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Which way must I go?
The longer I wait, the more I realize I have limited space.
What must I do now?
The passion, the righteousness, and the purpose
just a touch away from my finger tip.
What would I enjoy?
In the end, what will I find pride in?
How will I choose my day, and how will I write the history?
10.26.2025
Like the scenery out the window of a train,
a lot has passed by in a blur.
But the feeling of the speed
as I propelled thousands of meters per second
is the one I vividly remember.
I believe we can soar again.
Once more,
we will meet again.
10.21.2025
Hammer the blisteringly hot iron
even as the peaceful breeze passes by.
Weeping willows lackadaisically sweeping side to side will wonder
what may have gotten in to you.
Keep your head down,
eyes focused on the glowing crimson ore.
Listen to your pumping heart,
and know that you are alive,
beating against the stillness.
10.15.2025
You do you,
don’t just watch and criticize.
Don’t just complain and whine.
You do what you have to do,
figure out how to get them done,
and move on.
10.14.2025
To prevent the rain drop on your hair follicles,
to keep your saliva from drooling down your lips,
to protect you from falling down to the floor,
I, we, have designed a net to catch you.
To be ready, to be alert, and to be strong enough to withstand the hardship,
we have readied for this moment.
We will be with you.
10.13.2025
As long as we are putting our best foot forward,
we can accomplish
what felt amorphous
into tangible beings.
Let’s expand our mind,
and explore what matters beneath
all of its shells and intricacies.
10.12.2025
If you feel small
because others look bigger,
remember that everything comes from ash,
and return as ash.
Believe that the moment you lived, witnessed, and shared
are just as valued as theirs.
Open your chest wide.
They won’t touch a hair of yours.
Love the moment as true as you can.
10.9.2025
Although they aren’t with you now,
they remain in your memory.
It was as real as the ground you stand on now.
Part of it will fudge here and there in the corners
but the warmth of their presence,
the scent of the moment
will remain true in your heart.
10.8.2025
Like a smile, it is bound to be ephemeral.
It is soft and fragile like a white tissue of paper.
As ephemeral as the sweet taste of the cotton candy
dissolves on the tip of a tongue,
it dissipates into the memory.
A cold winter may be ahead, but cherish this moment fully.
Embrace it, soak your senses in it, and bask in its glow.
Believe you will rise even if it rains.
Do not dwell at the shallow water. Go forth.
10.6.2025
Instead of chasing after the bread crumbs,
look back at your foot steps
and wonder what kind of impressions
you have left upon others.
In the end,
didn’t how you treated others leave you a stronger mark
than how many bread crumbs you’d collected?
10.3.2025
Ralph with Coffee 
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