The door opened
dropping me to the place
where we first met.
It started with this—
a wandering soul walking
in the lobby of a peculiar building
And there’s a lift waiting
for someone to come in.
You let me stay.
I never wonder why
the lights are strangely dim
or why the numbers on the wall did not cease to go on and off.
An eerie silence filled the space
between us; from where I am
and where I wanted to be.
My eyes— they are unblinking
as I venture towards
your lowest of lows,
But you are unwilling,
for one peek could distort
your forbidding soul.
So you brought me back
to the floor you let me in—
Strangers; metal walls around yourself.
I pressed the button more than once
thinking that it will come faster.
But it can’t be opened. You won’t.
So, for the last time
I close my eyes and feel
the cold barriers surrounding your heart.
Jun 21, 2016
Jun 21, 2016 at 2:03 AM UTC
After Aodhan King and Joel Davies' Sinking Deep
Rising tide washes over
as the current pulls you deeper
toward the disarray
of the trench’s bottom
where they lie—-
the wreckage of vessels and barges. Fleets of battleships.
And the sea monsters that reside
just lurking around the corner.
The sweet taste of air—
already forgotten as the sea water
floods inside,
filling every fissure,
saturating everything.
You watch the current take away
pieces of you—- parts
you thought you cannot live without.
You finally decided to let go.
You are drowning.
No—
You are being cleansed.
Jun 21, 2016
Jun 21, 2016 at 1:59 AM UTC
And I will wait on you
like how you're always waiting for me
to come back
whenever I choose
to follow
my heart
Mar 6, 2016
Mar 6, 2016 at 9:43 AM UTC
i am in the middle
of a storm, a war
broke out
between my flesh and soul
Huge waves
break, pull me in
drown me in my failings
and fears
water fills
my lungs
eyes
sore
from the ocean
or from the tear-
flooded days
and nights
i don’t know which
is which or where
it hurts or why
i am feeling
this way
or how could i survive
this squall
all i can see
is darkness in the bottom
of the ocean where your memories
lie, together with all the broken
promises and hearts
Jan 1, 2016
Jan 1, 2016 at 9:04 AM UTC
Nobody likes to feel
the pain of losing
someone nor the agony
of remembering how everything
used to be
Nobody likes to hear the sound
of your heart
breaking
nor the soundless scream you make
as you cry
in the night
Nobody likes the smell
of the bridge
burning
nor the smoke
from the house, that’s slowly
turning down
to ashes
Nobody likes the taste
of the blood
coming from your mouth
nor the defeat from something
you desperately fought
so hard
Nobody likes to see
your flaws and imperfections
no matter how they promise
they’ll love you the same
so, you carefully tuck them
under the beds
together with the demons you hide
to save the people you love
from horror.
Jan 1, 2016
Jan 1, 2016 at 9:03 AM UTC
You dropped me
to the place where we first met
We were strangers then
never imagined that it will come to this
You let me in
and brought me to places farther than anyone ever been
I stayed and enjoyed the ride
but the higher we go, the darker it becomes
I’m not afraid
of the demons you kept from everyone
But you’re terrified
of what they might do to me inside
So you brought me back
to the place where we first met
Strangers; high walls around yourself
You closed the door
and left me outside
But I will do
something you never expected
I will stay
I won’t leave
‘Til you decide to let me in again.
Dec 10, 2015
Dec 10, 2015 at 9:33 AM UTC