20

A couple of decade had passed

And I’m standing here at  last

But I need second chances back

Back there when mistakes seemed much!

 

I’m standing before the future

I’m standing after the past

I’m caught between the middle

Now, I believed, life’s a riddle!

 

There’s a dozen of tasks ahead

My feasibility’s still undone

Nothing’s running thru my head

All good ideas were gone!

 

A double of ten one’s

A number greater than before

It’s better to just wait for the sun

Than worry ‘bout this even  more!

 

My crossroad’s still yet to come

And there’s a lot for me to be done

But acceptance need not rest upon a shelf:

“I’m twenty,” I whispered to myself.

 

 

October ’95

Goodbye

A touch of love that seemed to last forever

But destined to end in a glimpse of time

In thy lover’s eyes, there is doubt and confusion

Looking towards a tomorrow that would never come.

 

Hearts are grieving, souls weeping loud

Through the silhouettes of darkness, light cannot be found

Time to loosen both clasped hands

Time to let go, time to say goodbye.

 

Promises said have been broken now

Forever doesn’t even start, then it’s time to part

The love within could be so right

But time along speaks of all wrongs.

 

I love you, you love me

Words are not enough to tell where we will be

Pangs of love would be there not just once

We must both let go and say the word goodbye.

Calamity

Bright sun turned into rain

And rain started the storm

Every creature is in vain

Coz’ fire is thunder in form.

Never did I imagined

This kind of thing would happen

I  pray this is just a nightmare

That  will vanish when my eyes open.

Who wants the volcano to erupt?

And bring to land – fire, rocks and flood –

Who wants the sea  to express its hate?

We’re all preys if we act  late.

Before the thunder strikes on us  -

Before  the Earth lose its mass

Let’s bring back  the faith, love and trust

And get things done, hand-in-hand!

Glimpse of Summer

Darkened skies

Droplets of rain

Makes me realize

Summer has faded away.

 

Looking back to the days

When summer’s still here

Oh, how I missed the sun

All the laughters and tears.

 

I remember the hidden smiles

Cokes and potato fries

I remember the heartache

It  was not  just a piece of cake!

 

The cold winds’ gentle blow

Summer’s gone, I should know

Everything’s over and blown

A  drop of rain kissed my nose!

 

Rays of sun to drops of rain

Bright skies now dark and blue

Joys of heart turned to pain

All these are signs – I’m missing you!

What If?

What if the birds get tired of flying

And the earthworms hated the mud?

What if the rain stopped  falling

                And flood suddenly becomes blood?

What if the skies turned black

                And the stars never again twinkled?

What if dawn failed to come

                And the sun forever was hidden?

What if the sea burst out  in the desert

                And the ocean doesn’t touch the shore?

What if the Earth meets a comet

                And there is no reason of living for?

 

No matter what happens, my friend –

                I’ll always be real

By your side, I’ll never vanish

                Coz’  our love has a seal!

Be Positive

When the raging waves against you soar

And it’s hard to swim towards the shore

When you pray for the sun to shine

But still hard rain pours down

It  wasn’t easy to walk towards East

When everybody’s heading for the West

It’s tough to climb a mountain so  high

When here in land you already sigh,

“Oh my, I can’t do this, I’ll fail,

I give up”,  is all you  can tell

That  kind of attitude, as everybody says-

Never would  help you survive a day!

 

 

 May 2, 1995

A Typical View

A book begs to be read

Lying on a table that is dead

A pair of eyes wandered through the walls

Then  through the windows, ceilings and floors.

 

The calculator is waiting to be  touched

Exercises and problems are worrying much

The pen stints, its not in the mood

It’ll walk later when it already feels good.

 

Ex-apple of the eyes of my Master

Passed by but it didn’t  bother

A hand grabbed an old bookmarker

And thrown back to place sooner.

 

Words knockin’ on both ears

Never welcomed, never heard

Addressed by the man in front

With reading  glasses, a respected one.

 

A sleepy breath came out the mouth

Patiently  waiting for the  bell to ring

Another one  from the same sense came out

There’s  the bell, what  joy it  brings!