i have tattoos on my body
that constantly remind me
of the little things that make me happy
of the memories that i cherish every day
especially you
your presence
in inked vividly in me.

across the dinning table
where your voice lingered
and your smile so wide
in my head
i tried
to swallow
the emptiness of this place
i choked
on the memories
left over on your plate
across the dinning table.

you cannot deny the existence of love
once it is sparked inside your chest
you can only put out its flame
often with your tears.

neither of us is breaking the silence
as if we're trying to listen
to the conversation between our hearts
only to realize
that'd be the most we ever talk.

as the rain poured down
people rushed around
and there we stood
under the same roof
hoping it'd last a little longer
just so we could be a little closer
and let the rain cover
the rhythm of our beating hearts.

you are like summer
rainbow and sunshine
but also
rainfall and thunder
on a stormy night

you bring the calmness of spring
when you smile
but also
shadow and loneliness
when your curtain falls

you felt like an adventure
when we are together
but also an endless maze
when we part ways

life still goes one, with or without you
and it's winter all year long.

these words may never get to you
but for what it's worth
i write to set my feelings free
to make room for things that can save me.

like an encounter between
the sun and the moon

our eyes always seem to almost meet
but never really did

darling, how i wish
just to catch a glance at you

to behold the beauty lied underneath
and learn about all your secrets

like an encounter between
the sun and the moon

i would give up my light
to be with you even only for a while.

i picture your face
in my head
and let it crush my heart
in order for this poem
to be yours.

i'd rather fall for the wrong person
and get hurt once
than to fall for the right person
at the worst time possible
and regret it for the rest of my life.

i see nothing yet my heart is filled with chaos
my body is tired but sleeping only makes it worse
for the dreams that i dream
are the reality that i desire to live
where i see everything yet my heart feels nothing at all.

i travel
to seek freedom
at the same time
to seek a sense of belonging.

after all this time
i still find loneliness
smiling back at me
and says
“welcome home!”

what if you meet the right person at the wrong time,
will you take a leap of faith to taste the love that won't last
or will you walk away to protect your heart?

it wasn’t the distance that bothered me
you could be right here but your thoughts never made their ways to me
i used to be happy having you around
but i lost you to the silence that i couldn’t bear
much as i wanted to know why
all i desire now is being able to say goodbye.

my suffering is numerable
simply count
the words that i write
just for you.

paint my palette
in rainbow hue
draw my life
with laughter
or with tears

you are art
in my museum of
heart breaks

we are
a never-ending
love story.

even when the sun don't shine
your brightness still
breathes life into me
the sun is just another star
but everything that you are
is all that i am.

i'm terrified by the look of your eyes
'cause i can never resist the desire
to set this love on fire
whenever i have you in my sights
but all that i am to you
is just another passerby.