Holding off the incredible pain
Using part of the ache as my fuel
Reaching the finish line isn’t easy
Tethered to hope, living to win

Hurt (Poetry Series): I, II, III
Header image: Peter Dyllong.
Holding off the incredible pain
Using part of the ache as my fuel
Reaching the finish line isn’t easy
Tethered to hope, living to win

Hurt (Poetry Series): I, II, III
Header image: Peter Dyllong.
I’ve had many right-song-at-the-right-time moments lately, from hearing Saya’s “Natsu Shigure” during a rainy walk to my favorite cafe last June to hearing the opening theme of Person of Interest (my all-time favorite show) when I typed the exact title during a recent online conversation. As a music fan, I truly love those perfectly-timed moments.
Today, I finally recovered from two weeks of muscle pain and coughing. (Violently coughing at night is not a good experience at all. And I can really feel the aging now. Damn.) Thanks to resting, drinking The Angel’s Cup (which is basically hot honey/citron/ginger tea), and listening more to mellow music, now I’m feeling great physically, and I went back just in time for work. The first thing I did upon my return: open my laptop, open my Spotify app, and look for my favorite songs list (which consists of songs from various genres and music acts). I was curious if the universe and Spotify would deliver at least one perfectly-timed song, so I hit shuffle again.
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Well, first, let me talk about one hell of a week.
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