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I didn’t know that I didn’t know.
Should I be grateful for the realization?
No matter how badly I have wanted it,
without the knowledge, there is no use
of all the seemingly apt attitudes.
I suspect that knowledge humbles those who have it,
for they know the power it has over those who don’t,
and the possibility of hidden knowledge.
7.27.2025
I’ve found you.
It’s okay. It’s all going to be alright.
Don’t worry about the noise.
What matters is that we are here.
We will find a way.
In spite of all that has happened,
our journey continues.
Keep honesty close to yourself.
7.26.2025
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
Pay attention to details.
In the small things,
those you care for
may find joy or pain.
Pay the earthworm find the rain drops,
and the magpie, the tree branch to rest on.
7.24.2025
Let’s take a walk
Let’s observe all that happens,
and embrace with what we have.
Even those ones with spikes,
dark sticky parts,
let us march on with our pack.
With everything we have
let’s live here and now.
7.23.2025
It dawned on me:
this is it as a life I have known.
I couldn’t care any less about how others viewed me.
What mattered was whom I knew,
how I made them feel,
and what I have done for them.
In the end, I remembered the forgiving hand.
I remembered the laughters I shared,
and I remembered the gratefulness I felt towards those who have put a faith in me.
7.21.2025
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
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
They chewed a good chunk out of you.
Let’s get back up now.
As long as the game is on,
As long as we are awake,
let’s keep learning, keep growing, keep smiling.
Forgive them, and ask for forgiveness.
Now, let’s go after that new chapter.
7.14.2025
Even if you feel like everyone’s pointing their fingers at you,
even if you feel those you trusted hurt you back,
and even if you feel taken advantage of,
Let us dance.
Yes, you have hurt a plenty of people.
Yes, you have tried to manipulate others.
Yes, you have betrayed their trust and expectations.
For now, let us dance.
Let our hearts sooth,
let our heads sway,
let our feet float.
Slowly, and surely,
let us rejoice this simple joy
of being here, with each other,
at this moment.
7.13.2025
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