Forgive.
It hurts. It burns. It churns.
Move on. Don’t look back.
Focus on the now.
Ask for forgiveness.
Look towards the light.
Keep walking.
Keep the smile.
3.18.2025
Forgive
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Observe
Keep watching —
No matter how sad, mad, or deadly you’ve had it,
observe what happened before, during, and after.
Experiment with what you can control —
test your curious observations, creativities —
while staying true to yourself and to your commitments.
It won’t hurt to keep your escape route in your back pocket. (Be daring)
Trust your gut; run on the wind, halt with the world, roll your dice.
Keep observing. Keep recording. Keep talking.
Keep breathing.
3.17.2025
Stronger
Iron struck with a hammer grows stronger.
What do you really want?
If you can’t figure it out or if you forgot,
Keep hammering, keep rowing, keep swimming.
If you are struck down, rise again.
If you are jeered upon, keep walking.
If you are isolated, sing your song to the star.
Keep on going. You will reach your dream.
3.14.2025
Complete
It’s no longer a mirage.
It can be poked, pinched, and touched.
Curiously, it’s been here all along.
Keep calm, and stay focused.
Stay true and resilient.
It’s time for growth.
3.13.2025
Waltz
In silence, slowly we groove.
In solemn embracement of solitude and unity,
simultaneously protesting and acquiescing,
quietly, as the sun sets into depressing soft blue,
we smile in bitter agony and joy of what is coming,
honoring in whispers, the memories of fleeting,
knowing, it had been true,
leaving, without a trace left in the trough.
3.12.2025
Glow
Slow down a bit.
Take a whiff of that breeze.
Stare at the sky imbuing with orange sorbet.
Let go of the sand you held on to.
Rejoice in the memory of their smile.
Take a sip of a warm tea.
Close your eyes.
Savor the warmth.
Let it spread.
3.11.2025
Sweet
Sweet things cause stomachache ,
smiling falsity belies sharp teeth.
There is no free lunch,
but be ready to give without asking.
Be aware of your own greed,
steadfast to remove your sweet tooth.
3.10.2025
Carry
Lost in a sandstorm,
yet the star alights.
Walking on a tightrope,
playfulness is the only way.
Many wrong turns
means the right one is close
(hopefully).
3.8.2025
Role
Just because you are labeled as a villain,
it doesn’t mean you must act like a villain.
Let us keep our head down,
keep walking the long tunnel,
so that those who have a chance
will see the light, hear the wind, and relish the rain.
Rise, rise again.
On we go, to the fray we must face.
Rise, rise again.
Forward we go, against the fear and hatred.
Rise, rise again.
Unto another day, where another fate awaits.
3.7.2025
Agony
A child’s innocence dissipates
when he hears the tears roll from her eyes.
When his whimsical gesture turns into a vortex,
engulfing everything he has known,
that is when he know the agony.
An ocean trembles. A mountain weeps.
Staring sharply up towards the raining sky,
he vows: I will grow up. I won’t let this happen again.
3.6.2025
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