come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
even after you’ve done your best
odds may not favor you.
there are those you can control
and those you must admit you cannot control
even as the inevitable befalls onto you,
squirm.
keep squirming. keep your vision. keep rising again.
even if the world falls upon you
even if this may be the end
you’ll know you have done your best.
keep squirming.
inevitably, the odds may favor you one day.
10.8.2023
somehow
when I raised my head
and saw the time
5 hours had passed by.
I looked down again,
and went back into the fray.
it’s chaotic, but it’s a good work.
I’ve put in my best,
and at times I have lost,
but I am not regretful of it.
I am glad I put in my best
and tomorrow, I will do it again.
10.7.2023
either find yourself as a fool,
riding a rollercoaster
mixed with revelations and disappointments,
or get enough sleep.
it will go a long way,
pave the way for new possibilities.
good luck.
10.6.2023
keep going.
but make sure to remember
you must stop
when the time comes.
but for now,
like a fire hungry for more,
like a whirlwind evermore,
keep going.
10.5.2023
somewhere a flake of white snow fell
it touched upon my heart and melted
I could not tell if it was my heart or the snow
Its curious eyes stared into my soul
I could only reply in bare honesty.
I hope to tell my life story
all of its flaws and meanings
and I want to listen to it
where it came from
and what it has seen.
it would be a good long night
listening to stories.
10.4.2023
it appears I wanted to much?
what do you call this?
this bright little thing
a silver thread
that slips through your fingers
and disappears into darkness.
is it called hope?
it lingered on my finger tips awhile.
well, I deeply appreciated it while it lasted.
now, the darkness engulfs this sphere.
it’s another time to take a deep, long dive
into the darkness.
I wish to see it again,
that bright silver lining.
10.3.2023
blood is rushing
we are running
it feels right
yet it’s too tight
the gap between human and animal
don’t become too primal.
10.2.2023
no words are needed.
the silence speaks louder.
all the inexplicables,
indescribable, and
imaginables are shared
among those who have lived
and thought about this life.
10.1.2023
in a silent night
I saw a glimpse of light
I hope it is alright
for me to reach this bright
shining light tonight
9.30.2023
Unexpectedly, a helping hand arrived.
we both had tired eyes,
silently listening to each other’s worries.
strangely, even all the words
trying to convince ‘all will be okay’,
which we knew were not a guarantee,
they sounded strangely, yet familiarly reassuring.
of course, a life is to be lived by oneself,
and not helped by the others.
yet to see another person
walking a similar, seemingly eternal path
gave me a confidence
that perhaps
I can do this too.
9.29.2023
Ralph with Coffee 
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