University Melancholy
Acceptance letter, no tears or jubilation
A simple desire to escape a wayward place
The forging of identity with a swift relocation
With boundless aspirations, I set up base
A will to succeed amid a sea of curious minds
Wandering vibrant city streets with animated friends in tow
A passionate union of flesh that binds
Romanticising on the pier with the waves crashing below
Cigarette fumes and close-knit social teams
A semblance of discontent
Lonely nights filled with nostalgic dreams
The endless agonising over time misspent
A growth in terrorism and levels of global inequality
An indebted stake in the spider’s web
Efforts to halt the flow of war-torn refugees seen as a priority
My resolve slowly begins to ebb
The young generation voted out of a future of tolerance and diversity
Resentment flares, like a monster that has risen from the deep sea
Imparted with knowledge but not the means to sever the tree
Haunted by marauding dark thoughts of university
Like a product on a factory line, a graduate is churned out
I ponder about life and the type of man I aspire to be
Another relocation as my head clouds with doubt
I bathe my troubled mind in the South China Sea
