I am rooting for you;
all the hardship is for you to grow.
it is okay to be sad, lonely, and despair.
just hold on.
hold on!
tomorrow’s gonna be alright.
if not, the one after that will be.
it’ll all be worthwhile.
6.22.2023
Rooting
Tag: poem
Song
이제는 꿈과 희망과 감사의 노래를 부를 거야
더 이상 아픔의 노래는 그만 부를 거야
씁쓸한 과거는 과거대로 두고
앞으로 향해 나아갈 거야.
그런 과거들이 있었으니
지금이 있는 것이니
나는 지금을 살거야.
6.22.2023
Dear
are you well?
I’ve been obsessed with myself lately
I’ve forgotten to ponder upon your well-being
I am well, in fact,
I am sleeping, eating, and breathing very well
so I must be well.
I am curious how you are these days
that why I am scribbling these light letters
in hope that you are healthy and happy.
6.21.2023
그대에게
잘 지내나요ㅎㅎ
요즘 내 자신 걱정만 하느라
그대에게 따뜻한 마음을 전하지 못했네요
저는 잘 지내고 있답니다!
숨 쉬고, 잘 자고, 잘 먹고 지내니
잘 지내고 있는 것이겠죠.
그냥, 보고 싶어요!
그래서 이렇게 가벼운 글을 끄적입니다.
건강하고, 행복하게, 잘 지내시길 바라요.
6.21.2023
Sunflower
it’s raining all over
the ever blue sky is dark and angry
when will the sun come out I wonder
sturdy ground has become murky
but I will look up
I will choose to grow
please don’t give up
smile is what I will sow
6.20.2023
Work
blinking my eyes a few times
at this small yellow lamp light
quietly shining on my desk
solely in the dark of my room.
a picture of an old man
on the cover of a thick black book
silently gazes at me in agony
there is silence
except for the humming of the AC
and the sound of cars zipping by
in silence, all these exist
6.19.2023
Puzzle
it’s beyond wealth,
power, and fame.
the thrill of a puzzle
strategized and solved
riddles beyond paradigms
a reality within a reality.
6.18.2023
Smile
if you feel the boiling anger
in every fiber of your muscle
smile. and forget about them all.
let’s instead stay curious
a solution to this complicated problem
may lie just in front of our eyes
if we can just have a laugh
and look at it again.
6.17.2023
Desert
it’s like walking on a desert
waiting for the rain to fall
because there’s a cloud over
the head, but it does not at all
your body is drying up quickly
yet you continue this stubbornly hopeful
walk, and you just wait for that delicacy,
a long-waited salvage beyond the doubtful
yet when the sunsets
and a drop of a bird’s dung
splashes you of its ugly end
do not be bitter, but sing a song
the song of the hunger
the song of the adventurer
the song of the survivor.
6.16.2023
Darkest
in my darkest hours,
I subtly noticed that I was alone.
only the silence and darkness
that felt like eternity remained.
thankfully, it is now pocketed
in the corner of my memory
and in the thickening of my skin
to withstand another tsunami
if you are in your darkest moment,
let me offer you my silent presence.
I will remind you that you’re not alone
and that I believe in your growth.
6.15.2023
Ralph with Coffee 
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