Hope

Letters form words -
If I bother to read.
Words give meanings-
If I dare to understand.
Meanings become reality-
If I just believe.

Answers were revealed.
But what do they seem to me?

The inner self explodes.

I started to climb
But should not falter
I was handed the key
That I cannot drop.
I received the promise.
I should believe.

Faith is within me.
How long will it be?

Mind juggles and resolves.


There is only ONE hope.

Menu

Some years ago,
mom has ordered
comfort food and staples
to the waiter in red.
It was for two.

Rice - steaming hot.
Meat - well done.
Lots of vegetables - all leafy greens.
plus ice cream for pleasure.

Year after year,
she ordered the same thing.
I ate the same thing.

But soon my mind explored.
Without mom I thought:
Why not pasta over rice?
Omit others.
Then add cakes and crepes with ice cream.

Then year after year,
I ordered that same thing.
I pleasured that same thing.

Not too long,
body collapsed.
Consequences faced.
Foundations shattered.
I have to learn.

Today, I''m about to order.
What mom used to order.
Comfort food and staples
for my son.
It will be for two.

My First Haiku

The people crossing
nude in the eyes of the wise
empty beneath hats.

Immortal

Now I'll start my life without you.
But I remain strong coz I knew.
Though my eyes will set at blank corners,
what we shared will get the day through.

An empty chair will never be,
for my phone filled with your messages
makes me forget you even left.

While distant and apart,
I'll just close my eyes
and feel your gentle kiss...
then my emptiness will be gone
knowing you are also thinking of me.

Soon our worlds will be apart
and ocean might separate us.
But we have each other's heart
where our friendship will reside.

In time, we'll be together,
as if never waited.
And it will even surprise us,
why we feel like we just had yesterday.