teh fortune cookie » poetry http://www.tehfortunecookie.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:14:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Hedonism http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/03/02/hedonism/ http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/03/02/hedonism/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:25:19 +0000 LC http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/?p=599 We’re looking for

the touch.

The warm

affection.

A fiery flaming

passion.

Sexually lawless

and unrestrained.

We are really nothing

more than animals.

To scratch the itch,

to feed the crave,

to let go and just forget

how to behave we just

do what we must

the primitive

natural way

releasing energy just to

feel good.

]]> http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/03/02/hedonism/feed/ 0 Surrendering to Mistakes http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/03/02/surrendering-to-mistakes/ http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/03/02/surrendering-to-mistakes/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:54:02 +0000 LC http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/?p=595 No matter

how old I get,

I will practice

being humble

like

a buzzing bumble bee

consistent in its hum.

And

with all the best intentions

to do the right thing for others

and for myself –

that if I fuck up,

I will yield to remorse

and admit

my wrongdoings

wholeheartedly.

To surrender

to the pain and anguish –

That…

is retribution.

I take a breath.

Think.

Clear the cobwebs

and acknowledge the mistake.

A mistake that if

there was a such thing as

a “do-over,”

it would be  done

differently.

I take a second breath.

Think.

And apologize

from the heart so

that you know I am

genuine and sincere.

I take a final breath

And feel!

So that I can learn and be a

better performer — a

better person.

The next time around.

]]> http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/03/02/surrendering-to-mistakes/feed/ 0 Scary things http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/02/10/scary-things/ http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/02/10/scary-things/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:26:50 +0000 LC http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/?p=579
  • I hate the process of getting my haircut, but I love when my hair is massaged.
  • I can do without sweets: candy, ice-cream, soda, etcetera.
  • I have to brush and floss at least twice daily and as needed in between.
  • I’m a pen not a pencil kind of person. I like dark and permanent ink. This should say something about my B&W world.
  • I treasure extremely hot (dry or humid) weather over cold, any day.
  • I haven’t vomited since I was about 6 years old.
  • I’ve had 8 holes in my ears and only 2 remain.
  • I write — stories, poems, thoughts and experiences because it feels good and I like to look back on them.
  • I hate and fear numbers.
  • I can pick up objects with my toes.
  • I am super flexible…like Gumby.
  • I alternate tapping my big toes when listening to music.
  • Old Spice fires up my hormones.
  • Over sensuous and extremely sensitive to smells, sounds, touch and taste.
  • I love to smile, laugh and to be excited (easily excitable) — these bring joy to my life.
  • To hope, to desire, to be open — allow my fantasies to thrive.
  • All I want or need is human touch.
  • I feed off happy people.
  • I hate crowds, when they’re an inconvenience or when I start feeling claustrophobic.
  • I’m a morning person and get poopy by the afternoon.
  • If I don’t want to hang out and someone forces me to, I guarantee that I will be a pain in the ass.
  • I like the option of saying “no.” Ask me to hang out even if you know I’m going to say “no.” It makes me happy.
  • I’m a foodie…and an elitist. I hate when people think something is good, when clearly it’s not.
  • I’m the compost-electricity-and water-Nazi in my home.
  • I secretly disapprove people that buy water bottles for daily consumption.
  • I mimic behaviors, attitudes, language and accents that I like. I pronounce “O’s” like a Minnesotan.
  • I’m a sore loser and hate playing trivial pursuit and Foosball.
  • I was born to wear high heels (since age 3) but I choose comfort and not-so-fashionable shoes these days.

    • …

    August 13, 2008 – Strange things I do when I’m happy

    1. Wiggle my whole body when delighted by food.
    2. Skip when I’m excited and anxious.
    3. Hum or sing a melody.
    4. Hit people on the arm like I’m playing drums (gotta get rid of this one).

    …

    February 20, 2006 - Balance me

    I crave for an affectionate touch
    I crave to be noticed
    I crave to be wanted
    In the end, I crave to be appreciated

    I desire to get to know people
    I desire that people will not shut me out
    In the end, I desire to love them for who they are.

    I desire that people will want to get to know me
    I desire that I will not shut them out
    In the end, I desire to be loved.

    …

    November 26, 2006

    I need to have a purpose to live.

    Make me important, noticed, cared for and subject me to a life of thrills.
    Keep me on my feet, challenge me physically, but don’t toy with my emotions.

    Show me something that I’ve not seen before
    and you will be admired.
    Show me devotion
    and you will be remembered.
    Show me logic
    and I will teach you how to feel.
    Show me your lifestyle
    and I will project it as my own.
    Show me ardent love for anything
    and I will praise you for committment.

    ]]>     http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/02/10/scary-things/feed/ 0     Your house. http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/01/30/your-house/ http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/01/30/your-house/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:01:14 +0000 LC http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/?p=576 you built a grandiose house, nearly 8k sq ft on top of a magnificent hill,

    with extended windows to the outside world.

    perhaps, to watch airplanes land as few as 20 to 120 seconds apart.

    yet instead of arranging african violets, peace lilies or cactus plants along your windowsill,

    tacky, ceramic vases, bobble headed figurines and plastic pots filled with fake dirt and wannabe mums flatten the appearance of the exterior.

    peering in the next window, a plastic fern sits as a center piece on your dining room table.

    you’re right.

    your house isn’t perfect.

    it’s still missing one more arched window for good feng shui.

    ]]>     http://www.tehfortunecookie.com/2009/01/30/your-house/feed/ 0