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Alex Teng Apr 2019
Buy this car,
You will get girls,
Buy this bra,
You will get guys.

We are seeing it so much,
We start to believe in these lies,
But the truth is ,

The makeup they are selling
to make you feel prettier,
Is the same makeup you buy,
to stop feeling *******.


And what about the movies we watch,
all the shows on TV,
The more I watch, the more I see,
I need you to complete me ?

And yes,

Love is the answer,
Love is the key,
But if you can't love yourself,
How could you ever love me ?


When I said I am dumb,
You would say I am so brilliant,
When I said I am weak,
You would  say I am so resilient.

Why was you so dutifully,
Filling my cup constantly,
And yet treating your own cup
So irresponsibly.

Now you have been crying,
But  I need you need to be standing,
Because you have been forgetting,
That you were who you've been looking for.

Remember this in your core,
It's time to stop looking for more,
Until you could look through all your fear,
And look into a mirror.
And see clearly that the woman,
looking back at you,
Was the only one who can make you happy,


And
YOU ARE ALREADY ENOUGH



I am not anymore special and unique than you,
That is why I'm here to tell you,

YOU
ARE ALREADY ENOUGH

And when you start to see that,
You will start to be that,
Your world will get brighter,
And your load will get lighter.
And you can see that with life,
You can be a lover,
Not a fighter.


And that life ?
YOU DESERVE IT

Because
YOU ARE WORTH IT



There is no point letting
yourself keep forgetting
Because no matter what you say or do,
YOU ARE PERFECT

So today,
I hope I can leave you with a direction correction,
Away from the flaws you see in your reflection,

They aren't flaws to me
They are simply protection
Against all the doubt
You have of your perfection.
Alex Teng Apr 2019
There will never be growth if it is not watered,
There will never be growth if it is not nurtured.

However,

There will also never be growth if it is not torched under the hot sun,
There will also never be growth if it does not stay in the long run.

It might get dried up by the scorching heat of the sun,
It might get stomped over by others in the long run,
It might even swayed when the day is fun,
But that doesn't mean you are done.


You are merely a seed just waiting to grow,
To unfold the world that you can't hold,
To be with the nature as we grow old,
To feel the breeze when the wind blows

In order to blossom,
You must grow,
Even tho it's slow,
You gotta be bold.

I'll show you the patience,
I'll show you the resilience,

I'll have to be stern,
But trust me,


You are never a burden.
Alex Teng Apr 2019
War
An apple fell and Newton discovered gravity,

Thousands of innocents fell and no one discovered humanity.
Alex Teng Apr 2019
We can live without cigarette,
But cigarette manufacturers are millionaires

We can live without liquor,
But liquor manufacturers are millionaires.

We can't live without food,
But our farmers are so poor.
Alex Teng Apr 2019
If you've been through the time machine,
And saw that the person being together with you isn't the one you are currently having,
What would you do ?

If you've been through the time machine,
And realise that you won't be able to have certain food anymore,
What would you do ?

If you've been through the time machine,
And realised that you aren't having the same job and opportunity you have now ,
What would you do ?

Would you shrink and avoid being with that someone, somewhere, something or sometime ?

Instead of guessing and predicting the future,
Live your life the way you want.

This time machine concept is just created to make you realise that you have forgotten that we are able to overcome the circumstance and still survive.

Even without a time machine,
We will all come to an end,
And we clearly know that.

So,

Instead of not being with someone just because we aren't with them in the future,
Take a chance , fall in love.
If that time machine allow you to see 10 years into the future, but you decided not to be with him or her ,
You sure won't be in 10 years.

What if a more advanced time machine is created and allow you to see 20 years ahead and you realise you are with him or her ?

Instead of worrying about unable to eat certain meals in the future,
Appreciate every single meals you have now.
Enjoy every last flavour of it.

Instead of jumping jobs just because it's not the job you have in the future,
Learn and grow along with the job.
Prove yourself capable of handling it.

Instead of giving up on opportunities,
Appreciate each chance you are given

You only live once.
Stop staying alive ,
Start living.
Alex Teng Apr 2019
The moment you were born , you cried.
The first time you fell, you cried.
The first time you failed, you cried.
And the first time you are in love, you cried.

We cried because we learnt.

When you were born you cried because you realise you will have to face the ugly world.
Stop hate make love lol
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