Tag: outdoor
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Wild Thing
Perhaps I am not just a flowerSoft and delicatePerhaps I am a weedOr more than thatUnwanted but growingVigorous and wild Perhaps I am not just a flowerIndeed, easily plucked butPerhaps I am more thanThe grass you stompStubborn and persistent I am pliant and resilient Maybe I am not just a flowerMaybe I am something more…
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Succumb
Let your fire burn me ’til this longing is quenched,I’d be thrilled to submit to your passionate torment;Let your flame melt this frosty spell ’til I drip in elation,I’d be delighted to succumb to this ecstatic possession…
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Thrill
Penetrate the crevice of my oasisSlowly dip into the cleft of my wanton desireOr plunge like a skilled diverAnd swim with the waves of thrillUntil you find the sweetest pleasureThe pinnacle of our euphoriaTogether let us ride withThe raging tempest of ecstasy…
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The Abyss
The curse hasn’t been brokenwhen you tried to liberate mefrom the vicious clutch of misery,the misery you inflicted on me.Your promises were sweet,your kisses were addictiveand your warm embracefulfilled my heart’s desire, yet everything was ephemeral And I didn’t find my wayto dance freely with your fire,and your warmth didn’t permeatethrough the freezing darknessinstead, I plummeted into […]
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Tirades of a troubled soul
Tonight I lie down quietlyIn this cold hard bedWith this still nightAnd deafening silence.Yet my mind’s noisyToo loud that I can hearMy thoughts, my rants.Agonies from reminiscences,Tirades of a troubled soul.They’re screamingIn my headRestless, boisterous.I covered my earsWith my trembling hands,But I can still hear themGrating, gnashingExcruciating.I shut my eyes tight,But I can see themClear […]
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Rant
-Now what? Starting again is not easy. But letting go is liberating. Walking away is not cowardice if you walk away from those that destroy your confidence and self-worth, from those that kill your peace and happiness. It’s not easy to purge something that has been in your system for so long. It’s some sort […]
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Karma
Do not think that I chose youSo I would only let goWhen everything turned amiss.True!I did ponder on it a thousand timesBefore taking a step forwardAnd kissed that past goodbye. If you could be, (thought I,)Another erroneous judgment,So be it. Let it be,‘Cause fate welds it.Let us bask and savor the momentWhile we can,And let […]
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Train Tracks
In those bewitching moments, I admitMy will was seduced, I lost track of time.But what can I do when it’s too late to whine?That wasted luck, from my fingers, they slipped.In this wicked world, the weakest do not surviveDreams went awry, chances I cannot revive.Love drifted off, but this broken heart stayed;Yet hopes faltered, courage […]
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Your Nightmare
I noticed how your face twisted with disgustWhen you saw me enter the room though with careful steps.Your lips curled up in irony, it made me wonderDoes my presence make you unwell?I tried to draw my face with a friendly smileBut you turned your head as if you loathe my existence.I tried to greet you […]
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Perhaps
If you were in my shoes,You would know how many miles I walked,You would see how many times I tripped,You would feel how it’s like to rip apart(But what can I do? To you, I was just some disposable stuff.)If you were in my shoes,PerhapsYou would know how many times I got tiredBut continued to […]
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Poet’s Way
You speak of words glazed with honeyWhilst you babble, your eyes are dreamy.It creeps into my heart like a serpent,Sugary yet venomous, vile but sweet.Are you a poet? You talk like one.How come your lips smell of scented phrases And drip off with savory utterances.Indeed, very sumptuous for my liking.Oh, are you a knight or a […]
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Doomed Fate
Yet the glimmering lights fade into the nightShe vanishes into thin air, taken by the dark knight.As it was written in the stars, her breath expires tonightA fate she cannot rewrite, a doom she cannot fight.
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Summer
May the summer breeze warm the heartOf those who were left, whose lovers hath depart.May their cheeks be kissed by the sun,May they never again be broken…
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She finds solace in the shade
Away from the beguiling schemes of colorsAnd tempting flickering lights,She finds solace in the shade.And there she chose to hide her miserySo you’ll never see her tears,You’ll never see her heart breaksAnd you’ll never catch a glimpseOf her smile ever again…
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Thank you
There’s a lot to be thankful for… Though every day is a challenge and every step we make is a test of how far we can go, where will I be tomorrow is yet to be determined based on my journey today. I may halt at certain moments, and take a break but the most […]
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Memory Lane
I lost count of how many times I missed a step and fell scraping my knee.I wasn’t stunned at all about how much it pained me.But I found the peace I have been waiting for,My everlasting desire has finally come to me.For quite some time I kept on traipsing down memory lane;The battles I fought, […]
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That Thursday Afternoon
Thursday afternoon I went on a trip with my friends. I was hesitant to go because I was sick but I went anyway, lol. It was all set so I didn’t want to miss it. But while we were driving along that long bridge, an accident happened. I think everyone was screaming and panicking. Thank […]
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New Dawn
The sun will shine like a fresh dew in the mornTo quench the souls with a new love bornAnd the Earth shall smell of the purest scentThe sign of healing and beginning-A new paradise shall bloom.
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Ramblings of a sick heart
I didn’t ask you to carry me on this journey, all I wanted is for you to be my guide.You knew from my past journeys, I got lost along the way trying to find the right direction.And when you found me you said you would lead the way.I didn’t tell you to smooth out my […]
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How are you?
“Are you okay?” They asked.“No. I am dying inside and you don’t know. I am not okay in every sense of it but when was the last time you truly cared though you’ve been asking me how I was? When was the last time you listened when I needed someone to vent my grief? When […]
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Flores De Mayo
We were going home one afternoon when we came across a long procession. And I remember my officemate said she was going to attend the Santacruzan mass etc. Vehicles were parked on both sides of the streets and spectators crowding. So, I had to walk down the road to go to my officemate’s house to […]
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We are Public Servants
“Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you.” -Constance Wu •••Working inside an air-conditioned room doing a staring contest with your laptop all day doesn’t sound exciting at all. But working under the heat of the sun or pouring sky, and meeting new people from different walks of […]
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When he held me captive in the dark
I didn’t hold back the tears threatening to flowWhen the sunset did glimmer its final glow,I watched as the dim curtain drew inAnd felt its strong arms imprisoned me then.I could not wrestle off his steel hold,Tenacious was he, so I’ve been told.Oh, I recall a few wanted to put out my fire,Too obsessed to […]
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By the Woods
I passed by the woods the devil might have lured mePerhaps I was mindlessly trailing the wrong way.Or maybe I was tricked, he jinxed me on this day tooWhen I thought I befriended him just a while ago.But I ain’t afraid shall he set some traps for me,I am ready to duel with him to get past this […]
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Smudges
I wish I could paint my skin with sunset huesSo I could look bewitching even in this darkness,But these monstrous scrapes and scars, and lesions,Embellish my sky.Some tried to cover it up with lies and left even without a goodbye,And in the canvas remains the smudges of thoseWho tried to repaint it but fled with […]
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Web of Doubts
I found myself mourningFor a love that has never been,Shattered to bitsFlown with the windLike it was never meant,For I was never once and never will beThe rhythm and the rhymeTo complete a masterpiece,For I was never once and never will beA whisper from your lipsNor a cry from your want and your needs,For I […]
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The Gallows
Laid out all my cards like there was no tomorrowBut that bitter-sweet game only gave me sorrow.If I had stayed within the confines of my keepPerhaps I could still enjoy a peaceful sleep.But as selfish as you were, you wouldn’t let me beI took the fall, but my suffering, you wouldn’t seeWho should be blamed […]
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Untitled
Some are meant to suffer,Some are meant to be loved,But this cursed life deserves nothingBut deathSo, let me sleep forever…
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Ghosts
There’s something in the night that she fears.There’s something in its silence that torments her.There comes the rain, it terrifies her moreThe raindrops feel like needles pricking her torn heart.
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Final Destination
I thought you were just a figment of my imagination,Fantasy in a dream-like world but you became a reality, my reality. I thought you were merely a fixationThat got me hooked up abruptly. But you become my salvation, my savior. I thought you were merely a passing obsession,That gives me goosebumps and butterflies. But you […]
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Memory Lane
In this nameless street where sorrow and joy meetWith a tempestuous mind and unsteady heartbeat Quite dull and feeble, battered with exhaustionI walk still very unable to contain my emotion. Traipsing down on memory lane perhaps,Recollection of the gleeful past perhaps,Though wearisome as it may seem, I mustWalk along, rest if need be, but I mustn’t stop.But, […]
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The Road To The West
I’m in the middle of the roadThat to the East, there, to the WestWhich road must I chooseWhen I often think I am lost?Must I take the road to the westMaybe I’ll find peace and solace,There in the land of the dead,There in that forgotten land,Maybe I could rest.This exhaustion is gnawing at mePerhaps it’s […]
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Shall You Find Me Not At The Necropolis
Shall you find me not at the NecropolisSearch for me, maybe, on the shoreFor I may be sitting on the dockI’ll be waiting to be found by thee. But if you let me a-wander after thisKnow that I will still understand you moreI’d tarry till night-time to try my luckI’d be waiting still until you […]
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Quarter to Six
I got off the bus for luck wasn’t on my sideCould it be that the premonition was a lie?With these weary legs idly I stepped asideSat on the wooden bench, just knapsack and I.The sun was shining lazily the whole day,Though with a heavy heart I smiled thankfully. Maybe I must continue this journey laterOr tomorrow […]
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Meet me at the Necropolis
When the final breath escape from my parched lipsAnd this frail, cold and lifeless body demiseWill you weep and cry a river upon this lossOr will you rejoice and be gratefully joyous? When my body finally meet its resting placeFreed from the torture of horrible monsters,Will I then obtain my dearly desired peaceOr still, be […]
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Nameless Street
Took the ride off to the countrysideEven without you by my sideStill hoping you’d meet me somewhereBut you were never there.Sadly, I couldn’t see you aroundYou were nowhere to be found.I was alone, lost and torn andTears cascaded like waterfalls.My knees gave up, down I knelt.Hopes flew, courage did melt.Might better be numb, thought I.Might […]
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Bullying, not a fiction
“Hey, dork!” I think this sounds familiarLike the “Hey, ugly duckling!” that’s quite vulgar.“You’re not good enough!” So and so…But I got used to it. So, what’s new? How many tears have I shed soaking my pillow?But I couldn’t cry out loud, I silently wallow.How many times I wished death to take me?Perhaps misfortune graced […]
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Bullying: a reality, not poetry
At daytime, it hunts me like a stalker.At night, it haunts me like a nightmare.It cuts deep through my soulThat leaves scars, an everlasting tattoo. It preys on my confidenceAnd binds me in decadence.Have I been told to clapback?I was. For I, too, wished to bounce back. But as frail as I was, I crumbled.My […]
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Goner
A deep raspy voice called to me, “Come hither, come hither,Follow my voice, come to me.”As fear embraced me, I shudder.Towards my demise, I walk nigher.Damn! It dawned on me that I’m a goner.
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Her Final Wish
“If I were to vanish from the face of the earth,I wish to convey my message to the people I cherish.And I shall commence it on this note;Do not shed a tear for my passing,’’ “And if I shall be granted with my request,On top of the mound, do not plant red rosesFor I prefer […]
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Here Lies The Soul of the Tricked
Here, lies the soul of the tricked Some say she’s weird; others say she’s wicked.But what matters most in this instanceWhen she was a victim of a circumstance. She loved true. Was it a sin?She fought for her love but what did she gain?She loved and lost the most cruel way.Would you pity her? Would you […]
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The Heart That Once Loved True Lies Here
You proclaimed your intent too sweet for her liking,Perhaps it was one of those scripted litanies.Her naïve heart swooned over your tender words,Unaware her peaceful world would crumble. For quite a while she danced gayly,Oblivious to the looming malady.She sang melodies, laughed her heart outLiving in fantasy, without a hint of doubt. But one day, […]
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A Million Reasons
This heart knew pain, had suffered worseAt times it shows no mercy, just remorse.But what’s mightier than love itselfWhen it came knocking at my doorstep,And without me knowing I befell in a trance.Your potion worked on me, you had me under a spell.I couldn’t resist, I couldn’t get awayAnd I found myself bewitched by you […]
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Waiting
There is agony in waiting when time ticks slowThe unanswered riddles, the waves of skepticismThe surges of turmoil are a dreadful reality… Agonized are those who wait for what may or may not come.
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Last Sunset
I blinked away the tears threatening to flowWhen the last sunset faded its glow,I watched as the curtains of grim clouds drew in,Felt your strong arms imprisoned me then.I could not wrestle-off from your steel hold,Could do nothing but to let the story unfold.You stoked the fire, lit me up with a single sparkWhen you […]
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Remember Me
Remember me…Through the breeze on a cold morning,Through the crisp wind on a warm evening,Through the pale glow from the moonlight,Or the flickering neon lights on a lazy night.Search me through the crowd in the bustling streets,On the crossroads or passers-by in front of your car, When the red light is on while you’re behind […]
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Wanderer
IAm a wanderer lost for so longBeen in the dark for a quite timeCondemned by fate… LoveA treacherous journey I tookBeen poisoned by a kissWhose lips seemed cherry sweet… But here I am again in this adventureToo beautiful to resist and IChose to take the risk because ofYou.
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Drifting
I am drifting away but you don’t seem to noticeOr maybe you don’t care, or maybe it’s youFading and our memories slowly obliterating…
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Escape
If I could escape from my demons by being with you,And if having you could make me forget the torment,And if this borrowed moment would be perpetual,I’ll have you near me often or be wherever you are,And If this fleeting time with you would mean forever,I’d choose to bask in this glory ’til it obliterates […]
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