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Buzz
This poem is dedicated to my fellows who: – knew the sound of a dial-up modem connecting to the Internet – feared the Blue Screen of Death – hated the “tick tick” sound a floppy disk made when it had gone bad – waited an hour or two or three to finish downloading a five-megabyte… Continue reading
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Orange Cone
Drink your coffee. Take a shower. Don’t forget your phone. Brave the traffic. Pay the toll. Avoid the orange cone. Check your inbox. Eat with co-workers. Then steal a nap. Take a break. Get your phone. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Continue reading
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Neither Here Nor There
Neither here nor there is a tragedy No celebration, nary a bit of misery The worst that can befall on you is to be stuck It’s worse than running out of luck. Continue reading
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5 Benefits of Finding Your Life’s “Point of No Return”
Finding your Point of No Return will break the shackles of the past on your feet. It doesn’t mean you will completely forget about the past. Instead, you will no longer be haunted with its ugly memories. The past will become a book of lessons for you to take on your journey. The past will… Continue reading
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One-Day Break
A one-day break is all I need Some time to sleep or even read Kids are fun, they’re cute for sure But I really need a pedicure. Continue reading
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Can You Walk Away From Something to Pursue Your Dreams?
It took me more than a decade to understand what Celine Dion and the Bee Gee’s song “Immortality” was about. When the song was released as an international single from Dion’s best-selling album Let’s Talk About Love, I was only a teenager who had just discovered the world of music and the then paradise called… Continue reading
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When the Oppressor Becomes the Oppressed (Tales of the Universe’s Weird & Wicked Sense of Humor #1)
In an ideal world, we’d still be friends. Writing is our calling. But in the real world, we stopped being friends for a long while now (this story being one of the few reasons). She was a writer, I was a wannabe. My failed attempts to blog ended as a dot in my personal history… Continue reading
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Think of Me
Of course, you won’t admit how much you think of me Your first thought in the morning before your cup of tea. At lunch you can’t escape, I swim in your soup As you doze off at work, I put your mind in a coop. Continue reading
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Homegrown
Nothing tastes better than your own sweat and tears, Proof of you overcoming your doubts and fears. You may get prizes that’s not from your toiling Soon you’ll realize they’re things with no meaning. Continue reading
Xeno Hemlock 