Friday

Door

Friends of many, heart of one.
Make this penny, count for more.
If many in stock, few jobs be done.
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Tuesday

Unworried

Unworried the fellow
The futures soothsaid
The fallacy unbounded
Quiescent superseded

The Dream

The risk, taken
The opportunity, seized
The plan, unfolded
The dream, living

Wednesday

Politics

As do, as they must
We do with forgiven past
Promises declared that we do not trust
But the shades in the shadows
That, I trust
Will do what's best, after that which follows

That's the opportunity we must not miss

Saturday

Kath

Stand before the beauty betrothed
Promises declared in the halls it echoed
Rituals of traditional peacefully unfold
Promises whispered the ones that hold

Friday

Diamond Heart

Have all of norm's desires
Skies of all the wishful sapphires
Ruby sands of pearls and silvers
Diamond heart's the only survivor

Such is life of one's simple thought
Yet of basics one obtains the sought
Red or blue the choices were brought
Illusions of grandeur my fate was caught

When one ends then only truth be told
Till one ends the story will not unfold
Here I am with fortunes foretold
Yet beauty is in the heart behold

For the future uncertains
Brings doors of indulgions
Thoughts of introspections
Complicates the only true passions

Wednesday

Train Window

Watching through a window
The part of me I left behind
Slowly drifting into the distance

The few shared moments
Blurring
As rain pelts down
Rubbing my eyes in reminiscing
Fades with every bump of the track

Space and time was promised
Yet I glance, again, and again, and again
My pride stands vigilantly
My soul shrinks silently

Virtuous you are
As much as it numbs me
It should numb you too
This duration is just proof...
... of the hurt you're enduring

Tuesday

Daruma

Since brought into creation,
I sat behind a tray.
Far beyond their reach,
Just under the upper hand.

My friends kept getting picked,
The privileged ones they were.
In the front, they were placed,
To be always the first in view.

Someone then came along,
And reached far behind.
My tears fell, I was finally chosen,
By an unlikely young Malaysian.

It was like a dream,
I was made a star.
Pictures of me were taken,
In places I'd never imagine.

He brought me home to a country,
Where the weather was hot and food was spicy.
It didn't make sense to drink hot drinks,
Yet many still did irrationally.

To a another new home I went,
Where he places his best wishes.
It must be someone special,
As he really meant his wishes.

I wonder if he told her,
Of my humble little story.
I wish I could tell her,
He made me feel like Toy Story.

Till this day I remain,
On the shelf of yet another.
A symbol of perseverance and luck I'll be,
For this dreamy soul of the other.

Saturday

Most of the Time

When left alone,
What do you think about?

When I'm alone,
I don't feel the heat and the sweat,
I don't feel the pain in my joints,
I don't feel hunger or thirst,
The discomforts of the present,
The anxiety of the uncertain future,
Nor the regrets of my past.

I often will look around me and wonder.
Who was on this path before me?
I will recreate the moment in my imagination.
What's making these sounds?
May they live long and prosper.
I'm so lucky to have wandered to this place.
As I close my eyes and record this moment in my heart, for a later time.

The serenity of nature
The smell and sounds of the little ones
The breeze that we both have forgotten

Most of the time...

Thursday

Ant

Where are you going? Mr. Little Ant.
I see where you can go, but there's nothing there!
If you tell me what you're seeking, I can find it and bring it to you.
Is it some chocolate cookies? Or is it some honey?

Here you go, Mr. Little Ant.
I brought you a small crumble, I hope this makes your day.
I wonder if you'll be praised, by your papa and your mama.
I wonder if you'll get rest, the remaining of your day.

Her v2

Everything wasn't the same anymore.
After what enchanted deep in your core.
After all your magical dreams made true.
After what reality you woke to.

You told yourself it was never gonna happen.
You told yourself it's over, better forgotten.
You told yourself miracles aren't reality.
You told yourself you knew it's never meant to be.

Keeping busy, feelings sealed away.
Keeping his memories far away.
Delved misery of reminiscence.


As I watched and observed from a safe distance.

Tuesday

A Brief Encounter

The first time I met you
The first thing I noticed
Your eyes shined so brightly
Your passion burned so intensely

I was privileged a brief encounter
I did the standard and took your number
But somewhere along I found
You already had someone

In my own life, I went my own way
Our paths crossed, not another day
Since then I didn't give you yet another look
That's when you messaged me on Facebook

I greeted you politely, and kept my own respect
You came for some info, and I shared my intellect
Once, twice, three times, we let the topic swayed
That's when I asked, in a relationship you stayed?

To my surprise, the answer was no
To your heart's content, you shared your emo
I shared mine, and we had a brief bond
To what extent, I actually know not

Just a few days after, I got really lucky
Unusually so, you came off work early
I asked you out, and you said yes
Some time was spent, and in the car we sang

A week or two, has since have gone
I've been thinking what to do since dawn
So I sat with a paper, and wrote what I knew
And that's when I found, an address from you

So here's a letter, handwritten and sent
You probably never received, in such an old fashion
Hoping to sincerely show, my clear and deep intention
I hereby plan to court you, and wish for your attention

Selection

There is no doubt that you are my only number one
However in your eyes, I know not where I stand

Pretend am not part of this, let me know what you're thinking
Whether you thought through, this process of selecting
Emotions imbued or emotions aside
I'd like to plan my interactions according to your appetite

Friday

Episode

Another episode I have yet to endure
Another affair I have could not procure
With you gone, myself in gloom
With you gone, secrets entombed

I told myself, that this would happen
I told myself, that this would hurt
I knew you would never have cared
I knew your love was ever so rare

Drenched in the rain, I feel the cold wind
Drenched in the tears, I feel the cold within
Forever remained, this shivering sensation
Forever remained, this bitter emotion

I shall get by, like I always do
I shall get by, just like you too
Except you remain oblivious, like you always do
Except I remain penitent, like I always do

It's been some years, I have let myself down
It's been many years, I have let my heart drown
Only to emerge, to yet another defeat
Only to emerge, to once again retreat

Ning-Jia Ong
18 November 2010 at 12:02 

Thursday

Two Lives

As I walked along the high glass wall,
I see a black bird lying on the floor.
I went up to it and picked it up,
It was stiff and silence, its time was up.
I said a little prayer, I wish it rest in peace,
Thinking where and how, to properly bury it.

Yet another was in my path,
This one was alive but stunned and dazed.
I quickly tried to catch it, to move it to a safe place.
It slipped my graphs and flew, right into the glass wall.
I cringed ever so nervously, as it fell back to the floor.
Thanking god it’s still alive, as I grabbed it as fast as I could.
I put it on a tree branch, as it flew safely back to the sky.

I saved a little bird’s life, but was too late to save the other.
I dug a shallow grave, beneath that same old tree.
With some dirt on my hands, I wish I could have done more.
Two lives I touched today, so little they are to me.

Yet long I thought about it, how much they meant to me.

Wednesday

Di

Di pantai ombak berderu
Di taman burung bersiul
Di sisi mu ku selesa
Di hati mu ku gembira

Saturday

Pay Phone

I want to hear that you're sad
I want to hear that you're not fine
I want you to feel what I'm feeling
Like how I had always wanted you to

至今的哀莫
明周复明周
见面的机缘有何其多

尝暗静无扰
然沉静无声
累积自己的死心之性

为自尊而忍
据自傲而禁
却遗了妳的真心之愿

我深心愿望
想明妳之心
于翻开你真心的层铠

为妳我感情
供我妳可情
以爱相助则彼此瞭解

Not Single

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Ning-Jia
Ong
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Friday

She Is Taken

Soar to the stars with head held high
Heaven above is not just for the needy
Embrace and share what fate has brought

Invitations from many, to seek your attention
Seeing from afar, but watching ever so closely

Time will come, when you will be ready
Awakened and assured, of what lies ahead
Key is in your hands, the lock is awaiting
Epilogue is nearing, this chapter is closing
Nigh is the time, of a wondering soul searching