Promises that were made before

Somewhat broken to the core

Treading to catch a breath or more

Keeping head above water despite the sore

Wonder what's ahead and in store

Does it even matter anymore

Keep swimming...towards the next shore

Family and friends keeping close

Each placing a stalk of white rose

Last messages and bidding farewell

As eyes began to swell

Valuable experiences that you share

Can only show much you care

Sense of humor none can deny

Keeps everyone around so high

Loving husband and father you have been

Putting yourself last we have all seen

As your final breath puts you at ease

Dearest Uncle Jimmy may you rest in peace

A ll the metime that you need to stone, you'll still know you're never alone

L ifetime of happiness I may not give, but never a bored moment you will live

O ut of the world experiences to explore, especially those never done before

O pen doors with guards all down, I don't mind being that clown

F or whatever you say or talk about, I believe without a doubt

To spread wings and take flight

Keeping what's within shut tight

And watch over in the depths of night

Or stay on and put up the fight

Bound by what's wrong or right

Leaning towards an unknown plight

Fading stars no longer bright

Losing sense of sight

Between darkness and light

Rays of the sun hitting every pore

Realised one was lying on the shore

Once clothed now tattered and tore

Bruises and scars one visibly wore

The weight within one still bore

Was no different from before

What's beyond didn't matter anymore

All that's needed is a really good snore

There's a war going on inside

As continents and regions divide

Switching from bottomless slide

To endless roller coaster ride

Strong currents drew a fiery tide

Barriers broken nowhere to hide

Drifting away far and wide

Only darkness is the only guide

落叶随风飘着

时光就像过客

过去已变时刻

无论喜怒哀乐

每段都很独特

增添某种彩色

未来不知什么

如今也是堂课

Heeding wise words from a sage

Or rash moments out of rage

Restricting ourselves within the cage

Or finally finding that burst of courage

As people around start to age

We tend to reflect at the current page

As every phase follows on to the next stage

We wonder what lies at the next passage

The past that was left behind

But the present somewhat still in bind

Life has been put through the grind

Experiences are there to remind

Sometimes we get caught in a spellbind

A conflict among the heart, body and mind

That which affects us make us blind

Time that passes does not rewind

The future is there to seek and find

Perhaps for just one last look

To close that chapter of the book

Which made one's world shook

Left one hanging on a hook

Every path and journey took

Was never wrong or mistook

In life's recipe we're our own cook

A feast for a hero or crook

For a moment it looked like a familiar place

Blink of the eyes and suddenly turned into a blaze

From a distance there was a familiar face

But disappeared within the haze

Turned around got caught in the race

To survive and escape from a maze

Thinking hard trying to retrace

How'd it end up in such a craze

Right before getting hit by a striking mace

Awakened in such shock and amaze

Been an episode that's hard to tell

Slowly crawling out from the shell

Took a breath but it's a different smell

Perhaps been too comfortable in that cell

Only hitting rock bottom of the well

May not realize that one did fell

Some define as under a curse or spell

Others just call it a visit to hell

Whatever it's called doesn't really sell

In the end who gets to ring the bell

Double the size of one's head

The only color one sees is red

Surrounded by the walking dead

Stop dreaming and get outta bed

When things get too close for comfort

One becomes resistant to change or revert

Reaching a point where there's no effort

To even ponder about whether to divert

Any encounters with the slightest discomfort

The only thought in mind is to avert

Created the same but much of a difference

With varied levels of self resilience

But sometimes marred by irreverence

Losing sense of one's conscience

Deriving conclusions from inference

The result of another learning experience

Vulnerable creatures of reference

We are after all our own audience

当时年幼不懂事

常被您责备多次

却固执继续惹事

让您失望太多次

如今您已经过世

只能在此赔不是

感谢容忍我放肆

教导我走对方式

十四年前的今日

是我最后的一次

与您一起过生日

爸爸生日快乐！

The darkness rises without a trace

Strikes unknowingly right in the face

As things begin to fall out of place

Losing sense of balance and pace

A realization that one has fallen from grace

Life of a teardrop

Congregated in a procession

Welled up like a puddle at first

As it accumulated into a pond

Like a mug filled right to the brim

It finally sets itself free

As it trickled along new ground

And burst into particles in the air

虽然没有办法说得出口

只能够静静在心里怒吼

有时真的很想伸出援手

却因情况只能默默私守

人生的道路是美还是丑

仍然还是要继续往前走

The doors seem shut and tight

With walls beyond common height

No cracks or seams within sight

Impenetrable to the slightest gleam of light

At times we find ourselves in certain plight

And create barriers to avoid the fight

Protecting ourselves with might

While searching what is deemed right

Maybe...maybe just tonight

Let in the light and make it all bright

Perhaps everything will eventually take flight

Tangles and thorns we may be caught

The different battles we have fought

Some of which may come to naught

But just give it a little thought

The lessons in life we were taught

Are those that cannot be bought

Sometimes we just need a right smack

To discover there has been a crack

At times we may have lost track

Turning our own defenses to attack

Take a moment to step back

Perhaps even out from the pack

Reflect upon what has been lack

Before everything turns all black

Have we been circling round and round

In search of what's lost or found

Are we restricted by what's bound

Too fearful of losing own ground

Perhaps beyond what's safe and sound

We might find something astound

Mortal hearts and minds tend to sway

With the things that we do or say

Have we moved on to find the right way

Or did we just lock em up and hide em away

Perhaps when they resurface one day

We might realize that it's still on replay

At times we fall and reflect as we lay

Whether to climb back up or just stay

We find means and ways to be okay

At times there's even a price to pay

In every darkness we'll find a ray

It's the here and now that brings what may

A favorite dress that got a stain

The grade which was unable to obtain

Lying on the beach when it starts to rain

The feeling when falling down the drain

High expectations which turned out too plain

No one to turn to when you wanna complain

Pushing too hard to hold back and retain

Emotions which one tries hard to contain

As we brood over what's defined as pain

Allowing the past to hold us back again and again

We tend to forget about the present that's main

Every moment alive here and now is a gain

There's so much more you could share

Adventures which many of us won't dare

A father, a mentor, a friend of so rare

You've thought me much beyond compare

This final lesson to treasure the lives we love and care

Have an wonderful and awesome journey up there

Just watched "Into the Woods"

An interesting musical twist of fairy tales

Hidden meanings which brings different moods

Bringing children stories to different scales

Our path of constant discovery

Every breath is an opportunity

Without trying no point feeling sorry

Life ain't about counting probability

Sometimes the answers may vary

Even with the slightest possibility

Absence make the heart grow fonder

Presence somehow makes it wander

Kinda ironic but makes one ponder

The little things that make us bother

But in fact we are here for one another

To be there to lift up each other

Vivid Images suddenly resurfaced

Feelings and emotions one cannot phrase

Moments which cannot be retraced

Each chapter dawns a new phase

Here and now as we embrace

There and then we can't erase

Life ain't about just a race

Make every moment count is base