I Cannot let Hope die

Do you know those times?

When you try and always fail

When discouragement sets in

And you fear you never will?

Well I think I am a prey

To those dreary emotions

Because doing certain things

Is not in my disposition

But the longing never ceases

The feeling never leaves

There are times where I even

Wished I could fly away with the breeze

There are times I want to give up

And not even bother to try

But I find that I simply will not

Because I cannot let hope die

I will not let hope go

Though I improve but little every day

I will not let hope go

Because it is not the end I say

There’s still more for me to live

There’s still more for me to achieve

So I cannot let hope die away

No, I want it to stay

But I know it is hard

Harder than I can say

But I cannot simply stop

Because my nature is in my way

No, no, I will carry on

Though I fail I must be strong

I will always continue to try

Because I cannot let hope die

Copyright © 2012 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-cannot-let-hope-die.html

Today I was Queer

Today they looked at me

And thought that I was queer

But I believe that there is nothing wrong with me

And hence I did not fear

Today they said that I was strange

And chastised me for being odd

I felt hurt but never mind

Their words are but empty talk

Today they laughed at me

Because I was so different

But I simply smiled because

I was put here for a different reason

Today they gathered around me

And tried to force me to change

But I told them I was me

And that there was nothing to change

Then today they finally saw

What I always knew

That I knew better who I was

Because to myself I was always true

Copyright © 2012 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2012/03/today-i-was-queer.html

Wishing Upon a Star

When you wish upon a star

You wish a hundred million things

Pinning your hopes and dreams

On the stars’ bright wings

But why wish upon a star

As it dances through the night?

Perhaps because it glitters

Like our dreams ever so bright

Perhaps it symbolises our hope

Our belief that dreams come true

That because it shines it the sky

We can too

So wish upon a star

As many wishes as you like

Because sometimes just wishing

Is what keeps a dream alive

Copyright © 2012 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2012/02/wishing-upon-star.html