It's just that, it takes a lifetime for people to find,
What I have found in you.
-Ikigai Poet

I used to think
Whatever
Something / Nothing

When realized
Everyday got, just 24 hours
And everyday is today
Meanwhile
Honoring the spirit
Breaking the pattern
Everything changed
The direction
The effort
The goal
Except
For the inner peace
In the end

And I am not the one
I used to be

Neither you

There were times when I smiled,
but it wasn't real.
It hurt my lips,
it hurt my heart
and yet I smiled,
because I didn't want the others
to feel unhappy
or realize what I'm going through.

Staring at the water
watching the ripple of waves
moonlight to protect me
I realize I was looking all this time
for someone to notice
what I only needed to notice
in myself