Somniator

How do I travel to the faraway land When I hate goodbyes, A mother’s kiss and brother’s banter Become fresh nostalgia And laughter of loved ones Leave myriad of memories? How do I venture into the unknown When my heart beats with trepidation For I have tasted failure, Despair and uttermost disappointment? Broken dreams are disheartening As much as wrecked relationships. All the same, walk, I shall, Truest desires are difficult to abandon; Admiring my new voyage And the pebbles in the street. Listen to the mountains echoing their histories, And stone buildings whispering wisdom. Shortcomings are never enough But your strengths are yours alone. So sheepish and shy, I bend With naïve expectations and humble beginnings, Daring again once, for myself, For fear is fear itself.

Forget me not, she said. I’ll be there when the snow melts. Remember all the long walks Along the mountainous terrain Where I guided you under the dark clouds And cleared a path for you to travel by. Rosy lips and the sweet chamomile Appears tempting and beguiling; Bewitching are the cherry blossoms. The bleeding heart may declare love, The belladonna disguising as your companion. I, but, can only assist you in the truth. I do not crave your attention Nor your flattering words of praise. What do words mean? Accept me, for I cannot alter. So bequeath all the fabrications And return home to the distant hills, Visit the blue fields of scorpion grass, I’ll be there amidst the fragrance at dusk.  

(The TV Series, not the book) [SPOILER ALERT] Game of Thrones is one of the greatest TV shows ever, with its unique plot which is filled with suspense, political turmoil, conspiracies, backstabbing and diabolical characters. One of the most interesting features of GoT is that all the characters are flawed, just like us. So even though it’s set in a medieval period and in the fictional land of Westeros, one can actually relate to the characters of GoT. After all, it only shows a mother loving her children so fiercely that she is willing to go to any lengths for them, people turning against a noble and just man, a boy who feels lost because he doesn’t fit in the world he lives in, a woman who isn’t loved by her husband, a lover in so much grief that he has forgotten even himself, a spoiled brat who believes the world is his dollhouse. GoT is just a world where everyone is looking out for themselves and sometimes, for the people they care about. Isn’t that what we do in the real...