others may have wine, i have poetry

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

And the human race is filled with passion.

And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

Dead Poet's Society

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

....

I am making new friends
I am leaving the old behind
I am listening to my heart
Yet following my mind

I am learning to move on
I am trying to stay still
I am not going anywhere
I don't know if I will

I am scared of being tired
I am tired of being scared
I realise I'm walking backwards
While trying to run ahead

I am not sure if I can lead
And I don't want to walk with you
If I don't want to follow either
What on earth am I supposed to do?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

getting over you

i've done all the things
that I should do
everything they said
that'd help me get over you

I've tried anger
I've tried indifference
yet nothing I've done
has made much of a difference

heard all kinds of songs
read all kind of stuff
written everything down
but this is really tough

nothing I do stops me
from thinking about you a zillion times a day
wishing you were here to drive my blues away
wondering how it would've been if things hadn't gone astray
I can't help but think about you every step along the way