By Alex Andy Phuong Converge Resist the urge To inflict harm Yet do not conform Either Simply merge And unite For we are all In this together Take the Break When there are times Where one must cope No need to struggle Overpower and overcome For being free Involves Breaking free From negativity And being … Continue reading Converge and Other Poems
Sea Foam and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Sea Foam Waves crashing upon the sand Water naturally connected with land See the sea Sometimes sea foam green Hardly ever obscene And even as a tempest Becomes a test Of courage and endurance The ones who overcome Refuse to succumb To the mysterious power Of the supposedly final hour And … Continue reading Sea Foam and Other Poems
Matter and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Matter Scientific chemistry Romantic sensibility Mind over matter Mad as a hatter They had chattered They had flattered Even flirting Could come off As too strong Back off Or be wrong And sing a song Because passion Is a matter of selection Purify Purify purity Practice serenity Surrender the heart Ease … Continue reading Matter and Other Poems
Guiding Guidance and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Guiding Guidance Poetic twists and turns Sometimes driving off course Yet still Moving forward And onwards Towards the journey To Self-Discovery To Formulate One’s Own Identity Watches Watches tell time Measurements of an enigma Something truly sublime Watching a life Fade away Is sad But not as bad As wasting a … Continue reading Guiding Guidance and Other Poems
Something New and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Something New At daybreak The sun rises High in the sky And even as time passes by It is ok to try To create something new By being someone new And begin anew Expecting Expecting via great expectations Upholding high values Sometimes unrealistic Pressure could push Yet when push comes to … Continue reading Something New and Other Poems
Cognizable and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Cognizable Recognizable Through Knowledge Acquisition Learn and Be Thyself Disney World Fantasyland In Disney World Resort Is a place where Dreams can come true Yet many dreams still die In the face of reality Simply because The real world is not La La Land Nevertheless Fantasy and fiction Are humanistic expressions … Continue reading Cognizable and Other Poems
True Self and Other Prose Pieces
By Alex Andy Phuong True Self A person saw the people around. The world keeps on spinning around. The crowd was loud, yetproud. The man knows his own reflection. He is like Disney’s heroine Mulan. He knowshimself, and accepts himself. Historical Ballad This is a story about the history of the world. The Earth was … Continue reading True Self and Other Prose Pieces
Being in Love With Shakespeare in Love and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Being in Love With Shakespeare in Love Oh lady, Viola, be my muse How could I ever refuse? My admiration for thee A love story creating a conception For the greatest love story almost never told My lady, you have made my writing bold And even though we are all getting … Continue reading Being in Love With Shakespeare in Love and Other Poems
Laugh and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Laugh Laugh, But not out loud Chuckle But do not choke Satirize Yet also harmonize Employ humor Cautiously For the sake of Uniformity Unite Us! Intel Intellectual intelligence Much more than brilliance Employing the mind And sensation To offer profound perception And empathetic perspectives Upon collective collectives That define more than … Continue reading Laugh and Other Poems
New Beginnings and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong New Beginnings New Start New Life Start Over Rather than Game Over Life is not a game per se But rather a gift This very day is a new beginning For the day has begun Whether or not there is sun And hope can light the way To a better future … Continue reading New Beginnings and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 