The Cracked Door – Daily Haikus
Reflections on life, the world, and society. Come explore with me.
Leaving behind the
World of noise, I sail the calm
Sea in search of rest
Context (if you’re interested):
Based on a Thai story I heard about Himmapan while in Bangkok. The character sets out into this mythological land to escape the chaos of his life.
Walls of our old home
Full of so many stories
Left there unfinished
Context (if you’re interested):
This poem is about the nostalgia of looking back at an apartment of a relationship that didn’t quite work out.
I’ll always be here
To patch whatever was lost
Back onto your heart
(The story behind this poem; only read this part if you’d like to hear my personal story. Skip if it you’d prefer to glean your own meaning from the poem: I wrote this poem to help me vent my emotions about a specific dispute that happened. I am trying to convey how humans tend to event more and more arguments to solidify their initial impression in their mind even as more facts made it clear their position was wrong.)
This one is based on a poem I read while in Manila about someone unwilling to deal with a break up.
I’ve been too caught up
In what thinking about what I ought to do
To actually be
(The story behind this poem; only read this part if you’d like to hear my personal story. Skip if it you’d prefer to glean your own meaning from the poem: I wrote this poem to help me vent my emotions about a specific dispute that happened. I am trying to convey how humans tend to event more and more arguments to solidify their initial impression in their mind even as more facts made it clear their position was wrong.)
This poem is about the pressure to uphold one’s obligations instead of thinking about what works best for you as an individual.
The world’s so messed up
That you must have a purpose,
Your part to fix it
(The story behind this poem; only read this part if you’d like to hear my personal story. Skip if it you’d prefer to glean your own meaning from the poem: I wrote this poem to help me vent my emotions about a specific dispute that happened. I am trying to convey how humans tend to event more and more arguments to solidify their initial impression in their mind even as more facts made it clear their position was wrong.)
This poem is about my own struggles to find my purpose, my way to help make the world a better place.
Worlds of difference
‘Tween living by yourself and
Living with yourself
You can continue
Constructing your narratives.
I want no part in them