Dear blog,
It's been a very very long time since I've actually composed any poems that are worth the time an effort for me to recite.However, I do strongly believe that each human is born with the ability to think and to construct creative thinking from observations amde around us.Life itself is poetic and filled with emotions and based on that argument that i justify my temporary absence from the luxury of poetry bestowed by art and literature.
Dear blog,
This poem is dedicated to the victims of the Cyclone and survivors of the China earthquake that have featured themselves unknowingly to the attention of people across the globe.
Who is that man who came?
With scars around his weak, slim arm?
Blood adored his forehead,
mixed with sweat and tears dried up.
Who is that woman who came?
With face covered with mud?
Black hair ran wildly down her back,
fists cleched,
eyes wary.
Who is that child who came?
crying,
yelling,
throwing tantrums as hard as he can?
Shirt covered with blood
toys stained with soil.
Who is that leader who came?
feet swollen,
thinner than usual?
haggard than before?
barking at people,
people who turned away their heads unanimously at a cry
Suddenly, there was a cry
faintly,
but definitely a cry
underneath the shambles, rubbles of a once proud building.
It was a cry!
The man was cheering.
The woman was weeping.
The child continue crying.
It was a season of mourning and bitterness.
but the cry changed that
a cry for help
a cry for hope
a cry that broke the darkness
a cry that unites
a cry,
a cry,
a cry of a human that calls back everyone's compassion .
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Self-limitation
Dear blog,
What are your limits?
Would you walk across that line that separates you from the "capable" and the "not capable"?
Would you do anything just to change the depressing situation you are at?
Would you show resistance to change even if it means snapping your unused wings?
Would you be considered a freak for attempting the "impossible" in normal people's perspective?
Dare to be different for once?
The western civilization admires men who would take the plunge and have the guts to do things beyond their limitations.The eastern philosophies, on the hand, advocates that man should be more aware of his own capacity and be more submissive towards a greater power.
So tell me, which ideology is realistic in this modern world?
When we choose to ignore something that is always there haunting us with the sense of frustration and irritation, we expose ourselves to a unique state, whereby we are encouraged to make decisions to deal with the situation.
How do you do that? Realizing your self limitation!
Since, it is easier for us to pinpoint our self worth and limits, why is it still hard for us to make decision? As we all know, life is not simply a matter black and white.There's always this shady gray region that has kept itself so distinctly close and yet so mysteriously to our eyes.
When we are troubled by something such as financial crisis or academic worries, we start questioning ourselves. Whether we can do it? Whether the risk is worth it? Should we call quits when the moment is ripe? When we start stacking our minds with these questions, we are being placed within this gray area that serve as a temporary resting place before we head ourselves to the next destination.What destination? The areas beyond the gray region, the place where we put our capabilities to the test or we shirk away from deleterious elements that lurks in the unseen path ahead.
So what really influences our choice at the very end of our journey in life?
Our limits and our choice to push these limits further.
What are your limits?
Would you walk across that line that separates you from the "capable" and the "not capable"?
Would you do anything just to change the depressing situation you are at?
Would you show resistance to change even if it means snapping your unused wings?
Would you be considered a freak for attempting the "impossible" in normal people's perspective?
Dare to be different for once?
The western civilization admires men who would take the plunge and have the guts to do things beyond their limitations.The eastern philosophies, on the hand, advocates that man should be more aware of his own capacity and be more submissive towards a greater power.
So tell me, which ideology is realistic in this modern world?
When we choose to ignore something that is always there haunting us with the sense of frustration and irritation, we expose ourselves to a unique state, whereby we are encouraged to make decisions to deal with the situation.
How do you do that? Realizing your self limitation!
Since, it is easier for us to pinpoint our self worth and limits, why is it still hard for us to make decision? As we all know, life is not simply a matter black and white.There's always this shady gray region that has kept itself so distinctly close and yet so mysteriously to our eyes.
When we are troubled by something such as financial crisis or academic worries, we start questioning ourselves. Whether we can do it? Whether the risk is worth it? Should we call quits when the moment is ripe? When we start stacking our minds with these questions, we are being placed within this gray area that serve as a temporary resting place before we head ourselves to the next destination.What destination? The areas beyond the gray region, the place where we put our capabilities to the test or we shirk away from deleterious elements that lurks in the unseen path ahead.
So what really influences our choice at the very end of our journey in life?
Our limits and our choice to push these limits further.
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