You know, I really like the letter L. I think most of the important things to us starts with L:
- life
- locks
- love
- luck
- lemons
- liberty
- the Lord
- lamb
- laughter
- lucrative
Need I say more?
Oh, let's not forget Lust.
There are also unpleasant things that start with L:
- lies
- lice
- loss
- loathing
- lament
And many, many more.
Now that I think of this, life is a big fat series of Ls.
Good and bad. Everything in between. The good makes life worth living, the bad makes the good even worth living for.
So don't despair. Live for the good Ls. And be strong when the bad Ls come.
(Especially lice)
Nov 21, 2020
Nov 21, 2020 at 4:53 AM UTC
There is
A
Ga Ping
H ole
I n
M y
Heart.
Filled with
Splintering echoes
of my past
Blinding blackness
Biting chill
that has my head
in its jaws
I am
groping
at the empty space
trying
to
find
the
Light switch
Nov 21, 2020
Nov 21, 2020 at 4:37 AM UTC
Please
I say.
Please don't go,
I beg my grandmother
when her breath wavers
and her milky eyes
land on me.
Please don't tell them,
I cry to my teacher
when she caught me
smoking a cigarette
on the empty rooftop.
Please don't break my heart,
I whimper to him
when he cradles
my wet face
in his hands
which feels like home.
Thank you
I say.
Thank you for coming,
I greet the visitors
dressed in black
when they whisper
and peer at my dry eyes.
Thank you for everything,
I tell my parents
when they left me
at the boarding school.
Thank you for the gift,
I smiled at him
when he gave me
pearl earrings
to adorn
my unpierced ears.
Of course,
Please and Thank you
can be
beautiful too.
Please
I say
Please keep him safe,
I plead to God
when my brother left
to join the navy.
Please come again,
I called out to the customers
when they stroll out
of my bustling café.
Please buy me ice cream,
I grinned at him
when he waved me
goodbye
over the fence.
Thank you
I say.
Thank you my dear,
I chuckled at the little girl
who said I looked like
a fairy
in my wedding dress.
Thank you for the surprise,
I cried with my best friends
when they bounced into
my home
with pots of
birthday food
made with love.
Thank you for life,
I whispered to the trees,
flowers,
sun,
chocolates,
myself.
They are manners,
but they are also much more.
tell someone
please
and thank you
today.
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020 at 8:41 AM UTC
When the long arm swings
Round and round
My eyes follow
making me frown
and groan
When the numbers change
One by one
My eyes blink
wondering where
the time has gone
Staring at the screen
Escaping to
An abstract reality
However
when I hear
the
tick
tock
of the clock
My breath catches
My heart speeds
Lead
weighing my conscience
I know that
I am procrastinating.
Sep 20, 2020
Sep 20, 2020 at 4:52 AM UTC
Inhale
a
Nosefull
of
Air
Exhale
a
Lifetime
of
Hurt,
Pain and
Regret.
Let
Every
Single
B
R
E
A
T
H
Float away
into
Nothing.
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020 at 11:06 PM UTC
Listen
To the breeze on your cheek
To the kiss of the sun
To the little shallow creek
For they are the symphony
Of a simple j o y
Awe and adoration
Towards life
Is a celebration
Of being a l i v e
Never fail to listen
For it brings
C o l o u r s
To this sometimes
Dreary
World.
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020 at 7:55 AM UTC