Five, Seven, Five - Hello Poetry

Dec 2018

raphæl

one must say, "I'm set"
for the noblest human role
of bearing a child
it is not just a fruit of
those nights we lack conviction

parenthood is never an accident

#tanka #57577 #minimalism #parenthood

Nov 2018

raphæl

abrasion

we are the dunes formed
by prevailing desert winds
of people and time

#haiku #575 #minimalism

Nov 2018

raphæl

hangover

my head is in throbs
induced by the drink called 'her'
the ceiling stares back
the morning sun's painful smile
patches the hole for a while

#tanka #57577 #minimalism #pain #anxiety

Oct 2018

raphæl

craft

"Dad, fix the window!"
kids gathered to watch his craft:
woodwork cracked nail bent
he never tried to know much
but that fed them and paid rent

Eternally moved by this profound memory.

#57577 #tanka #minimalism #father #love

Sep 2018

raphæl

solace

their timelines brag "lives"
but a grin I learn to keep
in patterns I don't forget
today is a lot better
than when I tried my own end

#tanka #57577 #life

Sep 2018

raphæl

epiphany

a sudden loud honk
of a car shook my senses
as I crossed the street
that's how it felt waking up
to the fact that something's gone

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #love #missing #sadness #goodbye

Sep 2018

raphæl

beautiful goodbye

the scent of her sweat
cigarette ash on my skin
she says, "don't forget."
as she whispers to my ear
the story of how we met

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #goodbye #sadness #missing #love #***

Sep 2018

raphæl

moonlight

a wan moonlight wades
the pond of the cold tiled floor
beaming existence
I could look up yet choose a
reflection of its presence

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #anxiety

Sep 2018

raphæl

the irony of joy

they don't know, nor care
they laugh over her battle
of despair and rage
of how she crawled to get to
that desk they see as her cage

If only we could eradicate bullying, even if it means we eradicate our very own race.

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #anxiety #stop #bullying #society #depression

Sep 2018

raphæl

cherish

I looked at the bay
it glared back streaks of sunrise
a soul at my shore
the fleeting burn tells my own
I have known those eyes before

#tanka #minimalist #minimalism #afternoon #conversations #silence

Sep 2018

raphæl

nirvana

enlightenment in
perceiving one's existence
comes with suffering
of knowing one's nothingness—
reason to stop existing

#57577 #tanka #minimalist #minimalism #nihilism #atheism #westworld

Sep 2018

raphæl

tides

your dark ocean eyes
surpass the depths I have known
will your tides be here?
if I ever scared your waves,
will you want to conquer fear?

#57577 #tanka #minimalist #minimalism #ocean #eyes