The Poetry Marathon

Poems, poetry, poets, gloom
Heartbreak, love lost, tears shed
Writings, writes, writers, doom
Always this the poet’s hat

Desperate now that you’re gone?
No, not at all
Helpless without your ‘kind’ assistance?
Quite the contrary
Lost and lonely?
No, dear
Bitter and guilty?
Me thinks not
Life has become sweeter, easier and happier
My only regret is why didn’t I leave you earlier!

In the stillness of winter, when all is cold and grey, Juni yearns for the summer warmth of Min. Their lives are now located at opposite ends of the world and meeting each other almost seems impossible.

Winter, dark and grey
Summer, spring and autumn too
All hope is lost, gone.

I love the way I can reach you in seconds
Even though oceans, seas, and land divide
I love the way I can hear you
Like you’re sitting right beside
However, it’s still sad that I can’t touch you
Innovation so profound
Yet still I’m not next to you
Holding you, Comforting you
Making love to you

Johnny and Cash loved the sunset
People loved watching them
Sitting on huge rocks as the tides pulled back
Watching the sunset in its glorious orangy reddish hue
People marveled at that too
One day Johnny came alone
People wondered why
Cash had gone to the other side explained Johnny
The other side of what the people wondered
The people felt sad for him
Quietly whispering at Johnny’s insanity
The people were watching him still

The birds are noisy, each flying home to nest and rest
The last child leaves the playground
Struggling to loosen his father’s grip
The leaves rustle whispering to each other the coming doom
The dogs stop barking
The cats are no where to be seen
I know you’re there, waiting, lurking
At the moment the last ray from the sun vanishes
You appear with your doom and gloom
And linger, thankfully not forever

I cross the sea of uncertainty and calamity
I cross the sea hoping to find me
New horizon stretched out in front
With excitement and anxiety
I cross the sea
New adventures many new faces
Armed with courage and feeling free
I cross the sea
The waves are rough, they push me back
My heart tells me, push forth push forth
I cross the sea and rediscover me
I’ve yet to reach the new shore
It’s trying, I’m trying,
Nothing wonderful comes easy they say
I cross the sea coz that’s where I’m meant to be
I cross the sea
I cross the sea
There I’ll find me, the new me

One day you rule, fly high
The next day you fall, deep
When you’re high, enjoy the ride
When you fall, get up quick
Don’t wallow in the highs or the lows
Nothing lasts forever
It shouldn’t
When the end comes and it will
What counts is the ride
And how much you’re remembered when you’re gone
It’s not not fair, it just is
You know, life’s like that

When it was rough
and it was dark,
I did it all!

When it ached
And it burned,
I did it all!

When eyes were weary
And throat was dry,
I did it all!

When rain, wind and the storm hit
I did it all!
And tomorrow
I will do it all again!

I met you again
Our eyes awkwardly met
I smiled and said hi
You smiled and looked the other way