The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.

I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.

---Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

-- Elizabeth Bishop

I like this poem. It reminds me of something I used to have in my life; but now, it's gone. I don't know how to put it. It's been part of me for a short while, but it seems like I've had it for such a long time. Maybe it's because that period of time when it still existed, I was happy beyond words could describe. Now that you're out (nearly) of my life, that part is almost negligible to me; and I am feeling uneasy about it. There's nothing I can do, except let time take its course. Yeah, I'll let time take its course, even if the outcome is far from a fairytale ending.

Alright. I must say that I am grateful for all the new friends I've met so far in 301. I thank my stars and obs (as quoted from nik) that I met a whole bunch of ONE-derful people. Thank God for them. yays.

Bahh. I am tired. I shall go check out the teeeeee-vehh. HEH. I like dragging my words. xD

adios

quote of the day
"contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want; it is the realisation of how much you already have."
natasha's email. yeah. i've realised what i have now. so i am contented. i will just have to wait for the right person...
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