Monday, November 11, 2013

A Broken Soul

Sorry for the lack of updates yet again. I waddled in revisions and urgent coursework immediately upon touchdown - with not enough time to recuperate from the exhausting flight home.

While I comb through the countless photographs that I captured in Taipei City and settle with my assignments and the upcoming test, here is a (crooked) poem that I wrote on the return flight home.

It's loosely based on two real-life stories that ended on a neutral note. Neither is it a happy ending nor a sad ending.

Rocks are weighing her soul down
She is dragging her feet around,
Tired of facing the bittersweet life.
Her lips are curving downwards.
Her eyes are mirroring a defeated spirit.
Her heart is being burned by fear.
Wary is clinging to her like a frightened child.
Indescribable emotions are surrounding her.
A heartbreak is sending her into sadness,
One that she is struggling to pull herself out from.

She is staring at the skyscraper opposite her.
A sad smile is leaking out onto her face,
As the bittersweet memory is wafting in her mind.
It was a cool spring night.
They were sprawled on the smooth grass,
Next to each other,
Observing the moonlight above them.
They were discussing about their dreams,
Their future together.

He said, I will always love you, my dear.
I will never let you know the meaning of hurt.
I will treasure you like a fragile doll.
He made a promise he couldn't keep.
No, he didn't betray her.
He coated their love with lies.
She is left on the pavement,
Pouring her crushed heart onto the road.

4 comments:

  1. Hope that you're doing alright these days!

    Take care~

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    1. I'm doing alright, Hayley. =) The above poem was written based on a dark moment in my past life.

      Thanks, and you take care too, yeah? =)

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  2. I like the first paragraph!

    It's sadly poetic, you have a flair for writing these things. Sadness does bring out the best in you (creative wise), but I hope everything is alright on your end.

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    1. Thanks, Huai Bin! I'm glad you liked it.

      Well, I'll like to give some credit to God for this talent. If it hadn't been for Him, I don't think I'll ever be exposed to creative writing and take a subject in one for college. =) Sadness is like a double-edged sword; it brings out the best and worst....

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