Alphin C. Tom

"It was a mistake. I know it was a mistake. But there are certain things in life where you know it's a mistake but you don't really know it's a mistake because the only way to really know it's a mistake is to make the mistake, and look back, and say, "Yep. That was a mistake." So, really, the bigger mistake would have been to not make the mistake, because then you go your whole life not really knowing if something was a mistake or not."

There are many ways to define our fragile existence. And many ways to give it meaning. But it is our memories that shape its purpose and give it context. A private assortment of images, fears, loves, regrets. We alone choose the importance of each. Building our own unique histories one memory at a time. Hoping that ones we choose to remember don't betray or trap us. For it is the cruel irony of life that we are destined to hold the dark with the light. The good with the evil. This is what separates us, makes us human. And in the end, what we must fight to hold on to.

SAY not the struggle naught availeth,    The labour and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not, nor faileth,    And as things have been they remain. If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars;    It may be, in yon smoke conceal'd, Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers,    And, but for you, possess the field. For while the tired waves, vainly breaking,    Seem here no painful inch to gain, Far back, through creeks and inlets making,    Comes silent, flooding in, the main. And not by eastern windows only,    When daylight comes, comes in the light; In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly!    But westward, look, the land is bright! ~ A Poem by Arthur Hugh Clough Here's my paraphrase, for what it's worth. Don’t say that the long struggle is of no avail; don’t say that all your effort...

I do not love you except because I love you; I go from loving to not loving you, From waiting to not waiting for you My heart moves from cold to fire. I love you only because it's you the one I love; I hate you deeply, and hating you Bend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you Is that I do not see you but love you blindly. Maybe January light will consume My heart with its cruel Ray, stealing my key to true calm. In this part of the story I am the one who Dies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you, Because I love you, Love, in fire and blood. ~ A Poem by Pablo Neruda

Sometimes when nothing goes just right And worry reigns supreme, When heartache fills the eyes with mist And all things useless seem, There's just one thing that can drive away The tears that scald and blind – Someone to slip a strong arm 'round And whisper, "Never mind." No one has ever told just why Those words bring such comfort; Nor why that whisper makes our cares Depart on hurried wing. Yet troubles say a quick "Good- day," We leave them far behind When someone slips an arm around, And whispers, "Never mind." But love must prompt that soft caress- That at love must, aye, be true Or at that tender, clinging touch No heart ease come to you, But if the arm be moved by love, Sweet comfort you will find When someone slips an arm around, And whispers, "Never mind!"

If you want something you never had, Do something you have never done. Don't go the way life takes you, Take the life the way you go. And remember you are born to live, And not living because you are born. When you find a dream inside your heart, Don't ever let it go. For dreams are the tiny seeds from which, Beautiful tomorrow grow. BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS!!!!!!!

"I have a dream, a song to sing To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels Something good in everything I see I believe in angels When I know the time is right for me Ill cross the stream - I have a dream"

   A plum once said, just because a banana lover came by, I converted        myself into a banana. Unfortunately,his taste changed after a few          months and so I became an orange. When he said I was bitter I became      an apple, but he went in search of grapes. Yielding to the opinions        of so many people, I have changed so many times that I no more know        who I am. How I wish I had remained a plum and waited for a plum lover.                                                                               Just because a group of people do not accept you as you are, there        is no necessity for you to strip yourself of your ori...

Fib is an experimental Western poetry form, bearing similarities to haiku, but based on the Fibonacci sequence. That is, the typical fib and one version of the contemporary Western haiku both follow a strict structure. The typical fib is a six line, 20 syllable poem with a syllable count by line of 1/1/2/3/5/8 - with as many syllables per line as the line's corresponding place in the Fibonacci sequence;[1] the specific form of contemporary Western haiku uses three (or fewer) lines of no more than 17 syllables in total. The only restriction on a Fib is that the syllable count follow the Fibonacci sequence. An example of a typical fib: “ One Small, Precise, Poetic, Spiraling mixture: Math plus poetry yields the Fib. „ Fibonacci Poetry “ This new style of poetry, better than haiku? Just different and interesting. „ Tree Of Knowledge “ …and this is tree of knowledge where its sweet fruits, not of apples, as many believed are forbidden, not for the birds, but for man...

I Feared UNTIL .......!!! I feared being alone Until I learned to like Myself . I feared failure Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try. I feared success Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself. ************************************************************ I feared people's opinions Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway. I feared rejection Until I learned to have faith in myself . I feared pain Until I learned that it's necessary for growth **************************************************************** I feared the truth Until I saw the ugliness in lies. I feared life Until I experienced its beauty . I feared death Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning. ********************************************* I feared my destiny , Until I realized that I had the power to change my life. I feared hate Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance . I feared love Until it touched...