November 30, 2003
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Another semester winds down and I’m still here. This particular semester has gone by rather quickly, and has definitely been one of the more eventful, though emotionally taxing, semesters. I wish I could say that this was a good semester, but doing so would only make a liar out of me…
I’ve grown a lot since first coming to college back in 2001. I’m wrapping up my last semester as a 3rd year student and I find that I’m just as clueless about life as I ever was. Though there have been good times, there have also been bad ones. Unfortunately, at this particular time in my life, the latter just happens to overwhelm the former, but I’m hoping the balance will shift soon. I’ve been through liberation, then love, and now loss, all of which leave me with nothing more than the four letter word: life…
When we start out, we don’t ever know where it is we’re going, and even when we finally begin to think that we know where our destination is to be, there’s a bend in the road that leaves you pondering just exactly where life is taking you. Gosh I hate not knowing where I’m going, but all I can do is take it a day at a time, and pray that I won’t stray too far away from where I want to be…
Driving
We started off so wonderfully,
Lighthearted and in love,
Stuck in a trance of tranquility
We never pushed, we never shoved…In time we grew,
Learning from mistakes and successes,
We pressed on
Despite all the fights and messes…Fighting on
Through all the thick and thin,
With suppression,
With chagrin…Driving along
Enjoying the smooth road ahead,
Coasting to the inevitable–
A carnal hunger waking from the dead…Moving across time and space
Pushing gravel and rocks,
Listening to an uneasy silence,
Booming with idle thoughts…City lights and fog,
Rising from beyond
Two separate directions,
One simple song…Mired by memories,
We drive on,
What once was,
Is now gone…Afflicted by growth,
Today begins again
An unfinished tapestry
A lingering tear to mend…© 2003 All Rights Reserved Ty J. Lim
