A Month’s Worth of Haikus- Shannon Chen

10/6- Freedom

What is this feeling?

The end of obligation.

The wind in my hair.

 

10/7- Echoes

Echoing footsteps

Through familiar halls

Inside, my soul cries.

 

10/8- Companionship

Friendship has value

For no man is an island

But maybe I’ll swim.

 

10/9- Despair

I feel recklessness.

Coursing through my veins like fire.

I’m past salvation.

 

10/10- Salvation

How many have sought

The stairway to heaven

But found hell instead?

 

10/11- Simplicity

The complexities

Of cold inhuman nature

Lead us all astray. 

 

10/12- Sacrifice

I stroll through the park

Even in the freezing cold

For love is worth it.

 

10/13- Disaster

Wardrobe malfunction

Pesky zipper come undone.

Afterwards, we laughed.

 

10/14- Lace

The lace-lined aisles

Beckon to me with their frills

Empty is my purse.

 

10/15- Lost

I once used to care.

Help, I think I’ve lost my way.

Can you help me please?

 

10/16- Euphoria

Count eleven days.

The clock ticks ever slowly.

Time for you to leave.

 

10/17- Precision

I love precision.

Seconds measure the moments.

Very specific.

 

10/18- Reality

What is this feeling?

Sharp, cold and unforgiving.

Like a knife in flame.

 

10/19- Camaraderie

The Big Bang Theory

One of my favorite shows.

The guys are such nerds.

 

10/20- Closure

I want you to know.

Closure is underrated.

You are a jackass.

 

10/21- Karaoke

Karaoke plans

Were made, but weren’t fulfilled.

Felt disappointment.

 

10/22- Delight

Ate frozen yogurt.

Spent time with good company.

And chocolate chips.

 

10/23- Popcorn

Craving some popcorn.

I’m glad the microwave works.

But it’s far away.

 

10/24- Fortune

A billion dollars.

I’d travel the world around.

Money solves your problems.

 

10/25- Lines

Ponder the straight line.

How exactly did it come to be?

It is unnatural.

 

10/27- Freedom

The revolution

Had been a long time coming

We fight for freedom.

 

10/28- Pause

At night, Saigon rests

Good men fighting for a cause

The gunfire ceases

 

10/29- Normal

The darkest days come

A perfect, loving family

A mother’s love fights.

 

10/30- Tod

A morbid affair with death,

That which there is no escape

Dancing on the edge

 

10/31-Angel

Angel or Phantom?

Dark man of mystery

Those you trust will lie.

 

11/1- Darling

Hello my darling,

Your eyes shimmer and sparkle

You’re dancing in my dreams