One of these days,
as I hardly wait for the stormy breeze
I want to look up without
it being a chore

Waking up as the sun says hello
waving down on me,
tenderly lifting the nightmares
allowing me to soar

Among second thought,
wondering just what teases
and fumes me at the worst,
I escape from what I abhor

For the record it's as if
I couldn't resist
what kept eating me away
until I knew how to say "no more"

Taking the first step,
mementos flash amidst -
the ignition throws
this eternal vicinity I have yet to explore

On a rainy midnight arrives traces of words
reading it twice as if I skipped a few in between the lines,
tears don't trickle down,
as I carefully want decipher the absurd
But nothing is discovered.

My voice gives me the notion to
send silence instead --
to not resonate the noises
you are afraid to hear.

It echoes and elongates into train of
relief and disbelief
arranging itself into denouement
to no avail  
racing against time to simmer
down and prevail

No allotted time would acquire;
Solely up to you to decide
For I left, not because I wanted to let go –
but because I did not want to let go:
Indecisiveness is a traitorous being.

Contrasting night views reflect over our heads
but how we used to be is far behind us,
not able to catch up
footprints have been erased to bring us
as souls that are becoming more complete.

Beneath anger lies layer or two of pain
None of these are present,
for enchanting renewal has beseeched me.

Reaching into the next scenes that await me
my only wish is the same for you as well.
Remember when I told you
I don’t want to fall in love
but rise in love?

My desire was met and another is to see
you reach farther,
risen in love.

Riptides with gusty winds
           envelop over when it is most unexpected
channeling your inner stream of delightful moments
          that was once with you way back when
you were fearless and fierce

Look up and breathe in tepidly
             you don’t need an answer right away,
so stand beneath the clouds
             and stay

Wash over the inhibitions
           by tiptoeing out to see the waves
At first semblance, coldness
           makes you shiver but later
the mint-colored sea brings
a smile to your face

splish

    splash





pit-a-pat

Being knit-picky won’t let you get by
Every hour you’ll wonder without even knowing it
Forget about the excess
As if you are unaware

Suppressing is not the answer
Relieving and breathing
Surely you can add to that
Carefree and peacefully

Winding down and pivoting down
No time scrounges for allotted share:
Dubious alignments make no amends

Let them see you
for who you are
Let them see you
for what you display
Let them see you
for why you go on about
and do it relentlessly

Flashback to three years ago
Sensing what’s next seems foreign
Grasping this and that as if it’s everything
Even when it doesn’t come to you

Trembling lips, crumbling vision, ringing mindlessly
During that blink of an eye,
record it to review  
In different angles, it could be anything

Flash forward to three years more —
Choose what arrives often,
to erase bizarre questions that may crawl
into you

You mustn’t get swallowed
by self-made potion
Before you realize, it’ll paralyze everything
When it doesn’t come to you

My footprints on the sidewalk
Playfully sneak up
Wishing that I had spent more
Relieving the ways that used to be
what seemed so distant
shall not be congruent to them

What would quench the thirst
This I do not know;
Stay and look out
For something else
Knocking on the pavements
with my shoes, I wait

I run

I jog

I walk before I wait again

I jog

I run

Catching my breath once more
Train of thought follows my footprints
Lingering and simmering within the heat:
Risen too much for relief

Belief is a beautiful armor
Heavy yet still being tugged
shining
glistening
reflecting
Every now and then the cycle repeats
The stoppage can come far later

Enjoy as it lasts,
and carry it
Slinging at the back or not
If it exists -- it must be so