Tag: journey

Companion

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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

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

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

Tears

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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