Poems by Alex Andy Phuong

Irrevocable

Each and every day
Be careful of what others say
For some would hurt and criticize
Yet the noble realize
That words could create pain
Yet language must not restrain
People for practicing nobility
For the righteous use logical sense
Instead of illogical sensibility

 

Empathy

Sympathy is nice
Yet empathy takes more
To see the trueness of someone (or something)
As its own entity
Never disregard someone
Because reality is oftentimes subjective
Be Me to See Me
For who or what we truly are

 

The Lifetime Calculator

525,600 minutes
100 years more or less
Tick tock
Tick tock
24 hours
365 days
Tick tock
Your quality of life is basically defined by
the quality of your time.

 

Take the Journey

Roam around and choose
Remember to refuse
Atrocity and negativity
Practice creativity
For people have the freedom to use
Their paths they travel upon
Because life actually does go on
But only for the ones who
Decide to move on

 

Finally Finale

A new beginning
Starts with the personal choice
To change perspectives

 

Reflect

Be a force of nature
Be brilliant and bold
For one’s own life
Is the greatest story ever told
No one is perfect
Yet anyone can still try
To contribute to society
Believe in the strength
Of the human imagination
Be bold
Reality could be subjective
Yet reflecting on life helps reveal
What is within one’s soul

 

Will

Will
Can
Should
Do
Did
Having the courage
and the willingness
to voluntarily
Make the next best decision
And decide
with dedication and respect

 

Series Finale

Series Finale
The end of a series
Of events
As time passes incessantly
Time keeps on ticking
And life continues
Until the end of time
No one knows
When the end will come
If ever at all
Nevertheless
As long as the heart beats
There really is no end
To what could be

 

Dreams Becoming Reality

Romanticism uplifts
Realism upsets
Dreamers pursuing their dreams
Despite the bleakness of reality
Those who dream
are essential
to add vivacity to the world
Critics might criticize
And haters might hate
But wonder,
beauty,
and imagination
can all help people appreciate
The simple fact that there is beauty in the world
Never let real life kill the dreams that people dream
Because dreams can become reality!

 

What’s New

Hey there, what’s new?
Nevertheless…
Newness brings about change
Imagination can be
More powerful than reason
Subjectivity along with Creativity
Producing variety
Reflecting the dreams and aspirations
of bygone eras
Make something new
And transform oneself
Via self-improvement

 

Alex Andy Phuong earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from California State University-Los Angeles in 2015.  He was a former Statement Magazine editor who currently writes about literature, film, and culture.  He has written film reviews for more than one hundred motion pictures for MovieBoozer, and his writing has appeared both online and in print.  Alex is a writer who dares to support the ones who pursue their dreams.