a kale ninja

poems about love, work, and nature

[akaleninja]

If you’re looking at others and feeling blue -

Remember what really matters -

Being the best at being you!

[akaleninja]

We won’t go down in history

Or a world record book

For being the ones who loved the most.

They won’t write about us in the news

Or publish our story on a screen.

The time we spent was ours alone

While others built fortunes and cities of stone -

While they made themselves known widely,

We loved deeply but quietly.

Our love won’t go down in history

But it will go down in my memory

Forever.

And that’s all I need.

[akaleninja]

An old soldier said:

You must save the oceans, you must save the air.

You must believe in yourself when you think there’s nothing there.

Rise above frustration,

Become the backbone of your nation.

Put one foot in front of the other.

Treat every human like your sister and brother.

Don’t let the news bring you down.

When times get tough, keep going, stick around.

The old soldier told me once, he told me twice -

I’m just an old man, but listen to my advice.

[akaleninja]

Morning Poem

Peaceful palms

Tie-dye sky

Ombré rose

Sunrise

[akaleninja]

New Love

New love is like an avalanche -

A slow build and then a sudden dash.

racing down a mountain fast,

Until you enter the valley at last.

In the valley, you rest and hold -

Each other’s hands as you grow old.

When it’s time to finally go,

You smile in peace, and watch the wind blow.

[akaleninja]

You broke my heart

Dear T,

You broke my heart

And it’s been hard

Waking up without your arms

Or your love to keep me warm

It’s a pain I pray

Will go away

You left me confused

It was a cold end

Was I just something soft for you to hold

When Melbourne winters got cold

And then you shed me off in the summer

Like a throw blanket

An accessory not needed anymore

Grieving alone is the hardest part

T, you broke my heart

[akaleninja]

If I must go before goodbye

If I must go before goodbye

Remember us and the ocean's sigh

How we swam out to the stormy sea

And held each other peacefully

[akaleninja]

Here I am

Here I am

The sun is shining

Every cloud has a silver lining

My friends and family love me so

I have room to play, I have room to grow

There is kindness all around

On the street by my house, or outside of town

I step outside and smile at the sky

And sink into the beauty of my life!

[akaleninja]

Who says

Who says that this has to end tonight?

For the first time, I’m scared of the sun.

[akaleninja]

Sometimes in love

Sometimes we leave so we can come back again - but

Sometimes times we leave so we have a chance at love again.

[akaleninja]

I wonder

I wonder if everyone talks about the stars when they’re falling in love

[akaleninja]

You are the one

who loved me enough to let me go

[akaleninja]

Last Bite (Breakup Poem)

Over the past year,

you were always there.

But last night we talked on the phone -

I had a feeling it was gonna end like this.

But nothing prepared me for the pain,

we hung on a word in silence.

You said it’s like taking the last bite.

You don’t wanna do it,

but you don’t wanna leave it

on your plate.

Better to finish it clean, right?

[akaleninja]

I love you so much

I love you so much I can’t feel myself.

[akaleninja]

Love looks like you

Love looks like you when I close my eyes.

- a kale ninja

[akaleninja]

Long Distance Relationship

My ten is your nine

My night is your day

My sunshine is your rain

My June is your May

[akaleninja]

I don’t know exactly what love is

I don’t know exactly what love is.

But I do know how to listen, how to close your eyes and say yes, how to lean against their shoulder and be so comfortable you fall asleep.

I know how to sit silently side by side, how to walk hand in hand down the street, and feel two lives are your own.

How about you, do you know?

Do you know what it’s like

To make a sacrifice for another, and feel that you have gained?

- a kale ninja