Self-made

From dust and grime he arose

With his skin thickened

With callus and insults

Unmindful of the hurt

Holding on to a dream

That would be his to achieve

From the darkest depths

The inky blackness

The cold terror of the unknown

Thrashed around by waves

Rocked and hurled against stones

Helpless and small

He held on tight to his dream

With every hurt, he grew

With every singe he hardened

With every welt he toughened

With every tear drop he wiped away

He emerged stronger

Radiant, glowing

Wild pearl – self made.

MVJ Simon  2012

Wonder why!

Wonder why this desire

To have more

To know more

To achieve more

When I know that I can’t stomach it all

Wonder  why these unfulfilled dreams

Of creations so big

That I need a lifetime

To make them all come true

When I don’t know how long I will last

Wonder why this emptiness

When I have all that I need

And all that I love

Yet this aching hunger insatiable

When I know that I really don’t want it all

Why this need to be accepted

Loved and cherished

When I know that I’m the one

Who has been selfish 

Holding on instead of giving

Wanting, instead of sharing

And lusting, instead of loving

Wonder why this pain

When I ought to be happy

 M V J Simon 2012

Imprint

Some day these words will cease

When I cease to exist

Yet I wish to live on

In memories fond

In the end nothing matters

Time will get us all

Every tick is a warning bell

We’re one second closer to the end

The great leveller

That finite truth

We must all face it

Some day it will end

This greed, this passion

This love for life

This lust...

Some day, it will all have no meaning.

For some day, 

I will be an imprint

Etched on stone.

M V J Simon 2012

Out there somewhere!

Out there somewhere

I wonder what you do

I wonder if you’ve still got the same smile

And that wistful look in your eye

Out there in the world somewhere

I wonder how you are

Are you still the sweet little girl

That you used to be?

Out there in these changing times

I wonder if you still remain

Unsullied by time

Just like the image I have in my mind

Out there in the harsh winter of life

I wonder if you still remember

Of a love that was

And still is!

M V J Simon 2012