Maybe Not

Maybe Not

The invader returns
a consuming fire
a desire
The feeling in your gut
that wants something more
to strive for
to reach out and grab
and hold
to climb mountains
and to announce to the world
but then your stomach goes up in knots
and you think
maybe not.

One of the fastest things I've written in a long time... and it didn't take a long time at all. See what I did there? Peace out.

Daydream Chaser

Daydream Chaser

Monochrome fantasy
burnt out fairytale
with no colours left to speak of

Daydream chaser
head in the clouds
a boy who dares to love out loud
with reds and blues
and different combinations of hues

Draw your life with many colours
close your eyes
and paint your lover

Yeah, you're right. This one is a bit different from my usual stuff. I don't know why. Or do I? I don't. Peace out.

Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

I invite you to walk with me on streets of cobble stone
the streets I once would have walked alone
between cathedrals and museums of art
built in ages so dark
And we can discuss magic, fairy tales
books about love, and books about whales
Come lay beside me in the park
when the lights of Vienna grow dark
my beautiful stranger

Last night Before Sunrise and Before Sunset were playing back to back on tv and I watched them. Good story, I know. Anyways, this piece is inspired by the films. I must have spent a years worth of time on a bus and I've never met a girl like that. Only in the movies I guess. Peace out.

Rubicon

Rubicon

She said meet me across the Rubicon
with runners and my backpack on
I hope she has everything that I lack
'cause past this point, there's no turning back
We're totally committed, all our chips are in
credit cards and a GPS device for the win

No comment. Test driving the new headphones. No opinion yet. Peace out.

Daydreaming

Daydreaming

I sailed my boat through a field of snow
and hummed a song
while the world was a glow
with the moonlight that brightens the night
in this field where as child I flew kites
and this nonsense has absolutely no meaning
it's just the nonsense fiction of daydreaming

Hmmm.. not sure, but I might already have written something with the same title in the past. I was very uninspired today. Unlike yesterday, no ideas were coming to mind. I ended up surfing the net for quite sometime to try to find some inspiration. I rediscovered a girl that I love on youtube. After that, I played with my digital camera cause I somehow screwed it up and it wasn't taking pictures as crisp as I remembered them being and discovered that I was in burst mode or something. Lol. Anyways, all that to say that I have no idea what today's piece is about. Peace out.

The Sneeze

The Sneeze

He needed to sneeze.
and left the room to do it.
I swear. The apartment shook.

Just wanted to get something in. I rarely write true stories but this one is straight from real life. True story. Peace out.

Mutual Assured Destruction

Mutual Assured Destruction

I couldn't take my eyes off of her
for a few seconds we were back in 2004
but everything is different now
the same feelings aren't there anymore

I nudged her with my elbow and shot her a smile
and decided to sit down and chat for a while

I asked her what she was dreaming of
she said that by this time next year
she hoped to be somebody who's loved

Haha, strange title I know. I'm actually listening to a history podcast by the same name. It's rather hard to write a poem while listening to two guys discussing the cold war. This was not an intended experiment but it just saved me some time as I've fallen a little behind in my podcasts listening. Peace out.

The Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter

Come, gather 'round the table
with the Hatter and the Hare
take a seat near the end
and throw away your cares
Have vodka with your tea
and before very long
you'll be singing under the influence
a somber autumn song

"I wish you a happy merry unbirthday
you're a beautiful mess
merry happy unbirthday
to the girl in the stereotypical blue dress"

Lol. Still writing Carroll inspired pieces even though I haven't touched it in a couple days. Another weak showing on the CBS monday night line-up. Boy, I wish I could quit you. Unfortunately, I'm still hoping they will bring back Victoria. Victoria ftw. Peace out.

Loud and Clear

Loud and Clear

I want to start off everyday
waking up beside you and saying 我愛你
but you had different things in mind
other things you'd rather say
You kept things to the point
simple and clean
I got the message loud and clear, 再見

Just a little experiment. Use cantonese for the rhyming scheme. Yesterday, I figured out how to input chinese characters using the keyboard settings. I had to find a song on Youtube for my parents. Hahaha. I still have no idea how chinese works on the internet or even how people can stand having to type in chinese. I'm brutally slow... especially seeing that I don't know my chinese very well. Anyways. This ends my chinese experiment. Maybe my blog will get blocked in China now. Peace out.

the sound?

the sound?

Where's the sound?
this silence speaks a thousand words
It knows no bounds
all I hear are crickets and birds

Where's the sound of a human voice?
the only one I want to hear given the choice
It's blocked out by my noise cancelling headphones
she avoided me like a pothole marked off with traffic cones

Lol. I don't know what that was about. Initially, I had wanted to write something inspired by Smallville but then the piece just got a mind of its own and went askew. Sound is so important. I think people often underestimate the importance of the a/v slash sound guy. That is definitely a job that should be left to the pros. Peace out.