reminiscence

when sitting in the back of the car
and windows were wound down
the rushing winds battling across my cheeks
i feel like i'm a kid all over again

when dad buys ice-cream back home
i served it with hazelnut sauce and banana slices
spoons and spoons savoured with my greedy lips
i feel like i'm a kid all over again

when night falls and bedtime approaches
as i give mum a good night hug
cuddling tight in her arms feeling a mother's warmth
made me feel like a kid all over again

when going back home after so long
seeing the face of mummy and daddy
calling them out like seeing them back home from their day's work
i know i'm a kid all over again.

Stranded Mirage

I walked across an empty land
a desert
a space out of nowhere
I yearn for water
Please, some water
and You granted my wish; I saw a pool ahead

How life had deceived me
given me expectations that I should never have
It is mirage
tricking me into believe there is hope somewhere.

I thought life was good
I thought life treated me well
How you brought me to my knees.
Failed terribly in the arms of fate.

No.
No, there is no fate.
It lies in my hands.
But why did i make the decision
A decision I can't foresee the consequences
Bad judgment, yes.
Bad timing. Bad luck.

Why did i leave for the desert
My head is spinning
I don't know why i left
I just did.
Life just made me.

I look around for hope
Life had disappointed me again.
Now i have no water
no company
no soul.
It's bare.
I'm stranded in nowhere.

Lost in point of no return.

Wait, wait.
There's something ahead.
No. No!
I should've known.
Another mirage:
a stranded one.