Writings Category
Random writing and poetry, musings and observations.
Jan 5 | The Elevator
“Delightful stuff”, she said without emotion, savouring the melting chocolate in her mouth. Reaching over the low table, she picked another piece from the box that lay open before her, the chocolate nestled among the golden wrapping like brown jewels. She shifted her eyes to the window, seeing the city skyline becoming darker by the […]
Nov 25 | Caught in Winter’s Breath
I guess after so many days of not updating I guess I owe something to this ragged diary of mine, and while my moments of inspiration are few, at least I can be sure that my boring moments in class can be used for something better… (Here’s one of the few poems that I worked […]
Oct 27 | Behind Bars
He waited. It had been 18 long and interminable years he had spent within the enclave he had come to call home. The room in the Penitentiary was gray, humid and squalid , the walls undecorated except for the lone poster that hung on the wall. There was no lightbulb. The endless hours he had […]
Oct 24 | Poems from Silent Symbolism
Here are some of the poems I’ve written in the past, collected in my Silent Symbolism notebook: 10. Ontology, August 22, 2001 If that bird were not there Would I not hear it sing? If that fox were not in its lair, Would I not see a thing? If that leaf were not fluttering, Does […]
Oct 22 | Like the Wind
Like the wind that sweeps through I feel I see I touch I know you The words that you speak like a song Make each hour an hour too long I may not be a conjuror of sorts Or a prince of two king’s courts But know this: that it is true That my heart […]
Oct 1 | The Old Man
He sat there, dazed, eyes unseeing, heart unfeeling, back towards the rows of trains that waited patiently. The rows of baggages were spread before him, waiting to be picked up by fidgety porters with creased uniforms and gray gloves, waiting to be delivered to the anxious men and women whose properties were safely enclosed inside. […]
Sep 25 | Romance Inspired
A poem dedicated to the girl who’s inspired me more than anyone.. (The second poem is a free-verse poem; both shall go untitled) A heart alone I used to be Silent and lost in a dismal sea But a flower sprung from your hands Come green grass on the unforgiving sands Daylight you sang into […]
May 22 | Chinatown
A ruffle and a scuffle as shelves are stacked high With instant noodles and dried pickle sauce Wonder Tea and Best Quality dumplings The women scrutinising the nutrition label As though they were some jeweler looking At diamonds through horn-rimmed glasses “Pah-don” as the men push the crates along Rumbling on the littered floor with […]
May 13 | The Wind
The unharried wind whispers in my ear Let yourself see the unseen tear The shadowed being hidden among All the masses, a note within a song Listen to the breath of the sigh Of a troubled mind; low betwixt high The wind bemoans the senseless part Of emotions from one spirit and heart Let yourself […]
Apr 25 | SAT exams and life
Sorry about the lack of updates.. updates from now on may be even more sporadic because I have an SAT exam next week and AP exams the week after… and you know how I hate to prepare for things like that.. anyways, here’s a latest poem of mine (before this computer crashes and smothers me […]