Chasing the Present

Low on fuel; low on sleep; low on love. I've been methodically churning forward towards a destination I will never reach... for I am already there... Chasing the present.

Reasons why I am not cool. 

 

1) The fact that i am using the word cool instead of something else like dope. 

2) I don't have a male friend/posse/protege that I call "my boy." (e.g. "Yo! My boy Slanty is dope.")

3) The only bling I have is an old silver dollar my aunt gave me when I was little. 

4) When I say "my cat" I am literally referring to my cat. Not "my boy." 

5) I only use the phrase "you know it" when I'm actually telling my friend he knows it.

 

6) Back before they were popular I used to play video games all the time. I even wrote a few simple ones. Then I quit playing them before they got popular.

7) When I dress myself I often mix labels/brands and comfort takes precedence over 

fashion.

8) My favorite application on Facebook is lexulous, which is a generic version of 

Scrabble.

9) When I drink I sometimes turn bright red -- which is my body telling me to stop but I never do.

10) I'm Asian but I don't know martial arts. People have asked me if I'm a cyclist or swimmer though when I wear shorts out...

Today I discovered that I am a snail...

Today I discovered that I am a snail

A snail with a weak shell

But for years I could not tell

Strong, impenetrable, and invulnerable

I was not

Stubborn, bullheaded, and blind

That I was

I hid and bumped behind my silly shell

Bruising, scratching those around me

Until the day my shell hurt another

A flower creature with thorns

Thorns that retaliated and pierced

Straight through my shell to my heart

Shocked I was that such a small prick

Could make my heart so sick.