Beneath the sombre and starless sky
When land has devolved into two warring countries
And everything's gone wrong
I was a street rebel, lonely, and homeless
Born into the slums
My whole life is always been in chaos
The plague ripped through The Colonies
Causing an endless havoc
And the death of my family.
With the houses full of marks
The truth's buried in beautiful lies
Smoke decorates the unholy clouds
There was nowhere to go
Mouths were shut
So were the iron bars.
There in the dark cube
I was locked with insolent emptiness
Away from collapsed roofs and walls
From the roar of people's thirst for power
From the suddenly incoming tanks
From the sound of smashed doors and women's screams
And for a brief moment, I was happy
But the armed foxes always sleep nicely on their bouncy beds
Never have the anger and misery to undergo when they know they're clean
But are arraigned on a charge of a felony they've never done.
But then you came.
—this is Daniel Altan Wing to Junebug
inspired by the book "Legend" by Marie Lu
As I am growing older, I tend to understand how love works.
It's not about showing up at her door with colourful roses,
But it's about showing up at her door when her day was a whole mess because that's when she needs you the most.
It's not about spending hundreds of dollars for her birthday,
But it's about you remember it and being there for her, either physically or virtually, and a lot of your hard work will always beat the price tag.
It's not about being someone whom she's being with every day,
But it's about being someone whom she's first running into when she has good or bad news, or perhaps just a little odd thing that doesn't mean anything but she just wants to talk about it with you.
It's not about the endless chats and being in contact for the entire day,
But it's about you who should understand that everybody lives not just for you. They live for themselves, their friends, their family—and they have dreams. Instead of judging her for being busy all day, why don't you support her and maybe, help her? When she's finally got what she's been dreaming of, trust me, she's just gonna love you much more because she knows that you were also a part of her drudgery.
You don't have to be sorry for abandoning her chat for accidentally falling asleep because what's wrong with falling asleep? We're both humans and that's normal.
And maybe people should stop seeing their man and woman as their lover, but try to start seeing them as a friend of their life? Since the term of 'lover' is now often misunderstood, thinking that the one who should always be standing up for their goods is the man, forgetting that in order for a rocket to launch, there should be an effort from the thrusters, and a man is a human too.
So,
If you want to be with her,
Just stay.
Be honest.
Trust her.
Respect for each other.
And talk sincerely.
If you have those five things in your mind,
You'll never have the thought of seeing another girl behind her back,
You'll never have 'a busy day' as self-defence for not wanting to communicate with her,
You'll never randomly say "But, I love you" as an excuse when you fight,
And,
You'll stay.
Because that's already more than enough.
