From the Heart
From the Heart

From the Heart

Sharing my poetry, Haiku and other heartfelt thoughts.


Nightmare

1 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

What was supposedTo be a day of rest,Then a weekend of workAnd hours of nightmare. Unnecessary the stressNot sure what it was about,Gastric almost flared upPouring out cold sweat. What a situation to be inLeft in the dark unknownSuffocating without a...

Happy New Year 2022

31 Dec 2021 1 minute read 7 comments emily2u

Firecrackers are lightedJust out my window,Bang, bang, they goGiving doggo a fright.It's New Year's EveWe're ringing in 2022Our hopes are highLooking forward to itA fresh start we'll haveA blank slate it is,Where everything is 0Beginning from Day 1.S...

Mind is Blank

30 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Here I am at my deskSitting, typing, yawning,Still slogging awayEven it's past midnight.My eyes are droopyWhile back is crooked,And shoulders hurtingBackside flattened.My mind is blankIs a mental block,That's what people sayBut I'm trying to unclog.A...

The Race Continues

29 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Run and run, I have toThe race never ends,Or so it seems to meTired and breathless.Still, it goes on and onWith no ending in sight,Stop, I want to, right nowMy screams no one hears.My head hurts, it doesBut what can I do?I'm just a puppet or robotOrd...

Time is Precious

28 Dec 2021 1 minute read 2 comments emily2u

Suddenly caught up with workUnexpectedly, I would say,Making me rush and rushUnnecessarily, I would say.Now my schedule's bustJust cos someone's tardy,Causing me so much troubleFor not doing his work timely.And now I'm extremely tiredMissed my aftern...

The Last Lap

27 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Under a week toThe last day of 2021,Not even seven daysTo New Year 2022.I'm running this raceLike a full marathon,Reaching the end butOn the verge of collapse.Crashing on the groundI know soon I will be,Who will see or laughShould I even care?Breakdo...

Am I Crazy?

26 Dec 2021 1 minute read 2 comments emily2u

Lining up the thoughtsRunning in my head,Get them to behaveBefore they overrule me.Hush, quiet downThe noise is too loudFrom left, right, leftConstant buzz in my ear.How do I listen?What do I hear?It's a messy muddleI fail to untangle.It's all in my...

My Reality

25 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

I seem to have it allFrom the outside,All rosy and niceBut tears none sees.The struggles I faceAll alone by myself,For real or in my headMessing up reality.Oh the pain I carryHow to reduce it,The weight heavyBearing down on me.It's all in my headThat...

X'mas

24 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Christmas is the season of giving,Time to ask for forgiveness;It makes life worth living ---Good tidings radiate cheerfulness. I look forward to it not for gifts,……… Or the caroling.It’s meaningful when each gives,No other time have we this feeling....

Christmas of Past

23 Dec 2021 1 minute read 4 comments emily2u

Just one more sleepTo Christmas Eve,A time of much joyBut all in the past.It's no longer the sameAs when I was growing up,With plenty of merrimentThat's not to be found.Those were the daysThe real celebrationThe past that I missThat I cannot recaptur...