NEW FORMAT, SAME FEELINGS. Upgrading the way I visually present the haikus is part of an evolution I’ve had personally regarding taste and aesthetics. These new visual elements have always been present in my content, but this updated format feels more refined compared to what I’ve executed before.
While there isn’t a very strong theme to the subject of my haikus in this series, I can say that these were written during a period in time when I felt overwhelmed by many conflicting thoughts and emotions.
Wanting to love while wanting to hate. Healing while hurting. Being wrong while being right. Issuing authority while deflecting strength. Experiencing confidence while experiencing the unknowing.
And as of today? I assure you that the next haiku series after this will be full of so much light and air after feeling so weighted. Which is your favorite?
She fell for him the
same way rain drops on concrete.
Bound to happen. Hard.
– Rosie Chuong
Keys to a happy
life: to know how to love, to
listen and to laugh.
– Rosie Chuong
Fate: searching for them
in people you meet, until
the day you find them.
– Rosie Chuong
Yet I found a way
to love you even when I
felt ugly and dead.
– Rosie Chuong
A glimpse of her life
fleeting in the blink of my
eye. That’s when I knew.
– Rosie Chuong
When you realize you’re
trying to live in worlds that
weren’t built for you.
– Rosie Chuong
I was wrong about
you, but I’m not well known for
always being right.
– Rosie Chuong
He deeply felt both
her absence and presence in
a room, and she knew.
– Rosie Chuong
Even with eyes shut, he
could still trace every
line and curve she owned.
– Rosie Chuong
You no longer need
to explore other islands.
You only need mine.
– Rosie Chuong
The things that broke my
bones and burned my soul are the
same things that healed me.
– Rosie Chuong
“Can’t you forgive him?
It was a small thing,” mother said.
But was it really?
– Rosie Chuong
