I may seem calm, but
Know that the waters inside
My teacup are storming
Context (if you’re interested):
I was thinking about how many people put on a positive face when they are really upset on the inside.
08/23/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
Year: 2026
08/22/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
Before we met,
I felt like I was
Losing you
Context (if you’re interested):
Looking back at a relationship that slowly died over a long period of time
08/21/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
I sit here on the edge
Writing poems
About nothing at all
Context (if you’re interested):
Taking a quiet moment to rest, I decided to write some poems. I am on the edge of nothing, writing about nothing. Sometimes it feels great to just pause.
08/20/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
Those with a purpose
Are better at worshiping
Idols than the rest.
Context (if you’re interested):
I have noticed how living with a purpose can lead one more susceptible to be swept into ideology. Not simply because they can take too far whatever they find purpose in, but because those with a purpose have something to lose, so they can end up endorse problematic things when that seems necessary to maintain what they have
08/19/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
Some people you meet
Possess the same look of the
Demon you just fought
Context (if you’re interested):
I don’t know if you have also seen this in the eyes of anyone else you see walking down the street.
08/18/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
Climbing one sand dune
So close I can reach the top
But my legs won’t move
Context (if you’re interested):
That day, I climbed a giant sand dune in the Gobi Desert. This was about the difficulties getting to the top. I was almost there when I needed to take a break.
08/17/26 A New Haiku for a New Day
You already wrote
Your book. I’m just the guy you
Needed to insert.
Context (if you’re interested):
This is based on a poem I read while in Manila about being the player in someone else’s romantic script.