there was a silence after a kiss;
lips parted yet no sound escapes.
a pause, a thought lingering midair
the fondest smile, a loving stare.
if i could reach through the matter
feel your auburn hair
graze the back of your neck
feel the weight of what's mine.
i could pour my heart out.
it's the most precious sound;
feel your heartbeat. vivify.
Mar 6, 2021
Mar 6, 2021 at 5:38 AM UTC
constricted attention on a single point
pupils dilated and knees buckled
upon the crescendo's arrival
as if a magician's act
with a glimpse of an eye it disappears
like the flicker of a fire
you could have sworn was once there
the lights shining behind the curtain wane.
the ground rumbles as the mind twists out of recollection
it dissipates into thin air.
and you wish it remained.
and you wish to reach out with all your might
and you wish your gaze upon it would never tear.
and then you wish you knew why
and then you place blame on the world's shoulders.
someday it would be back in your palms
and gracing your sight.
someday, when the time is right.
someday, when it is willing to ignite.
Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021 at 3:28 AM UTC
the sky paints a familiar purple
a lilac trailing in the form of clouds
its vivid reflection dancing upon your skin
and your fingertips, and mine,
and the corners of your lips.
sometimes, it's in the bruises on your knuckles
or the cold blueberries on somber evenings
the way lavenders adorn your long dark hair.
windswept yet sightly.
and your darling voice would lull me to sleep
and send my soul alight.
but time and again,
its the middle ground for the head and the heart
the brief moment between sunset and evenings
the mauve that says i love you without need for words.
assurance and certainty placed among the berried table
the courage to wade in it's deepest depths.
avert your gaze skyward and see
even the vibrant heavens can be
a place where you can lay your soul to rest.
Aug 6, 2020
Aug 6, 2020 at 7:04 AM UTC
kumakaripas ang takbo ng hangin.
lumaho na ang kisap ng mga bituin.
marahil ganito talaga kapag sabik na sabik and damdamin -
kaluluwa ay tataas ngunit unti-unting bababa rin.
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 at 4:22 AM UTC
i've seen my lover's death
countless of times
her unconscious figure lain;
pooling blood the color of her hair --
rewinding time's arms
my fingers shall bare pain
to taste the sweet petrichor
that surrounds her once more.
to die is vain
and to love an honor -
prickly rose to a chest
i keep chasing the hour you've gone.
Apr 7, 2020
Apr 7, 2020 at 3:25 AM UTC
neither nightmare nor a dream
stained in mauve are the back of my eyelids
hued with olives floral fadings be
i wash my crime off, one spatter at a time
and erase any false pretenses.
oh how i long for a canvas that's mine
a pulse to be uphold with nails of luster
to an empty museum dark and forlorn
smile. flash. take heed. don't ask for more.
preserve the art forever.
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020 at 3:01 AM UTC
My love, if you die and I don't--,
let's not give grief an even greater field.
No expanse is greater than where we live.
Dust in the wheat, sand in the deserts,
time, wandering water, the vague wind
swept us like sailing seeds.
We might not have found one another in time.
This meadow where we find ourselves,
O little infinity! we give it back.
But Love, this love has not ended:
just as it never had a birth, it has
no death: it is like a long river,
only changing lands, and changing lips.
Feb 19, 2020
Feb 19, 2020 at 5:45 PM UTC
“love isn’t easy” they say;
but it seems to go smoothly when you’re falling
free and unharnessed,
into pools of love
where smiles naturally find its way
and everything feels right —
until gravity shifts and tides change
and trust is lost and the pain remains
realizing your hands and chest are empty,
when there’s nothing left but that sinking feeling
that never leaves.
and they were right.
Feb 14, 2020
Feb 14, 2020 at 12:11 PM UTC
Love is nothing like what is shown on-screen;
Bouquets lavish, flowers never-dying
Every conflict resolved as if foreseen
Hearts so warm, characters end up singing.
The love that's beyond cameras and lights
Is love embellished with imperfections -
Behind their flowery, script-induced lines
Lies no such true feelings and emotions;
Though love may not be sunny days in June
But the darkness in the sky at winter,
Having real intent behind "I love you"s
Are lines more worthy to be delivered.
Love is nothing like what is shown on-screen;
But more deserving of happy endings.
Feb 4, 2020
Feb 4, 2020 at 11:44 AM UTC
i feel the surface of my lips go dry
the lips that used to call you so much
& i look for you in my dream unknowingly
& i still call out your name as i slumber -
maybe it's become a habit instead
i live, everyday, unable to erase it
the sound of your name i want to forget
but think it’s a lie that i want to forget you.
Jan 28, 2020
Jan 28, 2020 at 6:50 PM UTC