raphæl

raphæl Aug 2018

tides

your dark ocean eyes
surpass the depths I have known
will your tides be here?
if I ever scared your waves,
will you want to conquer fear?

#57577 #tanka #minimalist #minimalism #ocean #eyes

raphæl Aug 2018

nirvana

enlightenment in
perceiving one's existence
comes with suffering
of knowing one's nothingness—
reason to stop existing

#57577 #tanka #minimalist #minimalism #nihilism #atheism #westworld

raphæl Aug 2018

cherish

I looked at the bay
it glared back streaks of sunrise
a soul at my shore
the fleeting burn tells my own
I have known those eyes before

#tanka #minimalist #minimalism #afternoon #conversations #silence

raphæl Aug 2018

they don't know, nor care
they laugh over her battle
of despair and rage
of how she crawled to get to
that desk they see as her cage

If only we could eradicate bullying, even if it means we eradicate our very own race.

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #anxiety #stop #bullying #society #depression

raphæl Jul 2018

moonlight

a wan moonlight wades
the pond of the cold tiled floor
beaming existence
I could look up yet choose a
reflection of its presence

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #anxiety

raphæl Jul 2018

the scent of her sweat
cigarette ash on my skin
she says, "don't forget."
as she whispers to my ear
the story of how we met

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #goodbye #sadness #missing #love #***

raphæl Jul 2018

epiphany

a sudden loud honk
of a car shook my senses
as I crossed the street
that's how it felt waking up
to the fact that something's gone

#tanka #57577 #minimalist #minimalism #love #missing #sadness #goodbye