Grateful Feet

You don't see a single pair of footsteps
Ahead of you or behind you
At the beach, on the muddy street
Or the fields that men have tilled

There is always someone in front of you
And those who are left behind
Trying their best to catch up
And fit their feet in your footprints

Sometimes those feet are bigger than yours
And you feel like yours can't fill the space
But there are others too that are the right fit
Feel like your feet belongs there

Ignoring the pain of walking that long
Is a tedious task at best
It's fine to whine, bend and stretch
As you as you do not forget to take another step

Towards the future, the end of that horizon
Where you will realize and will see
That there are most footprints in front of you
But look back and see that yours will be filled out too.

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My feet has been suffering lately and I realized that I don't feel bad when they do. Because they remind me that I went somewhere and had done something when I could just as easily said no and stayed curled up in my bed. I am not depressed or anything. I am just lazy at times.

Silent Hate

My silence won't tell you

That you are not a worthy foe

You will soon be nothing more 

Than just a mere memory

I will be free of your teeth

That you use to hold on to

Helpless healthy hosts 

Homes you are just so happy to leech

I am sorry to say this

But your carriage is here

It will be a burden for you to carry

And you will fear the sound of the whip

Next time you think you're beautiful

Take a look inside you and see

That hay is the food you should be eating

And not the dimsum that I am keeping

I wish for you nothing

I wish for you nothing

But soft whispers

Not of promises not kept

But of love remembered

I wish for you nothing

But lullabies and dreams

Not of tomorrows that never come

But a future that everyday brings

I wish for you nothing

But a warm embrace

Not to keep you from moving

But to still you when you're afraid.

I wish for you nothing

But endless tears

Not flowing from your eyes

But from those who read your piece

I wish for you nothing

But the amore of special man

Not to limit your heart

But to increase you ability to seek forever

I wish for you nothing

But happiness that never ends

Not to make you complacent

But to remind you that love works

Happy Birthday, Lizzie~

Artic Heart

It was spring

when I met thee

cherry blossoms

falling gladly

It was summer 

when we kissed

each passionate

as the next

It was autumn 

when you changed

as the leaves fell

so did our love

It was winter

when you yanked

the warm embrace

around my heart

Love knows

no season

or time

it mourns 

Forever

Wishlist

Peace of mind

Check

Favorite scent

Pending

Great friends

Check

Great Love

Pending

Healthy Parents

Check

New Roommate

Pending

Free heart

Check

New Love

Hoping

I miss me too

You asked me to wait

I did

I really really 

Did

Time lost you and me

It did

It lost you

Me

I found you once again

I found

Out that you

Forgot

The promise that you made

And asked

For me to

Do

So you are saying now

Miss you

I miss me

Too

Coldest Day

Puffs of white
hushed and hurried
conversations behind mittens
brisk steps while cuddling

Warm

Your hand
And the scarf
Around my neck
from your own

Thanks

*It's the coldest day in Korea today. So I was inspired to make this poem. ^^ And no, I am not in Korea. I teach English to Koreans. ^^

Acquitted

Today you get your own justice,

but what of mine?

Should I stop rolling in my grave

and forgive you too?

Never.

If vigilance waned because of the years,

if they have forgotten my story

let there be another like me

and let it be that judge's daughter.

I love she

There are no words that can be said 

No language romantic enough 

To place me and you in a story

That can be more poetic, more lyrical

Than this

I want you to be able to see me

To read these words 

And say

I love she

as much as

I love thee

*My Korean student told me about his fight with his girlfriend and he kept saying I love she despite me correcting him and saying "I love her." is the correct sentence. He seems frazzled that his girlfriend was mad at him. He knew there was sometimes they couldn't connect because he is a man and she is a woman. But it didn't diminish the fact that he loved her more than he loved himself.