On some parts i failed, in some accounts you did
the truth i did not tell and  the secrets you hid

You were there like the rising sun
vanishing in the dark night

I was like the flame
trying to dispel the gloom with all my might

But so was your resolve to keep me out of sight
not letting me venture beyond the drawn line

The days passed and turned into nights
until no further pleasantries were exchanged

The odds  weighed in your favour or mine
only time will tell...

For now we stand poles apart
no semblance of love or longing

No trace of belonging
yet deep in my heart

I still hope....
the flame is alive

You were all i ever had
you are all i ever will
even when you're gone!

whilst in the line of vehicles i'm stuck
the traffic won't clear anytime soon
the road broke down to the ground
in retaliation to the crumbling pressure
the parking space has been taken
i can hardly hear the birds sing midst this honking sound
the town that once was the abode of trees evergreen
seems to be just another city
overcrowded roads
advertisements and elevators and billboards
commercialization and traders
the din's too loud that sings
the tune of materialism to us
where compassion once was
and lives mattered over things
i can hardly hear the butterflies flutter by
or see the color of their wings
i'm blinded by traffic lights
development of a new order...how
the spirit is lost 'n layered
my baggage is becoming a burden now
my closet too small for the things i want
in the midst of all things
as i plant these saplings
the trees and the flowers say to me
"we are one, as we are, so are you"
SO I AM I AM
i'm not my mind, my desires
i am the color in the wings of a butterfly
i am the blue of the sky
i am not my cluttered mind
i am the clear rill that flows by
i am the silence beneath the noise
i am the still space's silent poise
yet i am none
yet i am
in mother nature's loving care i repose
yes i am what you are
and we are one
from the seen to the seer i turn
and i am that distant star
of the limitless sky
i am the space and the life...

the gleaming moon shined its light
the shadow of doubt intercepted
an omen of a stormy night
the stars took shelter among the clouds
the lantern of faith stood steady
so with it my soul withstood
the turbulence of tragedy
confused but never scared
i held onto the lantern of faith
days passed with no respite
i pondered suicide
as the only way out
then the mountains echoed
standing tall and brave in their glory
coming to rescue my gloomy spirit
the lantern of faith stood steady
the storm eventually passed by...
have faith oh restless spirit
the lantern is your own soul
and you are your own light.....

as i let myself fall bravely as the raindrops
the reminiscences make way for oblivion
as the last reminder is returned
the fine line between separation and consideration
is finally burned
making space for separate ways
the book is returned to its original place
pondering on the subject
i let myself fall
i let you go....

every starry night i will be embraced in your arms around
your heartbeat my sweet dream sound
your warmth my fireplace
and your smile be my respite breeze
in summer days
your hands in mine intertwined
in distress and  in ease
staying around or walking apart
the love shall remain untainted
like a pearl inside the oyster shell's heart
forever protected by the waves
it stays it stays
it will forever be that way
even when you're gone far southern trails
and i'm still at northern terrains
separated by cliffs and mountains
still be linked by roads and rails
and airplanes
i'll send you sweet dreams by the fireflies
and little pink hearts from the cyber space lanes
know that i always wish you well
and the love forever stays inside

what's all this commotion
why so high on emotion
take the leap of faith into the unknown
drop  every held notion
step out of this false identity
these passing clouds are not here to stay anyway
it's all skin and bones
take a leap of faith into the unknown
why so high on emotions
entangled hopelessly in these false relations
witnessed enough so why let if fool you down again
it's all an endless circle of sunshine after rain
time to give a second thought in retrospection
to make second impressions
about these emotions
we're not here in vain but for a realization
divine intervention
so why all this commotion
take a leap of faith into the unknown
into the kingdom of stillness within
to witness the silent sound's reverberation
it's here the treasures are to be found
not outside in any relations
drop all your notions
follow the soul's guidance
to the eternal radiance
the mind wil trick you down
don't hold back take a leap of faith
you'll land safe 'n sound ~