Tag: poems
- the pattern
Remember the reason why you would leave behind a loved one because you saw someone you thought was better you thought was more than what you already had the time spent with one has...
- (unwanted) feelings
night time I'm fast asleep Or i want to, at least I want some peace And quiet, please Then they come Here they come They come quietly Slowly creeping in Slowly creeping in Slowly c...
- disoriented—
that's what you are. waking up with the stars, you think time has gone far— comprehension went out and said, "au revoir," leaving you alone at an ungodly hour / disoriented— that's...
- boys don't cry
but i'm not a boy and i do cry and i did cry over the simple things you wouldn't even believe why / and how i really ruin a great day a great night a nice drive all green lights a ...
- right to left
maybe some things are better left unsaid: the issue that counts as unneeded stress, the discomfort felt by not being blessed, the feelings developed that went nowhere, the anger th...
- appetite
is a space that is growing inside my self; a hunger for a certain kind of attention, a particular familiar sensation, longing for that comfort you let me feel; continuously searchi...
- Ayaw
Ayaw ko nang lumapit sa iyo. Ayaw kong makipag-usap sa tao. Ayaw ko nang kumain ng hapunan. Ayaw ko nang pumasok kinabukasan. Ayaw ko nang gumalaw sa kama. Ayaw ko nang makita ang ...
- Could Haves
I could have picked up that dead bird on the street and set it aside. I could have stopped myself from viewing porn so that there's no more need to hide. I could have just stopped ...
- Complete Opposites
I think it's better that we're complete opposites. You, a boy, me, a girl; (besides stating the obvious) You would rather stay indoors, It would be better if I went out more; You l...
- Kausap
Natawa lang ako sa situation nung person. Haha. Enjoy :) / Hindi ka na nagreply. Hindi mo na ako pinansin. Kakausapin ko na lang ang ere Pero wala rin namang sasagot sakin Diba? / ...
- 050415;;
There are times when I want to end my days early— / —so I can spend more time with you. / But then, what else is there to do? / Words may take you so far, / but silence is a whole ...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] To: Ian
Hello everyone, I am back! This is for the twelfth prompt! I went back to the simple things, and talked about what was dear to me. :) / To: Ian / Your large back tells me you have ...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] useless words
This is for the seventh prompt! It's all about the money. A little too much, maybe. / I placed a screenshot instead of the actual text because it has some weird formatting. Also, n...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] morning routine
This is for the sixth prompt! When I read this prompt, it got me excited. wink / Haha! Anyway. I enjoyed making this. Hope you like it! :) / morning routine / let's have some coffe...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] What Happened
This is for the fifth prompt! We're supposed to write--or re-write--a poem made by Emily Dickinson. I chose this because the "title" (or what served as a title) seemed interesting....
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] repetition of tasks
This is for the fourth prompt! And I love it also. (even if the prompt says we should do otherwise, haha) / The prompt for today asks us to make a "loveless" love poem, and I took ...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] Conversations
This is for the third prompt, wherein we write a fourteener. I wanted to write something more... cheerful, but this is what came into my mind last night. And I couldn't think of an...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] Yearning
Just like that, I finished another poem for NaPo. I originally wanted to publish this one for my entry, but I couldn't finish it earlier, so that's why I made another one instead. ...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] Sightings
This is for the second prompt! I love this one. I just love stars and constellations and anything that has to do with astronomy. But because I love it so much, I also had a harder ...
- [NaPoWriMo 2015] Happy.
This is for the first prompt: a poem of negation. / Happy. / It is the equivalent of flipping the end parenthesis. This does not come to mind when defeated by your enemies. It is n...
- Comparison
what happened to the days when you could just pick yourself up from the den that you have fallen into this morning and you slept through it last night this never bothered your thin...
- Diagnosis and Repair
printout
- caught in-between
caught in-between two paths -- once intertwined now extricated; / both looking for the same light, both searching throughout the night. / by day, they say they're never the same in...
- Talk.
Talk to me. Why won't you talk? Come on. You said you would talk. What's the problem? It's not hard to talk. What's on your mind? I'm here if you want to talk. You know that. I'm r...
- the problem
the problem about writing your feelings: letting them ooze out from the text you're reading is that the hurt keeps coming back after you read them; instead of photographs, you left...
- it doesn't matter how much time you've spent with a person.
what matters is that when you wake up, you realize that you're more in love. / and when you finally decide to get up, you grow and go deeper in love. / and when the moon sets and t...
- What Happened That Morning
resolve: waking up to the sound of the alarm to let me know that I should go and call you now to let you know I am alright my sleep was fine I wonder now about your part / decision...
- dots, dashes and ellipses
what else can I say after a dot. after a hanging line -- after an ellipse... / thoughts that keep eating my mind. words at the end of my tongue -- lost in my mind... / do I still n...
- What Happened Last Night
tired. this might will become a problem. always tired. never having enough rest. the other never knowing when this will end. / sleep. an important thing to do. but sometimes, it ge...
- What is it to you?
What else are you holding back? Back in the depth of your thoughts thoughts that sometimes make no sense sense of the heart and the mind mind you, he's already giving his all all f...
- you
you say sadness is the only thing you know but are you willing to go past that? do you want to know more things? things more than sadness? / there are lots of other things beyond t...
- General Things
We're both in the same place, both in the same time but that might not be enough; you have to be more specific. / Moving in the same Earth, breathing the same air, but that's not e...
- Mamang Bulag
naalala ko isang araw, naglalakad ako napansin ko sa tabi ko, isang mamang bulag naglalakad patungo sa overpass nagmamadali ako; hindi na ako tumigil nilagpasan ko siya, pero napai...
- 061213
maybe if I didn't draw only faces, I would be proud of what I've drawn. / maybe if I didn't see the things that scarred me, I would be proud of what I've seen. / maybe if I didn't ...
- This might be open-ended.
can you easily tell the difference between a lie and a sigh? / what's different about these two? what do you think is true or what are you more used to? / a lie may not always have...
- Pedro (?)
Habang nagbibisikleta sa gilid ng kalsada nakita lang kita bigla kong naalala ang isa kong kaklase kaibigan kong lalaki kasamahan ko dati nasa honors palagi Siya ba kaya yun? Hindi...
- push
sometimes, all we need is a little push to get things going, get things to flow but that little push might be too much for the person who feels so small a little push might mean di...
- Want
I want to / sing dance draw write cry smile hide beguile lie talk sleep walk sit stand leap land go stop love gasp hush rant guess land make do create chew wreck test / and do the ...
- The Wait
I remember how long I waited for this moment: to be part of your universe; to be amongst the stars that you see every night; to be the clouds that pass by your house every morning;...
- Trust.
Something hard to find. Something hard to grasp. Something hard to do. / You can't trust everyone, apparently. And what's more stupid is that I let myself get hurt with mistrust de...
- In Your Arms
Before going to sleep, remembering the feeling of being in your arms allowing myself to be comfortable --- now that's wonderful. / Let me hold your hand and just stay like this, th...
- _
uncertainty is always around the corner. wherever you go, with whomever you meet, whatever time of the day -- it's always there. / uncertainty. / going on and about with your life,...
- Baby Steps
It's been a long time. (Time is relative.) / Take it nice and slow. No rush to it. (You hold the key to make this matter.) / Whatever happens, just take it as it is. (Don't over th...
- (on the dance floor)
You never did remember me. / I danced with you that moment; orange dress, dancing shoes, beads of sweat forming along with the beat that you could feel creeping up your bones as yo...
- It's been 5 months.
I don't know if it was obvious for you, but I like(d) you. I guess it wasn't. Or maybe it was. I don't really know. / I wonder if you would understand why. Then again, I'm really n...
- I want to write a letter.
write a letter and give it to someone whoever it may be just write a letter and put it in an envelope for them to see writing a letter for a special someone maybe I don't really kn...
- Contact Number
The number you have dialed is incorrect please try again; or maybe not you might have gotten it wrong anyway. / The number you have dialed is busy at the moment and every other mom...
- Words
empty boxes shipped to your mouth coming out slowly one by one you try to open them up slowly and surely looking inside careful not to miss any of the meanings hidden (if there are...
- After All's Been Said and Done
You know what's not easy? Being in love - it's never easy you think you're crazy but you're not really -- but actually you might be just really crazy all your words come out weirdl...
- The Cycle of Misery
I have this unending feeling of queasiness I cannot shake it off so easily; / Every time I remember past happenings Everything starts to shake / It's like I do not have my footing ...
- Going Home
tears start to fall on top of your cover you can feel it all making your body ache all over / you have your feet in buckets of water they feel so beat from plunging in the gutter /...
- what do i want?
I want love I want... to love I want to have someone to love I miss the feeling of waking up and looking forward to seeing that one someone just him, no one else would make my day ...
- 06072013;
It may not be much, but whenever I share anything, just anything with you -- food or drinks, maybe some wine jokes or laughs, maybe some time -- I enjoy more of my life. / It might...
- i'm not
i'm not who you think i am i'm not shy in front of others i'm not quiet like i usually say so i'm not nice like i "normally" am i'm not someone you can rely on i'm not someone you ...
- I don't like being watched.
every plan I try to maneuver I always have to endure the pain from the eyes watching me, my mind cannot take this / after some time, I might break down and cry from the pressure I ...
- Dear Kuya: Ang Una
originally titled "Kung Sana Lang"; submitted for the 12th Day of NaPoWriMo. / Dear kuya, / Kamusta ka na? Di na tayo nagkita Kailan pa ba tayo muling nagkasama? / Nag-usap ba tayo...
- Confession
It's funny now I suddenly took notice of you the first time I saw you sitting there at the corner, with your things just doing your thing, and I'm doing mine Yet I still notice you...
- maybe
hey there I think I love you do I? / What is love for me? What is love for you? do I really love you like I think I do? / Maybe this is just me looking for someone to be with and e...
- there are just some things better left untouched
for nothing else will happen when you try to change them; / there are just some things better left untouched because they always go back the same place anyway there are just some t...
- paulit-ulit
paulit-ulit / (here's a poem I really liked after I made it. Also, hello to the Filipinos out there!)
- | stuck; |
I can't get out. I don't know how. How do you get out of something like this? I need to make a decision right now (I'm not even the one who needs to make the decision!) / You, you ...
- -- written in the light --
the walls only have warmth after you have had enough they die and become cold leaving you waiting to come back again / *Was supposed to be posted the morning after April 5 (when *-...
- hypothetical title
can I have your hypothetical child I want your hypothetical babies We'll have hypothetical love Let's celebrate a hypothetical marriage And make a hypothetical family Then we have ...
- stop wasting notebook space.
It's not worth filling up with useless shit. It's not worth filling up with rants. / ★ It's supposed to be filled with IDEAS. ★ It's supposed to be filled with DREAMS. / not nightm...
- The End of the Beginning (The Beginning of the End)
Hello. Look behind you Someone is there Who is it? It's me. Do you remember? All the fun times All the happy times All the sad times All the angry times I kept all of those memorie...
- Nothing lasts forever
No one will care. Nothing will exist anymore. What you think is real may be imaginary for others. Don't be afraid to be you. / Your words may be nonsense for others, but not for yo...
- -- written in the dark --
I wish for a lover but there is none no one wants to only the walls can provide me the warmth I so long to feel the warmth of someone by my side even in the darkness I feel safe ev...
- why
Welcome to the world Hate it as you may; You cannot escape your existence. / Are you happy? Are you sad? Maybe, maybe not / I don't know what to feel / Should I just look up to the...