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  Feb 28 Jīn Sīyǎ
jim moore
You saw it coming,
you knew it
I had my chance,
I blew it
You held my hand
We walked to the edge

I couldn’t jump
A missed opportunity that I wish I had the chance to do over.
Jīn Sīyǎ Feb 27
I clock into work,
with dried-up, dead eyes,
pulling myself together somehow,
trying in vain to hide the cracks.

I drag myself through the hours,
my mind numb, yet restless,
unable to silence the noise,
the endless chatter of thoughts.

The same keeps replaying-
the endless hum of expectations,
the echoes of lost passion,
and the whispers of a life unlived.

This place was for me once,
a source of solace and purpose,
now feels like a river,
drowning me in the weight of routine.

The innocent smiles of the kids,
once enough to light my days,
now feel distant,
like stars I can see but cannot touch.

The joy they once brought,
a happy feeling I no longer feel;
yet the need to be occupied,
brings me back to the same place.

Nothing excites me now,
nothing comforts me,
except the memories you left behind-
fragile, fleeting, yet fiercely alive.

Like treasures in the dark,
I keep seeking them,
pieces of us and myself,  
holding on to each one of them.

Because those moments of joy,
buried beneath the weight of time,
are simply what I want to,
need to remember.
I will love you in every lifetime
I will find you when we were apart from each other
Jīn Sīyǎ Feb 26
A chaotic room I now possess,
a reflection of my mind,
where thoughts pile high,
and is at the verge of collapse.

I don’t change a thing,
not because I don’t care;
but the clutter feels familiar,
a strange comfort in the disarray.

Thoughts over thoughts,
questions over questions;
each one heavier than the last,
with indecision hanging in the air.

A fog that clouds my vision,
making it hard to see,
the good that lies ahead, and
what’s right in front of me.

Mistakes, guilt and all the regrets
they sit in the corners, gathering dust,
whispering in the quiet and dark,
reminding of what should have been.

Amidst the chaos are glimpses of light,
of blessings, love and laughs,
buried under the clutter, waiting,
to be rediscovered and to remind.

But for now, I let it be,
this chaos, this mess,
both in my room and in my mind,
not ready to make the tiniest space.

I sit amidst the clutter,
knowing that in chaos I find,
the most honest reflection,
of who I am, or who I've become.
I am not the same person anymore, and I can't go back to it anymore. Definitely not without you.
You are a flower
Blooming on a page
Drawing everyone near
With your sweet smell
And elegant glory

You are so beautiful

I long to pick you
To hold you in my hand
And breathe in your scent
And cherish you close

But I can only
Admire you
From afar

Hanging
Your masterpieces
On my wall
  Feb 22 Jīn Sīyǎ
Frances
i forget it all
when i see your face
i remember it all
when i breathe your taste
when the world stops
i seem to look at you
face another way
watching the world go on
pleading for attention
efforts that aren’t enough
trying to seem tough
while i’m in love
we are soul tied
at the feet
grey and pink
sinking hearts lie beneath
  Feb 22 Jīn Sīyǎ
Jeff Bresee
I took for granted everything,
colors of every hue.
I didn’t know those colors
filled my world because of you.
 
So, like the fool I am
I let you go, too blind to see
that on my own I am just alone
and things turned out to be
 
where colors slowly slipped away,
the yellows, greens and blues.
And now the only color left…
is the memory of you.
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