Poetry Journal: July 2026
No time to be pessimistic
Time to remain altruistic
No more complaining about life
This is my time to fight
My inner demons and battles
With music of hard rock and metal
This is my time to persevere
I am no longer in misery and despair
Corduroy clouds and velvet sky
I remain alive, I won’t die
Not today, never today
I remain fine and okay
I am too young to sleep
I am wide awake in the deep
Never say, “I will die by suicide”
I remain the fighter deep inside
Everything is crystal clear
The view is amazing here
Living life up to the sky
The ship is sailing high
Having you by my side
This is the type of ride
That I will not forget
This is no secret
Living to the max
Perfect time to relax
I don’t want to be hurt
I don’t want any more pain
I don’t want my heart massacred
I just want the sun to shine rain
There was never any love
In between us, only hate
Yet, I stayed to be the dove
When we fought to our distaste
Sleeping on the black clouds
The echoes screaming out loud
Suddenly until the end of time
No living souls are around
They are all lying underground
Whisper songs bane with crime
(C) by Nicole “Nix” Cheng, 2026
