In A World Of Maybes
Regrets linger
Between two worlds
A role forever played
Reality or fantasy
Dreams within desires
Maybe; alternative universe
What could of been
If choices were different
Faces of now, never be
Replaced by if only
Excuses endlessly blamed
Thoughts never existed
Maybe, maybe
Circumstances are better
Perhaps opposite is true
In a world of maybes
Exist a place for dreams
Hope thrives, survives
Written by Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
January 27th 2017
Dear self,
It has taken 26 days into the new year to remember writing to you. It ain’t slack, just been busy. By busy I meant I’d forgotten.
So the decision to take writing to another level has been made eh? You had taken your sweet time making up your mind. About time.
Hopefully this year will outshine the last. Seems impossible to do but as you know, nothing seems out of reach. The results of last is the perfect example. Risked were taken yet gained a thousandfold.
Anyways, back to sleep, I mean back to being busy.
Take care you.
Through the eyes of another
To see what they see
Different perception of life
Wild creatures in the fields
Playful by nature
Without worry nor responsibility
Through the open fields they ran
Sense of freedom, we’ll never know
Creatures of the wide open ocean
Vast territory to explore
Secrets of the deep; only they know
What an amazing adventure that would be
A whole new world we barely touched
Through the eyes of another human
Especially those that experienced much
Sorrow, pain and heartbreak
Tormented by regret and blame
Only then shall we truly understand
The simplest, smallest of efforts
May mean everything to those who has none
Written by Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
January 16th 2017
Realization
For the longest time
Hatred controlled my thoughts
Turned my heart into stone
Truly believed I was left behind
While life continued on without me
Till envy and jealousy overflowed
Truth be told; fault was my own
Refused to move with time
Stubbornly stayed in the past
Watched as everyone slowly fade away
Until a stranger to myself I am
Realization resulted by acceptance
Truth shall never fade from existence
Always lurking in the background
Patiently awaits when it’s time
Glorious, beautiful; lessons of life
Written by Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
Thursday 13th 2017
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