Waking up with anxiety a burning sensation in my chest “now now, take deep breaths” I opened my eyes “is it real or is it all in my head?” my dream was turning me upside down like a haunted house it’s fun and exhilarating but I was trying so hard to get out. anxiety isContinue reading “Fighting Anxiety”
Category Archives: Poem
Houseplant
Like a delicate houseplant, I was born somewhere far away I can’t even remember surrounded by furniture and air conditioner I have forgotten how to reach out to the Sun my ancestor have fought against many storms and wildfires they grow big and strong even in the wrong weathers. but here I am a temperamentalContinue reading “Houseplant”
Favourite
your laughter is my favourite line in every poetry. t.l. (I would die to hear it over and over again)
Loving someone
Loving someone isn’t what you show to the world It’s what you do in the darkest of nights It’s when you’re both so tired of fighting But the phone keeps on ringing. Loving someone isn’t easy Like poetry or Hollywood stories Loving is hard But isn’t that the best part? t.l.
be present
be present with what you do be aware of what is surrounding you be here, take deep breaths, and remember that’s living too. t.l. (Please take your time to enjoy whatever that you do. And remember that doing nothing is also doing something too)
Life
The more I write the more I realized how little I know about life. t.l. (18 year old me thought I was so complex and wise)
Heartbeats
I love that our heartbeats aren’t the same so together, they made a nice duet. t.l. (Complicated lovers)
Women’s Day
Women’s Day one in a three six five so my mum can dress up nicely and go out to fancy lunch so people can say things like, “treat her well” … she kept the family together like a paperweight with only skin and bone she swears to carry the pain to her grave I wonderContinue reading “Women’s Day”
Sunsets
I remember those quizzes in the school magazine Are you a dog or a cat person? Do you like sunset or sunrise? Who is your friend and who is your enemy? I love all the hypotheses, all the possibilities I live in their imaginative world, and choose not to face my own realities I usedContinue reading “Sunsets”
Fear
Since when did I learn how to be afraid Was it the time I fell down my bike when I was 7 Was it when my mum told me I was “chubby” Was it when I know that I was hated by the whole class in fifth grade? I used to be fearless, I usedContinue reading “Fear”
Tsunami of Words 