Everybody Suffer

From the moment we inhale our first breath

Till the moment we exhale our last

From the moment we open eyes to see the world

Till the moment we close them last

Everybody suffers

It’s the agony of how your body decays as you live

The horror of having parts of it die constantly

The little scratches, the sharp stubbing pain, the little drip of blood

The failing organs, the terrible diseases, the end that is near

Everybody suffers

It’s the sorrow of heartbreak and lost love and betrayal

The confusion of one’s feeling towards the others

The never-ending cacophony of fear and uncomfortableness

The misery of being chained and trapped in your emotions

Everybody suffers

Yet we pat ourselves on the back for living

We give ourselves medals of participation

We drown ourselves in pleasure

And said loudly, “How Jolly life is!”

No, my dear. Everybody suffers.

Don’t let it gloom you or depress you

Don’t make it an excuse for not living your best

Don’t allow it to control your mind and control your life

Don’t give in to the pain and lose yourself

It’s ok. Everybody suffers

You are not alone in this dance of despair

Others are there in their masks of forlorn

Flooding the world with their constant tears

Populating the earth with their ceaseless torment

You see, everybody suffers

Some we brought to ourselves, through ignorance and folly

Some was brought to us, through greed and anger

Some we carry from birth: the defect, the malfunction, the incompleteness

Some we gain through life: the neglect, the abuse, the unhappiness

In the end, the only constant thing is the suffering

So here, take my hands and hold on tight

Come into my arms and let me embrace you

Put your head on my shoulder and rest a bit

Know that you are loved, that you are cared for

Even in suffering, you are not alone

Do the same for me, and make me strong

Ease my pain and wipe my tears

Give me reason to start another day

Tell me why I should live, tell me why I should smile

Even in suffering, I am not alone

We’re locked in this chain of suffering

But we are not alone, no my darling, no

We painfully swim in this sea of agony

But this is not all there is to it, no my precious, no

Suffering is constant, but there is more

There is love and laughter and smiles and joy

There are expectations and excitement and hopes and dreams

There are friends and lovers and family and strangers

There is light and warmth and calmness and contentment

There is suffering, oh yes, but not only that

There is 'you'

There is 'me'

There is 'us'

There is 'we'

Everybody suffers, oh sweetest thing, but we are not alone…

I Love Your Smile

I love your smile.

I can't tell you enough how much I love your smile
I would gladly spend all the minutes and hours that I have to tell you I love your smile
But then we won't have time to laugh
Or to joke around (with plenty of teases)
Or to go on adventures (like playing hide and seek at grocery store)
Or read silly stories and watch goofy videos
Or eat delicious foods (and some weird ones too)
Or other kind of things that will make you smile

Your smile is like the morning sunshine
Gracing the earth with warmth and glow
I know, I know, it is so cliche!
But don't think that it's because I don't know what to say
Or to properly describe the majestic that I see daily
It's because that is how I feel about your smile
(Then again, may be I don't know what to say
Your smile, indeed, is truly intoxicating)

Have I told you the fuzzy feeling I have every time I see you smile?
Or the illogical belief that everything is going to be alright?
Or the absurd thought that my heart will explode and propelled me to the stars?
That's how I feel when I see your smile, that and so much more
Like the tears of happiness that dangerously flooding my eyes
Or the sudden angst that I might not be good enough for you
I am not who I thought I am yet I am truly who I am
Whenever I see your smile

Sometimes it is hidden, replaced by a frown
Not unlike the sun that was hidden by dark clouds
Or like our cat when our son come to visit
Totally, absolutely gone without a trace
Then I tried to remember the last smile you gave me
And thought hard to myself, again and again:
It can't rain all the time, not for the sake of the world
The sun will shine once again, and that's the truth

Your smile is the morning sun that I see
Every morning when I open my eyes
Your smile is the serene moonlight that I see
Every night before I rested my soul for the day
Your smile is the reason for rejoice
And to be happy and joyful and appreciate life
Your smile is the reason to hold on to
In the darkest despair, in the saddest condition

I am greedy, I know
I need your smile like a cat needs its nap, or its catnip
I don't mind sharing though, just so you know
There is endless happiness that could be shared from your smile
And I couldn't care less what you are smiling for
As long as I can see that treasure of mine
I want to. I have to. I NEED TO SEE IT
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY OR MY SOUL WON'T REST

(Pardon the psychopath that broke free for a moment there
You are more than welcome to have a gloomy day
Because you are still lovely even in your gloomiest
And it reminded me yet again how precious your smile is
But your smile truly is wonderful
And if I went too far in my effort to make you smile
Please remind me because this addiction could be dangerous
I simply can not think straight when your smile is at stake)

So smile for me when you hold me in your sleep tonight
Smile for me when you tease me and tell me you love me
Smile for me when you are laughing at my goofiness
Smile for me when you know I am sad and broken
Because your smile is the northern star that guides my way
Because your smile is the spring where my river of joy started
Because you smile is the most beautiful thing in this world
Because I love your smile, so very much

Smile for me Love :)

Unicorns and Glass Slippers and The Missing Rib

What if the Genesis is true

That God took a rib from Man and made Woman from it

A clone if you please

Albeit with a little tweak

Wouldn't you found someone who is just like you?

Someone who's head can rest comfortably on your shoulder

Just as yours can rest on his/hers?

Someone who's hands perfectly clasped with yours

And even in the midst of the darkest night

Under the thickest blanket and drowsiest sleep

You can still find each other's hand and clasps it tight?

Someone who understand your jokes and worries

Just as you'd understand his/hers?

Someone who you can tell your secrets to

And who'd tell his/hers secrets too?

If this is true (and you are free to believe it is not)

Then for some reason God upped the game

He made so many humans with so many differences

And randomly hid the ribs among them

So human has to see pass the differences 

To find 'the rib' hidden inside

Or to find the one where 'the rib' come from

And be whole again

He forced us to see the soul

And not the human attribute such as shape and size

and colors and language and wealth

and culture and preference and other worldly things

He wanted us to see the soul

And thus making us whole

In a world of instant gratification

In a world of replaceable things

In a world where everything not as it seems

In a world where changes are constant (and to be expected)

Can we still believe such thing as soul mate?

Or is it just a fodder for our delusion?

A staple for our romantic addiction?

Something like the Unicorns and the glass slipper

Fancy to dreamed about

But couldn't be farther from reality

Can we really think it's real?

I have spent only a trifle of the nights of my life with you

I have spent only a trifle of the days of my life with you

I have shed only a trifle of the tears of my life with you

I have echoed only a trifle of the laughter of my life with you

I have been with you only for a very short time of my life

I barely knew you

But we fit perfectly

Our smile lifts each other's feeling

Our laughter is synchronized

Our tears went straight to each other's heart

Our worries are understandable to one another

Our embrace locked like a padlock

Our cuddle fits like two jigsaw pieces

And as I rested my head on your shoulder

Or you rested yours on my chest

Or when we walked together

Or sat together at dinner time 

Our hands can always find one another

And clasps tightly

And we know we have each other

And we know we are not alone

And we know we are a matching pair

I guess it is true, then

All the wives' tale and bible stories

Of how you have someone destined for you

Because I found myself in you

Because I am whole when I am with you

Because you indeed are: my destiny