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(I)
In these dispiriting times,
I try to hold on to hope
but it eludes me like a slippery fish
Drenched in the rain of regrets
Swallowed up in the quagmire
of bad decisions
Constrained by my past
No one is loving, kind and non-judgemental.
(II)
Disillusioned,
Reality unveils its face
Nightmares strangle dreams
I have begun to enjoy
the coziness of inadequacy
I am no fatalist but
high expectations are now dwarfed.
(III)
In the fuzziness of life
I search for purpose and meaning,
seeking frantically to no avail.
Page not found!
(IV)
Books, my escape
from the banality of my life
I journey into the world of authors
I find solace
Ephemeral, short-lived
Disappears after turning the last page.
(V)
There will be better days
I divest myself of pessimism
Faith in God my antidote for hopelessness
I pray for the rainbow in my cloudy sky.
A timely miracle thrust into my life
as I walk on dry land
flanked on both sides by the red sea.
(VI)
Giving up is no option
I'll fight tirelessly till the very end
screaming Veni, Vidi, Vici
when I claim the prize.
In these dispiriting times,
I try to hold on to hope
but it eludes me like a slippery fish
Drenched in the rain of regrets
Swallowed up in the quagmire
of bad decisions
Constrained by my past
No one is loving, kind and non-judgemental.
(II)
Disillusioned,
Reality unveils its face
Nightmares strangle dreams
I have begun to enjoy
the coziness of inadequacy
I am no fatalist but
high expectations are now dwarfed.
(III)
In the fuzziness of life
I search for purpose and meaning,
seeking frantically to no avail.
Page not found!
(IV)
Books, my escape
from the banality of my life
I journey into the world of authors
I find solace
Ephemeral, short-lived
Disappears after turning the last page.
(V)
There will be better days
I divest myself of pessimism
Faith in God my antidote for hopelessness
I pray for the rainbow in my cloudy sky.
A timely miracle thrust into my life
as I walk on dry land
flanked on both sides by the red sea.
(VI)
Giving up is no option
I'll fight tirelessly till the very end
screaming Veni, Vidi, Vici
when I claim the prize.
