You shall not see my sadness

You shall not hear crying melodies

For you I‘ll sport my bright red dress

Though I feel heavy as a rain cloud

Gathering a storm inside

I’ll wear my brightest smile

And I’ll put on my dancing shoes

My exit shall be as refreshing as my debut

-          So you shall remember me

But if you just leant close enough

to look into my eyes

You would see a lingering tear or two

Trickling into a swelling pool

And if you listened with your heart

You wouldn’t mistake for a playful tune

The sad nocturne in disguise  

Raining

Today it’s raining a little outside,

And it’s raining a little inside,

And my mascot of a little black cloud

Drifts faithfully above my head.

Is there a tinted pane that I feel but do not see,

Or has the world been soaked in a dye of faded dreams?

Is it even raining outside

When it’s raining inside of me today?

SOME THINGS

Some things don’t change –

No matter

        The shifting of sands;   

No matter

        The passage of time;

Or even

        The shaping of an inexperienced mind –

Some things just don’t change.

Sweet reminiscence, and a sudden revisit

I sink deeper and deeper to the bottom of a bottomless ocean,

Chain of memories and all.

Oh, the folly of it.

Oh, the contradicted pleasure.

It began
a never-ending story;
It finished
a never-ending one -
Where centuries meet,
Vice and virtue repeat -
"World without end,
Amen."