A SAD POEM

Papa wasn't home at my birth
All my life soaked in struggle
For a little child with no friend
Emotions locked in a closet

At eighteen my feelings broke free
I fell in love hoping my heart would heal
Thought the world would be different
But my heart got smacked really bad

I conceded to love, thought she would bring me joy
What I was afraid of was staring at my face
Rejection, betrayal, unloved and selfishness
A dark burden of clouds fell upon my heart

I sat the whole night sobbing
And watch the glimpse of sun fading
The world became resentful
Scrambling for the crumbs of life 

Mama told me it wasn't my fault

Yet pain and sorrow seems to follow me
Never did I knew my father
I learnt he is cruel, selfish, always beating  my mother

I have got no more conviction in me
Lost everything I once believed in
But the fate of an unwanted child
To the uncertainty and cruelty of man

My heart is bleeding, tears can't hold the pain
Like watching a movie of my life going down the drain
It's true life isn't perfect, I live in a world that's deserted
All my dreams washed under my feet

I accepted fate that day
That love will only bring me sad memories
For friends and family are long gone
Don't know how it feels like to be hugged

For you mama, I will stay strong
Walk with you even if I can't find love
All I've got left is me, a pen and a little piece of paper

In grieve I wrote the heart to sleep, a sad poem

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HARVEST

Wish you A Happy New Year 2016, a year of Bountiful Harvest.

 
Rejoicing in harvest
A year made of gold
The rain came in April
And stayed with us until December

It's a minute to midnight
Hopes are waiting anew
The roof of 2016 turn apart
With great expectation

Life standing far away
Lanterns burning in our heart
We sang a song to the mighty God
Like a vapor our praises reach the sky

Earth and Heaven stumbles
In the hour of joy God stood with us
Together we counted the stars
The stores in our heart filled with laughter

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IF I HAD EVERYTHING

If I had everything

Thought I will be alright

There was a moment in time

I felt emptiness inside

The world is vogue

She got her own plans

It’s a miracle, a life without consequence

Like walking on the highway blindfolded

If I had everything

I wouldn’t fall ill or die

Isn’t it strange how the clock ticks?

It never takes a second back

Life is short, yet we work hard

Unforeseen is the tragedy of life

For the world is imperfect

Can’t allow it to tear me apart

If the world move in circle

How can I turn back the hand of time?

Sometimes I wish life would pass

And take the rocks out of my path

If I had everything

Life will still be incomplete

I could throw pebbles into the sea

It doesn’t take the night from the sky

I think I’ve got just a choice to make

Put my nightmares and dreams

In a sack of fate

And watch it while the night falls asleep

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