Tag: smile
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Sober Alcoholics: (Do not look at me… For now)
Sometimes people believe in us, but we fall short. The challenge is facing them when you’ve failed.
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Sober Alcoholics: (The Domino Effect)
My past is haunting me. I can pin point the decision leading to the empire tumbling. Now the pursuit to corrections is followed by a tremendous feeling of stagnation. Life cannot move until it’s rectified, but time passes by and I always feel I’m left behind. And then it’s a race against time, resulting in […]
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Sober Alcoholics: (Afraid of the Dark)
They say, when days are dark, friends are few. But also when it’s dark, my shadow fades too. How do I blame anyone when I can’t see anything? Maybe they’re also in the dark and they can’t see me. Truth be told, light only touches the surface. Darkness goes deeper. When there’s light, everyone sees […]
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Sober Alcoholics: (The Curse of a Pretty Face)
Being handsome/beautiful has its perks. You are easy on everyone’s eye. Your environment will always have a glimpse of a smile. The tricky part is not knowing if everyone’s intention is as genuine. In a world of predators, making it to the top is always questionable when you have such a face. Sometimes you may […]
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Keep Your Eyes to Mr Blue Sky, Always remember to smile.
Always remember to smile, she would say. As I’d sing my last breath away, always remember to smile, my choir conductor would chant. Mercy, have we not given enough?, I’d wonder, as a Grade 3 kid, learning to sing in a manner that felt way too organised with the opera singer in each of us […]
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