A Journey

I wrote this poem based on the protagonist of the story of Pilgrim's Progress, Christian, who travelled from the City of Destruction to Celestial City. I try to capture the struggle and battle of Christian during his journey and joy when he reached the Celestial City. For the summary of the whole story, you can click it here : summary Poem 1: City of Destruction  Eyes shut closed, the thunder roars.  No light hits, no hope soars. Life in chain, Soul in bargain. Exhausted in pilgrimage, World is the image. Pureness is sold, Lies are told. There is no black and white, Only grey is on the sight. Eat and sleep, slumber and dally. Rotten in a place of everyday rally. Being trapped in blinded light,  Live blindly without a sight. No one cares about the city of fire, They are drunk in the house of mire. Burden grows heavier and bigger, Shape the heart of men harder. I see myself has stunned Rock become I have d...

June is always a special month for me as it is the time to take a break and contemplate with my life. June is also the time of renewal as well. During June, I usually have a time to reschedule and recheck what I want in my  life. Last June, I have resigned from my job in a Christian school. I loved my job. I loved my colleagues and a bunch of tasks there. However, I have to move out to another island next October. I don’t know what I am going to do yet. There's a doubt, fear too. This is almost the same situation in June 2014.  I remembered two years ago, I quitted my job  which I had worked for 7 years. That time, I had resigned from the job without knowing that I would get another job in an instant. Same as that June, I once again has taken a leap of faith since I don’t know what the future will store for me. As June has passed, there are many possibilities to go. First thing first, I have to finish my thesis writing. Oh.. boy, the hardest challenge is to de...