come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
a giant tree that lived 200 years ago fell
I wonder how many times it was angry
angry at people making stuffs up
claiming to be the guru (c’mon, got up)
and when things go awry
they go silent quietly
I realized there must be an answer
but first let me calm my anger
11.13.2022
they smelled the traces I left behind
fear has a strong stench to all but one with it
the shadows of them looming ever larger
unknown, unseen, unfathomable fangs grow bigger
but one must remember
“ash to ash”
for what do you have to lose after all?
it’s a life that was granted as an extra.
live with a full heart
see what the world holds
at the end, we’ll see
till then, let us be
courageous
ambitious
virtuous
11.12.2022
yup, it’s going to be a run covered in fire;
lack of sleep does get you going somehow
yet you know it is there, the desire;
almost as if in a supernatural power to plow
whatever obstacle that comes in your way
before the sun set at the end of the day
the desire to grow, compete, and win
the desire to connect, recollect, and dream
one day at a time
one day it will be here.
11.11.2022
it looks like I am not in a good place
I didn’t notice the signs until they turned red
I am not trying to find or beg for solace
but I do know I need a help
as my high school history teacher once said:
“help”
it’s not a white towel thrown out yet
I just need to get out of this maze
that I have put myself in.
so “help”
11.10.2022
as I walk through the beach
I see people running;
some are running towards the ocean,
while others running towards the land.
some are dancing in the sand dune,
sweat droplets sprinkling over the desert
A few, I see then laying down under the sun
receiving, waiting for something unknown
all look merry in their occupation
but I walk the walk alone
steadily towards where my heart leads along.
11.9.2022
there is a lullaby about a baby
sleeping by the ocean
as the mother works by the ocean.
it’s a rather peaceful song
a song that makes you long
but longer you listen to it
further you sink
into sand dunes of the past
ephemeral, its shape
yet so heavy, its weight.
I hope you stay awake
before it’s too late
for there are real ones who wait
for you to rise again with your faith
faith in reaching your goal,
faith in being whole.
so, it’s time to rise
it’s a good day to be alive.
is this a hatred? or is this a resentment?
as sand fills into this giant hourglass
I found a calm yet sharp anger.
it’s an anger aimed at laziness
thrown at them like a slugger
every exhaling breath feels like a steam
powering engine from within
then I wake up one day
and feel the past is now filled with emptiness
and without a moment to lament
I lunge into the fray
hoping, it’ll be different today
11.4.2022
just as a grand ocean wave soon dies down
into a little fizzle at the shore
the summer is washing away with a crown,
a round ring of brown leaves, as its decor,
a decorum to the darkness, that arrives
of which, with only humbleness, one thrives
11.3.2022
don’t go chasing that fire
it’s bright and hot
but after chasing it down the road
all you get is vainglory
thrill, scars, and title
what do they do for you?
in a world
where a door to another world
is just a fraction of a second away
in a world
where thousands of hours of preparation
is just for this one moment
perhaps,
perhaps you can live without
that fire.
11.2.2022
어둠이 도움이 될 때도 있다.
빛이 있으면 때때로
그에 빛나는 것들에 의해 마비가 되곤 한다
끝 없이 넓은 사막, 바다, 산을 보면 그렇다.
어둠이 안 좋기도 하지만
무궁무진한 가능성을 갖기도 하다
만약 어둠 속에 있다면
이 점을 기억하길 바란다.
often, darkness is associated with sadness
it’s a metaphoric atmosphere for nightmare
if you are surrounded by darkness
do know this one piece of fact.
consider, the light.
it reveals how vast the world is:
the ocean, the desert, the mountain, so on.
do you dare take a step forward
in the presence of such greatness?
paralysis takes in before you know about it.
then, consider darkness.
you may still be paralyzed out of fear
fear of not knowing what’s ahead.
but you may also dare to go forward
for you don’t see what’s laid ahead.
perhaps you’ll find something in the end
perhaps you won’t.
and, oftentimes, darkness doesn’t last
forever.
so, when you are surrounded by the darkness
I hope this piece of knowledge
will serve you as a warm glow
encouraging you to grow
11.1.2022
Ralph with Coffee 
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