NahKe

Mar 2014

Kevin

I was the five-year-old
who got called names,
was pushed around,
and was physically beaten,
just because he looked slightly different

I was the ten-year-old
who grabbed his father's phone
because he wanted to play Tetris,
but instead, stumbled upon romantic messages
coming from a phone number that wasn't his mother's

I am the sixteen-year-old*
who fell hopelessly in love,
then got his heart broken by the girl
he thought was beautiful and perfect in every way;
the girl who promised him *“forever”

I want to be the seventy-year-old
who’ll enjoy sunsets from his porch,
swaying back and forth in his rocking chair
and hold hands with the woman
he’ll think is beautiful and perfect in every way;
the woman who promised him *“forever”

NahKe Mar 2014

Left alone.

I let my guard down for a minute
but faster than the speed of light you hurt me.

I trusted your palm in mine
but the first chance you got, you let go.

I cared for you like a sister
but in a heartbeat you took me for granted.

I loved you unconditionally
but in a blink of an eye you abandoned me.

I promised I'd never leave and so did you
but before I knew it, I was left alone with all the tears and memories .

NahKe Mar 2014

your choice

there is a path.
a path that will lead us
to a place where we can
find peace and happiness.
there is a path.
a path full of fear and pain.
hurdles we have to overcome
to reach a miraculous goal.

there is a path.
a path that could lead you
to a place where you can
find war and sadness.
there is a path.
a shorter and easier path.
a path that doesn't require
much effort to pass and
reach a somber end.

there are two paths.
two varying paths
that will lead you to
different finish lines.

there are two paths.
it's you who decides
which one you'll
follow.

two choices we all have to make.
1st path: rough in the beginning, painful while you're passing it but when you reach the end its wonderful and you'll find happiness.
2nd path: easy, you don't have to make any effort to pass it but at the end you'll find sadness, pain, disappointments..why? because you didn't fight or at least try to conquer fears.
the choice you make right now is the one that will define your future.

NahKe Mar 2014

Thoughts.

monsters.
no matter how fast i run
no matter what i try
i can't outrun them.

i can hear them.
i can feel them.
i see them everywhere.
i can pretty much taste them
as they creep into my dreams.

i try to fight them
but they seem to have found a strength.
a way to punish me.
for what? I don't know.

my enemies, my demons
are between my ears.
my thoughts.

overthinking...

NahKe Mar 2014

You said...

You said you'd be there for me,
you said you'd never leave.
I thought you were the one for me,
I thought you'd stay.

You said you'd love me forever,
bad decisions were made.
now I'm stuck with "whatever".

You said you'd take care of me
that you'd be here during ups and downs.
I thought you'd take care of me,
I thought I mattered.

You were there during days of sunshine
but it started raining
and now you're gone.
I figured you'd be my shelter,
I figured you as my protector.

You said we'd conquer the world together,
yet I'm facing monsters
and you don't care
whatsoever.