Stand before YouMy MajestyWith JoyBut FearThe Unwavering certainty That a new year lies before me But am eminently undeserving to be To live To love To seeTo laugh To breath To study Just simply To be What merits do I claim?What good is ascribed to my name?I am empty but filled with shame Consoled to know that Although you are my King You are …
You are Timeless PreciousGloriousInvisible yet powerful Rushing towards infinity Taking everyone and everything with you For who can live without you? I wish I can stop youHold you Bring you next to me Ask you … Who are you?I can’t understand youI wish I can grasp you Ask you – who do you run away fromAnd who are you running to?No one …
Dragged into the past Thinking Hurting The pain Feeling drained Contrite All those fights Sleepless nights Opportunities lostMistakes causedMyself tossed Maybe shame The wrongs That were madeRegrets That I hate Too much past at this rate Should I despair?Should I give up? Mind makes it worstEmotions are a curseIntuition is speechlessInstincts can’t make sense of this No one there to help meI’m imagining And it’s killing I’m wonderingAnd It’s not working Wishing …
Unmask Me I wear a maskSo I can hide Scared to show The person insideSo I wear a disguiseI dress in an elaborate lie While I don a smile bearing the darkness of the night I wonder If people know me Would they still talk to me Be friends with me Would my family love meWill my other half want me Won’t the …
Guardian of beautyProtector of petals Not valuedUnappreciatedDismissed and disregardedNever understood You carry no lush colorYour form is not regalYour sharpness is your painYou cut whoever is not carefulYou are skinny and scantScrawny and faintLiving in the shadow of your neighbors glory is your fate But you play your part dutifullyEven without the fanfare, you do …