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Dr Peter Lim May 30
The spiritual eye
everything it does see
beyond words and thoughts
it's the deepest mystery
Dr Peter Lim May 30
To love
is to risk
but not loving
is grief
Dr Peter Lim May 30
To live
is less about
to believe
more, the doubt

the old person
like the child
is still in the dark
inadequate and uncertain

to live
is the conundrum-
the search for self
for light and freedom

despite this
living shouldn't be grief
even the heart in deepest pain
can still love and give.
Dr Peter Lim May 29
When I die
some vestiges
( not of my choice)
I'll  leave behind

I don't disappear:
some here
might still
hold me dear

while others
will have me remembered
claiming they
by me, had been hurt

perhaps one or two
whom I've never met
might have my poetry read
and my words they'll not forget

when I die
a solemn message
will have been wrought-
life's brevity will dominate someone's thought

my departure will be
a symbol and a metaphor
of one who has gone before
reminding others they will some day follow.
Dr Peter Lim May 28
If there were a day when I was not reading, writing,  thinking purposefully, or endeavour to do my best,  I'd have had a deep sense of loss as it would have meant that the day had been lived in vain.

I've valued time all my life and this has helped me to achieve my goals.  This has also taught me discipline.  
Talent is never enough- I need patience, consistency and perseverance.

Life has too many imponderables and I've always been aware
that events might not turn out as I've expected.
I've to be prepared for setbacks and even failures. Also, I know that I'll learn much from such downturns.

Having Plan B is wise but I've also to learn to be flexible, adaptable, innovative, resilient and pragmatic.

Optimism is an essential ingredient for success but it has to be realistic and kept within reasonable bounds--euphoria can be disastrous and is a common factor for failure.

In success, I should be humble and not boast, and in my failure,  I should learn not to be bitter but instead to work harder as I move into the future.

I should be able to say this at my last hours:  
I have done my best and have not let myself down -- my life has found meaning and I've not lived in vain.
Dr Peter Lim May 27
I'd rather be nothing
than to behave or pretend
as a person of some standing
Dr Peter Lim May 27
A small voice is mine
but I'll not bow out-
a democracy life is
I'll speak bold and loud

in protest or defiance
however  large the crowd-
a single heart I might touch
and be silently proud.
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