We remember most
of what we wish to forget-
a cruel brain indeed

2:08 PM
25/12/22

Soon you will be in my arms,
and I plan to wrap them
around you like a Christmas present.
I want to spend the oceans I crossed
to reach you to swim in your eyes
and get lost in your smile
as warm as a Vietnamese day.
Indeed, tomorrow will be
a beautiful day.

I will always find
reasons to love you
and that will be
the death of me

I now know that
I cannot live without love,
but love alone is not enough
to vanquish these demons.
They are not so easily repelled by love alone,
in fact they are not satisfied
by anything at all.
They feed on the darkness
and in this emptiness,
they make their home.

To write by your hand
is to write with your heartbeat
in your fingertips

5:52 PM
21/12/22

The night comes and
I find myself needing you more than usual.
The stars don't seem to shine
as bright without you
and the cold builds.

There are some people
who are better left in your
heart than in your life

7:38 PM
12/12/22