suspect this:
we create new meaning each minute.
we breath and reach out our hands
into the future unknown
then we will arrive
at our destination soon.
12.26.2023
we must proclaim
there’s no shame in doing
what we eventually agree
is important to be done in each other’s lives.
yet we believe
and we move forward.
12.25.2023
it’s almost the end
all the regrets and glories
be laid down into the earth
and let us rejoice this moment.
12.24.2023
Ralph with Coffee 
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