I, One, and You

Hey, 
Look, 
I won't leave you, 
I'd be beside you, 
Until we become one. 
Some may come and some may go; 
Others may not come, but I'll never go. 
I look natural here with you.
I'd wait for time until it says, it's time. 
Until then, 
I mean to be with you. 
Look, 
I'm not going.
Hey!


-Berlin, 27072012

Welcome to the University for Peace (UPeace)

Believe me, I’ve been there
It’s not what you think it is now
It won’t be what you will think of it next year
It’s UPeace, where dreamers meet
Restless traveler's souls find solace 
On a hill nearly touching the sky

Dreaming and imagining of a better place 
Than here, a more peaceful time
Than now, a solution to problems never tried
Yet so true in minds, in hearts
Keep the truth, nurture it
You will be challenged, shaken
Disturbed by the very friends
And people whom you thought will be with you 

No longer
Alone, treasure the moment 
In picnic park 
Feel the serenity of lakes
Enjoy companionship too
Even ducks go by their peers
Walk up and down the campus
Get to know people along the way

Play table tennis with Esteban (he’s good)
Talk to Williams in German and show your ID (“boys and girls”)
Share a joke with Eddy and Oscar (they will reciprocate it)
Play chess with Ross (beat him if you can)
Discuss, debate with resident and visiting professors
Don’t believe what they say without asking
They too aren’t sure of the question
Visit the library (even if no one is there)
Borrow at least one book unrelated to your studies
Trust me, it will keep you sane
Eat at least once in cafeteria 
To know a better food exists somewhere
Be lazy, sleep, rest (you deserve it)
But read a lot, keep reading
While you feel lazy, sleepy, tired
If not, go out for heaven’s sake
Find inspiration in classmates, teachers 
In nature, food, places, movies, music
Wherever, because you will not have all the time
Time is the most elusive there
But you will have UPeace.
Experience it
Be open
Respect others
You know they are different
Do not dwell on the differences
Again, believe me
I can go on, and on
But it is not what I say it here
It’s UPeace
It is.

A Walk Along Parallel Streets

You asked me then why
Of all two people be together
For reasons alone or no other
Why on earth you and i

Over time i thought about it
searching for the right intention
When the brief moment's logic
Is equal to the psycho of my own

All im asking is your time
Needs not feel spilled nor wasted
Like the waters in the run
In your hand, keep not instead

Be not afraid, my dear one
I am no like your ghastly ghost
Rather a knight to a damsel
For you, i shall be one of those

Now i hope it made perfect sense
Somewhere written maybe the two of us
There is a feel of effervescence
Oh together, we can only do so much.

Sorry

What happens now?

Let me start with a thought of going overboard - crossing that line
It does not mean without destination's godsend
What is a journey without end?

I am sorry.

Let me start with the time when something seemed usual with us
It does not divine this halt
What is my stop?

I am sorry.

Let me start all over again
It does open
What?

I am sorry.

Let me start
It does
?

I am sorry.

Let me
It

I am sorry.

Let me

I am

Sorry.

What?

Nothing
Comes from
Withoutness
Of possession.

Have I

And it
Goes on
On
To speak
In this
Possessionless
Being without.

Coming home (Tadaima!)

I'm home!

Now that I see you again
I remember what makes rose appealing
What drives birds to sanctuary places
Is it purely of God's blessings and graces?

When the day begins and ends, here
In this moment nothing comprehends, cheer
Is it the unexpressed joy that extends a lifetime?

Where wind blows day-in and day-out
Where the water flows quietly running about
Is it a weird wonder that everyday is a hello and goodbye?

Who helps me shape this amazingly great life
Who sustains me in my dreaming flight
Is it the hushed breath beside me sleeping at night?

Why people have to leave and be away somewhere
Why they go out far if the beloved is near
Is it a plain oversight of what is in our life truly dear?

How people line up, squeeze their size just to get home
How glad they are if they make it through

Is it these questions or if you only knew?
How I always long and pray to see you
Again and again, everyday home is always you.

Misgiving

I admit that I looked for you
And I failed to find the ease of my restlessness
Though I know it was somewhere
But my certainty ended when weariness ceased me
I was lost in the millions sight of you
One face, one voice, one smile
Were those too much to see in one body?
To have a glimpse of heaven
An angel in this humanity
When I am in earth-spell
Each in a lifetime
Once in a man's life
This is true, purely becoming
Of someone sanely new
Yet I was searching for
Someone I did not lose
Was I reaching for the falling star?
But I did not see your trace in the sky
Or you dropped silently, invisibly
Yet still I could not find you
More so I thought
Perhaps somebody had found you
You might have been sought
Already without me.