When I was a little boy biking through the lush greeneries of our local park,
I fell down and scraped my knee.
Tears in my eyes, with blood coming out of the tear on my leg, I came to my parents.
Their reaction at first was what I had expected. Shock and fear for their son’s well-being came to their faces, but after realizing I was mostly okay, they uttered a line I still remember quite clearly.

It went like this:

“At least it’s just a scratch.”

And so with that began a life of “at leasts” and compromise.

“At least you passed the test”
“At least you made it on time”
“At least you were only late to the first 30 minutes of the movie”
“At least you were able to cram your homework”
“At least you managed, somehow, some way”
“At least you didn’t die”
“At least you were given part of what you wanted”

Part of what I wanted.


Now, I’ve grown wise enough to know that you aren’t always going
To attain or achieve everything you desire.
But when life always sells you short, you lose hope

But the most cruel "at least" that life decided to bestow upon me was...

“At least…. You met her.”

Yup.

The compromise was I couldn’t have her
I couldn’t make her my home
Because she was never there to stay.
“At least, you met her”

It was a tragedy
But a part of her will always remain
Because that part of her, no matter how small
Somehow changed something in me-
And, dear god, I hope it’s for the better.

T'lah kumiliki nurani bopok dan renta
Warisan ibu ayah
Membungkus kasih, dengki, segan,
damai, resah, amarah
Begitu bancuh dan arau

Sang aku berbagi pada kekasihnya
Sosok gagah terpercaya
Aku dan gagah melanglang
Beriringan menggandeng nurani
Nurani amat bahagia
Demikian puas ceria

Hingga sosok gagah itu mulai muak
Jemu, bosan katanya
Menghempas jemari aku
Dan mencampakkan nurani serupa buangan
Cakapnya aku bersalah
Tak jago mengenyangkan

Tak tega setilik pun menengok nurani
Menepis muka, aku bertanya
"Apa nurani tak apa-apa?"
Dengan terisak, nurani menyinyir menjawab
"Terlihat nestapa dan pilu dari matamu
Aku tak seberapa
Pikirkan saja dirimu"

Love is matter of heart it is not matter of mind
When it touches beauty it leaves horizons behind
It is that eternal process which is kind but blind
It is something which is predestined and defined

With love we can encounter all the barriers of life
It makes us to walk on sword and to take the knife
It is makes us least bothered to go through strife
It culminates in making both husband and wife

Let me see world through your beautiful green eyes
With its force we can touch and encounter all skies
At times it changes size and comes as sheer surprise
To fantasize love,beauty takes on every enterprise

Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
Copyright 2016 Golden Glow

A single moment in time is significant enough to change a person
their entire universe
until it revolves around a single entity

With a gravitational pull so strong
and vibrant
it is impossible to not get ****** in

And it always starts
with a
*Hello

Roses are red
violets are blue
I thought I was ugly
and then I met you.

To gaze on the face of Jesus,
A companion for you and us,
He is our forever friend,
His eternal love transcends,
A blessing that never ends,
Our Lord in no lingo limbo,
He shall survive infernos,
Ignorance ignites bigotry,
Fuelling phobias, no victory,
We could start a new religion,
For all our teeming billions,
Peace on Earth for humans,
For guidance for all of us,
A unique timeless love,
To gaze on the face of Jesus.

There's a secret men's club,
Of men at the pub,
We are men, we drink beer,
Loud laughter over here,
Slap shoulders, cheers,
We are men, we drink beer,
Bring the barmaid over here,
Let's drink beer, cheers,
Loud laughs and leers,
"I'll give you one, my dear!"
Men laugh, say, "Hear, Hear!"
Chicks walk by smiling,
What are babes thinking?
"Underwhelming,
Have a look at them,
They're no excuse for men!"
Men laugh and don't care,
More beers over here,
There's a secret men's club,
All the men down at the pub.

I find my inspiration
In my day-to-day happenings
Now I seem to have lost it
Even though it gleams like a diamond ring

Where you at, Inspiration?