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100 Years

I used to fantasize About the idea of living to 100. The older I get The more I realize It would be a curse The most painful thing. Watching while your friends and family Pass away before you. Outliving them wouldn’t be some milestone It would be torture. You’d be alone eventually. Everyone you know,Continue reading “100 Years”

Miss You

Is it possible to miss you Even when I don’t really know you Even when you live so far away Even when the memories I have of you aren’t positive ones? Is it possible to grieve you Even if you are still here Even if it’s sympathy grief Even if I don’t really know whatContinue reading “Miss You”

Triple

I was always told That bad things occurred in threes. I have become accustomed to Assuming this trend will repeat itself. Walking on eggshells Anticipating the worst outcome Holding my breath I wait for the other shoe to drop Cascading bad things upon me.

Visualize

People always say To visualize the outcome you want And manifest it to happen. I was never a believer Thought it wasn’t real How could painting A pretty picture in my head Amount to anything but disappointment. The older I get The more wrong I become. I have visualized Relationshios Work opportunities Investments That haveContinue reading “Visualize”

Recent Events

How many people have to die An unfair and unjust death To have a reform Of the society we live in? These are Mothers and fathers Sons and daughters That are victims of a terrible system That didn’t have to die. Blood has been spilled But nobody seems to care. The pattern repeats itself OverContinue reading “Recent Events”

Identity Crisis

How does one weave Concepts Of their past and present Into one cohesive unit? This is the identity crisis Of a first generation immigrant child. The need to maintain one’s home culture While embracing the one we are born into Sends young adults into a spiral. We have a choice To assimilate completely Or remainContinue reading “Identity Crisis”

Candlelight

The yellow light flickers gently, Illuminating my room Like the fiery sunset. The light is warm Like a tender embrace In the coziest of blankets. The light is unsteady Like my heartbeat As you caress my skin. The lights fosters an ambience Of peace and calmness Casting its warmth like a net Drawing me inContinue reading “Candlelight”

Circuit

If the human body is a circuit Of complicated arteries and veins All webbed together Controlled by the heart And monitored by the brain How does a broken heart Truly affect someone? Does a broken heart shutdown the system completely Like a circuit losing its powersource? Or does it simply cause a momentary glitch ThatContinue reading “Circuit”

Afterlife

Where do souls go When they leave our bodies Shortly after death. Do they float around aimlessly Or have a sense of direction? Where do souls go When a heartbeat stops And the body is declared dead. The electric shock jolts the soul Back into its body But where did it go in the meantime?Continue reading “Afterlife”