Communication

words seem to fail me, brother.
I might have said something too harsh unwittingly.
But all I want to say is I do care about you.
family look after each other, you know.
I do hope you will thrive,
rise through obstacles and strive in this world.
brother, it is alright to take a rest once in awhile.
try a bit of faith in me when I say:
‘I’ve got your back’

6.11.2022

Friend

I hope you manage to keep having fun.
Have that free spirit of wanderlust
those rebellious eyes, searching for trouble,
and unrelenting drive to get up again
and go for another round of fight.
But those moments of seriousness:
the sorrow, the anger, the fear;
I hope you can let them go once in a while.
I appreciate you. Not just for what you do,
but for being you.
I hope you keep having fun in this world.
It’d be good to see you again, my friend.

6.10.2022

Talk

it was a good day to have a talk.
the wind blew like blue ocean waves
sweeping across green tree bushes,
scattering golden light through its paths.
air was clear, sky was spotlessly sweet blue,
river was filled with fish swimming serenely.
perhaps a perfect peace, a piece of heaven abound.
walking on this path with you
perhaps this will be one of the most memorable moment
one that I’ll cherish for a long time from now.

6.7.2022

Guidance

Dear kid,

pour your heart out. it’s gonna be alright.
With questions of friendships, identity, and self-worth,
try letting your grip soften up a little
instead of sitting in the middle of the street,
try walking, singing the song of your own anthem
beating your heart to your own rhythm
march on. be fearless.
and it’s okay to crash and fail.
it’s okay to do nothing at all.
whatever contends your heart,
try it all.
your answer may lie near you.

6.6.2022

Koi Fish

I’ve heard there’s no limit to koi fish to grow.
But caged in a small glass bowl
looking out into the world,
I’ve heard it does not fathom ever growing larger
than the size of a bowl
I wonder how I can scoop one out of the bowl
and let it grow in the river
so that it can grow, swim free as it wishes,
and rise to its calling,
to become a dragon.

6.4.2022

Moving 2

like a delay before a good sneeze,
you know it is coming, until it’s in front of your nose;
and then, bam!
the deadline is here.
everything must change, the lights, the shapes,
the forms, the texture, the air, the color,
the warmth, the coolness, the wetness,
the hardness, the mythic enchantedness,
everything, everything must change;
and along with it, part of you must go too!
be careful; otherwise you might lose something precious.
witness.
remember.
then move on.

5.22.2022

Moving

I sense electrifying anxiousness
as I wait for the day to move out of my apartment
morning rituals, golden sunsets, night sceneries,
as if an invisible switch had turned,
will all be far out of reach
to live in a space is to build a life
to uproot what you had
it is rather heartbreaking
maybe there is a proper way to say goodbye
I just hope I can move on fine
and remember all the memories

5.21.2022