I meant to say sorry
So long ago
I wanted to nurse my heart
I cursed my ego
And hope you can love again

I guess
You know there is
Nothing else to say
But, to say you are sorry too

Blue pain
Silver rain
Window stains
Near the wolfs bane

We are part
Of the same game
Sprouting like flowers
Numbed by desire

Shopping for clothes
Stepping out of the house
Mopping floors
Well, Red Sox never win
These are a few things we do

Mapping out the future of cars
Lagging in studies
Licking our paper dry lips
Well, she never noticed me at lunch
These are a few things we do

Churning butter for families
Making homes for refugees
Creating ideas for Gods and Goddesses
Well, anything for brides looking for something else
These are a few things we do

In climbing trees of apple
At said heights
Save yourself
Inscribing scriptures
Essence of reason
Innocence is an old picture
But, the apple has turned
Into sand, filling an hourglass
Losing time

I am sure you would leave me in the snow
You wouldn't think I was too unkind
I am not too low
I am sure you have your reasons
I am not that warm
You would think I'm meaningless like rain
That's the cause of progress of the pain
You change your process
When you think about an inhibition inside
I have my own curious disposition
If you want to bestow forgiveness
It is all up to you
If they tie you up and let you loose
You can kick the dust and live it up
Their fights are a cause for exhibition
My story curls in my mind
Ties knots in your stomach
Much like snow stuck on your highway home
My love will heal your body
And send sunshine to your heart
But, it will poison your soul
And the heat will eat from inside
Like a star with insidious intent
Leaving us in oblivion

Do you remember
When you were the ghost
I had a feeling
That you were the one
While we wade
Your eyes would shine
Now in your scars they flicker
I can keep waiting
While walking
You cry in memoriam
In august reveries stalking
A vast interior of trinkets and memories
Have turned me into a
Ghost of my past

My bicycle flew down
As the birds paced away
From a lake so placid, it seemed
The birds hadn't flown in the reflection
Only my spirit did, down that summer hill

They never
Said
Poets can't be princes
Like eggs
Can't go with noodles
Poultry was never the same

They were sisters
Found solace in arms
Of blue eyed men
Who promised them a sky full of stars
Instead they got a roof on their heads

If you write
And your heart tells
You
"No."
Then, your mind will scream
Some words that will take years
To be heard
If you feel immature
Like a monkey in an institution
Then, poetry isn't for you
If you stare at the paper
Begging for words
Looking at the whiteness stare into your soul
Making a hole in the heart
Then, it isn't worth it
People hate the truth
And poetry is the truth
If you don't have the courage to speak
Write about a suicide victim
Or peace in the war
Then, you cannot be poetic
Only love is poetic
Remember my words
Even the truth is poetic
But, if you write to get women
You are just wasting your time
Because true love needs a lot of *******
I remember when I could smell Autumn
Now that fragrance has gone away
With a woman I once loved
If you feel like me
Then write a sad poem and let your soul cry
Because no one else will

Broken down
In the dumps
Still hovering
The humps
Of living
Chameleons
Stuck in the desert
Coexisting
With Camels
And Cactii
I know I'm living
By the Sun's time
No watch or compass
Although
The hourglass
Full of sand
Makes me pass

The coolness of winter
Eroded as December did
When we were just kids

As short time elapsed
Between life and death
Then the night just faded away
Like yesterday

As heaven's angels glow with the grace of few
And our Earth basks in delight of such beauty
None would be kinder or lovelier than you
And if celestial bodies wandered free
As it would be no easy task to mourn or woe
Take respite from the desert of endless time
Be with me through beautiful cosmic shores
If you watch for the stars, I will temper tides
I will be in your sweet thoughts, soundless
As the heavens shine in otherworldly splendor
And holding us in its unseen presence
Possessed by your sadness and others'
If the stars were not so far from lovers
I would brighten in your lovely laughter

Your dreams were mine
It had fairies and paternal Gods
A touch of starlight was the magic
The rainbows made circles
I was in love with a dream
When we were over
I realized I never had a lover
You had just wasted my time

Life without music
Is just love without
The words
Or the other way around

When I look up
I hope that someone is watching
Or looking down at me
Then it hits me
We are just a grain of sand
Too little to the vast midnight sky
And I am sure you don't think
Picture me in the 2 am fresh air
And I can breathe your existence too

I find a new pair of eyes
In my soul
And mind, everyday
Depends on how you look

I like how you hide the truth
When the world is full of lies
If we are stuck with him
Then why can't we better
Than he can
If they tell you your Dad went to heaven
Paradise is truly lost to veterans
Scared of moving to the other side
But, I like the waves on his little face
I can still the fear on his face
If they tell you are a coward
Tell them love is for free
But we have to sell guns
And **** people with sten guns
When we can get higher by the highway
On 60 near the tequila horizon
On a tequila sunrise
We can share kisses
But, he can keep looking for us
Under a rock where the rain stays
Under the cricket's rickety reed
Hello, love
Bye, hate
Why can't we just be ******* friends?

The great thing about poetry
Is its simplicity
The more you write
The better it gets

I saw a dog on the street
His kindness followed me
He never made it to my mass, quite a pity
Doesn't understand God any more than a boy on a swing
Doesn't go to school, either
All they do is preach
Teaching us how to con heaven's door
When we fail

Where will we go
I don't understand you anymore
You don't understand I am a forgotten orphan
Sometimes, you cannot hear me in the shadows of my room
Yet, the priest asks me how is my life
I cannot even pray for a better life
Kindness cannot be taught
I pray for kindness, the dog believes I deserve it

If they ask for a poem
I'll send them my pen
Like they expect me to write anything
In jail
My friends think I'm failure
That's why the pen is mightier than the sword
And the pen represents a world hinged on one word
Love

I don't want to be
Another statistic
So I pray
That I get a number
In some factory
As I rack my brain
On the prisoners' train

You are welcome
In my arms
My heart open
With its wings
Let's love and  fly
So let's talk and try being alive
Just like birds reincarnated
In God and angels bated breath
Yes, your eyes warm my heart
More than the sun
I'm afraid that if we fly to high
We'll perish
As Icarus
Last last last for few days

The sun fell on the valley
I don't know if you saw it
Maybe, you should've
Because that was the first time
I saw a silver lining on a grey cloud

I felt truly
Happy
When I knew I could be heard
Even with a smile on

I must be out of my mind
That you're were in love with me
When we had cigarettes and coffee

I remember when, you and I
Had that breakfast, spread
Like a sunset on the Denang horizon, youthful
We lingered on the muddle of stormy nights

Through the glass windows, yellow fog
In the happier days
We talked of the army dog
Let me ask if laughing made it better for the crying black eyes

We talked of caged parrots around saw mills, behind bars
For all I know about you
That you serve sentences now
My hair must be growing thin under the human condition

And how should I decide?
How should I begin?
How can I continue?
Without your forgiveness?

Do I dare?
Or sit and stare?

If you write a school essay
You will earn money
If you write a short poem
You will earn a voice

Wanna see her
I hear a voice that better say
And it said
I'm not leaving again

Once I saw her
The piece of my heart left said
My peace is with her
I'm not leaving again

I've no reason
I wanna wish it all away
And she called on my line and I said
I know what I said, I'd do it all again

And on the wayside
I waited
I called out, I know
I told her I'll leave

In a box or a bag
Can you see then?
I'm not made for this
Ain't no way, I'll sleep again

And I know
And I know
I wanna stay
So bad it makes me cry

The first time
I laid eyes on that shy iris
It was my heart that burst
Now that we meet for the last one
My heart is buried
Your eyes have become dangerous

Find someone with those legs
Stand up and move forward
Keep your heart strong
My sweet Iris

Sometimes we
Run into danger
When the
Truth seems stranger
Than fiction

An actor
Plays a role
A director
Hangs himself
The stage set
Black and white
White and black
Back to back
A cinematographer
Screams suddenly
His camera, corpse
Movies make the poll
Life leaves easily
As difficult death is
Lifelessness takes a toll
Red, yellow, ruby; leaflets often dry, dusty face down
Posters are no longer possessed
The end

I've watched the stars
So many times while thinking about you
That I might have counted all of them

The nights are sleepless
If I would stay awake
You would call me on the cordless one

If hanging up meant
Hearing you breath raspily
You can bet that I am not in love

The deepest thoughts
Made me where wonder
True reflection is hard to find

You aren't awful
Unless you've earned it
The learned considered it blasphemous
How recessive this feeling of lack of self-esteem is

A court without a magician
A counsel without a jester
Makes for poor wit

The sea came to wish me
And greet me
With a salty kiss
As well as a novice brush
Of the waves

Don't tell her
I've fallen in love with the ocean
Because the sea is too small for us
Two lovers.

I need you
But you say
Too late
I guess that's true

They gave me a job
I wondered what my fee
Or my role was
If it was worth leaving my dears
Or holding back my tears
The thing about breaking
Is you find more love in putting together
Yourself as you cry for help
And no one hears your call or desultory philippic
A blue frock and pearl necklace
Was enough to recover from the wound
Of falling in a loveless place

Falling in love is beautiful
Ever wanted to tell
Someone they are beautiful
But, it was too late
Don't feel bad
Falling in love is one
Of the best things
You can do for someone
In need of company and comfort
Because love is a beautiful thing
The compliments are just temporary
But, love is religious and non-temporal
Love is one of a kind
You are one of kind
You are love
That's why love is a metaphor
And person in one
Love is light in the dark forest
Love is a concept which the heart
Knows by definition
It is easy to express
As easy as it is lose sight of it's meaning

My eyes hold your's
But, my heart sings solitary
A caged bird can only whistle

Maybe, I know the freedom of love
Or the power of your disguise
That holds you prison

My heart flutters
When it is walking a thin line
Or sometimes dancing madly across the sun

Like one on the run
If my heart wants to be poor
It finds others begging for summer

If it wants to sit and suffer
It chooses to be cold
Counting days near the end of winter

Till it dies, not with a wail
But a shiver for every part prisoner
For every whisper turns to evanescence

If you are traumatized
They say if you can't beat them
Join them and suffer the indignation

They trapped a tiger
Gift wrapped a bird
Left an animal appetite unsatiated
At least I can die when I want
If the highway stretches to the far curve

Where destiny awaits

When it rains
The cloud with their shapely faces
Seldom hide, although grey

Within the sky, thunder bursts fearless
Carrying clouds back to the earth
Bringing passers to hutted places, leaving merchants penniless

Afraid of being drenched
And judging others
Who seek shelter

Yet, in our innate sadness
Some of us tire of dreaming of better weather
Because our beaten shade is all we have

Drinking by the bar
You don't buy me a drink
Just your beauty
Worth the intoxication
Of your toxicity

If you wear shoes that look
Like you
Just do it, it’s not impossible to justify the circumstances of wanting
It’s harder being needy and looking like you own nothing
Like you own nothing, we are all a mere second in an hour of perfect time
Well men and glassy eyes among strangers in pirated documentaries
Digital dreamer, follow this path of giving
God has given me this world, and that will do the rest
This is the entire living in one second of ephemeral time meant for us
The hours turned cold and time flew
You kept running
Like you, I am lewd too, and I can’t run

I live to sail
On the shores
Everywhere
In this simple rhyme
I cannot say
The sails on a ship
Are taking me somewhere
The probe will tell me today
My dreams are for today

If I could walk in shadows
I would hide my untoward steps
In the sands of forgotten time
If I could **** myself quickly
I would by asking for a slow death
That everyone would cease to remember my gift
Or desire it even
If I could hide in a waterfall
I would stride as rivers do
To an eminent downfall
Like an imminent dictator being put to rest
If you want life's things to come to you
Fight for it till your last breath dries
Into a simple word of woe
I have hinged from a dozen blue oceans
I have thousand miles on me like a man in a graveyard
But, I am no more closer to being alive

I read the newspaper
It was a habit
That was inculcated when I was a youngster
They said you could sell them as bundle
I got a couple of rocks
As I fit them in the trolley
Nobody noticed that I had tricked them
My mother reprimanded me
As I kept looking for a reprieve from hunger
Now I follow the world's footsteps and don't worry

Your lovely eyes
Are like a chunk of cookies
All I need is milk
I think you can see it in the whites
Of my eyes that my heart
Is ajar