Bubbly Thoughts

It’s a long road ahead Sometimes its black sometimes it’s red No matter how far you try to reach, it pulls you back to where you should be And that is never where you wanna be!   Angels and demons.. men left dreamin’ Women weepin’.. hearts bleedin’ Leaves you wandering in endless hollow loops And turns all of you into deceived stupid dupes! They tell you things should get better That it only takes a prayer To quiet down volcanoes and stop fury tornadoes But time has only proved that with days our hearts are grooved Volcanoes and tornadoes start from within us Where bones and flesh used to be Hearts are turned to ashes, and thus Souls have no other choice but to flee   Living in a hollow place like this And some tell you “come on! It’s bliss!” We have to bear all the torment Never dream of feeling content Fifty years along the road We’ll all take a bow and have a new abode And until all this parade is ...

Her heart started beating fast as his hand sneaked towards hers. He took her hand in the warmth of his. She did not know what to do. Her whole body stood still; she did not even want to breathe, for fear that he would stop. His fingers embraced hers, and their palms met. It was him who was leading the moves, she just surrendered. A million thoughts started hovering in her head. Her mind was telling her she should stop him, but her whole body was hypnotized. He moved a little bit closer. She felt the chill move up her back, her breath became so weak as if her lungs are no longer able to function. She sighed in hope of getting more air. By that time, his head was on her shoulder. She tried to look at him without turning her head. She did not want to interrupt whatever was going on. She only saw his brown hair and the tip of his nose, then tried to take another deep breath. When she did, the fresh smell of his hair teased her senses. She wished she could take him in her...

Yesterday I took my kids and their friends out. Went to those indoor places where they have all sorts of activities for kids. While I was sitting there watching them play, suddenly the music in the background caught my attention. They were playing kindergarten songs. These songs are my favourite. I memorized them all since I was in preschool. Itsy bitsy spider.. Row row row your boat.. The wheels of the bus go round and round.. Head shoulders knees and toes. How reminiscent! The songs took me back in time.. 25 years back! Funny how I am one of those people who remembers things from as young as 3 years old. I started remembering my classroom; we were the carebears. We used to sit down in a circle listening to the teacher read us stories.. How the early sun used to shed its golden rays down on us from the window. I remembered the smell of crayons and the play dough. How we used to play outside in the sand. I remembered our voices while in the playground. How happy we were.. how l...