"Nostalgia - Episode I"

Once again
Seeking solace
In the company of friends
Drowning time..
     with laughter
     with stories
     with fun
But the sound
That echoed
Were shallow...
Lifeless.
The day ended
New morning arose
With whispers...
      Of hope
      Of laughter
      Of strength.
I heard
But I am not listening.
For what my heart
Craves for
Are not Promises
But Life...
       Of laughter
       Of stories
       Of time.
With them
Who matters to me

Sighs.

Another episode.
Another day.
Under the mid-eastern sun.

"Sentimentality"

As my subconscious drifts
in melancholic state
questions flood my mind:
     questions of purpose
         of path
         of reason
         of identity.
Clouds of doubt
blurs my vision
         as to why
         as to how come.
But no answer.
Nil.
I felt the breeze
of nostalgia
glide in my skin
amidst the mid-eastern
heat spell.
Shall I heed the call?
Five thousand miles away
answers beckon.
Home.
Soon.