When everything else starts to fade with the shadows, and the last sun rays hit the dead leaves among the greens, you begin to understand why Van Gogh clung on to yellow. The sea is calm, and the mountains trace triangles down to the horizon against pink clouds and purple skies. Sunbeams through the leaves,Continue reading “Sunsets”
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Trying to Human
The words inside my head are colorswhich makes it hard to speak straightThe sounds spill and hues scatterBut the words fix themselves late I tend to stutter and my words breakEven at times that I feel braveI could see the words inside my headBut not in the way they’re supposed to behave The words insideContinue reading “Trying to Human”
A Filipino Elegy
I stood at the podium, my hands shaking,For there’s little chance to be freed“You’ve been accused of robbery,”The judge said, “How do you plead?” “Your Honor,” I said. “I beg for your timeFor i am on my ownI do not even have a lawyer to defend meFor i was told i already have too muchContinue reading “A Filipino Elegy”
Realize, Redeem, Revolt
In a world where society existsand we’re not supposed to go astrayWhere people tell you to be differentbut once you are, you’re shooed away In a world where you are supposed to fit in,where people are forced to pretendStanding stiff, making no mistakes,patching up masks up to no end But what if we grew tiredContinue reading “Realize, Redeem, Revolt”
What You Don’t Know About Death
I met a little boyHis name is Death Despite popular beliefHe isn’t broody or gloomy or darkDeath has the sweetest smilesWith eyes of brightest spark Despite what most people thinkDeath adores healersHe oversees love and health and lifeFor, he explained, he doesn’t really need believers Death loves the defenders,the mad scientists, and the so calledContinue reading “What You Don’t Know About Death”
It’s 10 pm And IDK WTF This Means
Grey sunrises and dry inkfound in open-ended riversFor crocodile tears and sunny blinkswere the warmth that sent shivers A sly masked in a friendly facewho promised to lend wingsHere then lies the smiles, the trust,and all other broken things And thus we see the fall of onewho struggled for their nameGrey sunrises and dry inkisContinue reading “It’s 10 pm And IDK WTF This Means”
Not On The Sleeves
Where do you leave your heartif not on your sleeve?Do you leave it by the waves,on the rocks, and just leave? Or should i try old bookshopswith dusty pages in every corner?Could it find a home thereWould it stay there forever? How about old churcheswhere my faith has long been gone?Should my sins be forgivenifContinue reading “Not On The Sleeves”
To My First Crush
Can i tell you a secret?I’ve never liked anyone like this beforeAnd it actually scares meHow now there’s beleaguerment to my being independent to my own happiness, unlike beforeThen, i used to be able to go by my dayThen, there was no particular person that would determine whether i would feel okay the whole dayButContinue reading “To My First Crush”
There Was A Time
There was a timeWhen the wind used to laugh with meBillowing through the treesAs it carried me free There was a timeWhen the moon used to sing songsHumming luminous melodiesSerenading how i belong There was a timeWhen the sea used to come overWashing me with caressWishing me to stay forever There was a timeWhen theContinue reading “There Was A Time”
Atlas
Together you made my whole world Although not as united, not as one You were the sea, he was the sky The lifelong illusion was the horizon People ever stared in awe Little did they know you never really touched Now, you tried, you did And all the corners collapsed Everything is broken But forContinue reading “Atlas”
