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Were all looking
                For the thing to fill the void

But nothing pleases us
Because we are human
  And we want everything
    We want the moon; and the stars too

But some of us are unfortunately unfortunate
And you.
You have all that you need
But you don't want it; or anything

     Because your smart
              And the world doesn't fool you
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There is a pain—so utter—
It swallows substance up—
Then covers the Abyss with Trance—
So Memory can step
Around—across—upon it—
As one within a Swoon—
Goes safely—where an open eye—
Would drop Him—Bone by Bone.
I wanted to
give you the world
but all I have
are these
two small hands
and they
only hold so much
I want to trace
your lips
with a feather
and kiss them right,
take flight,
and never land
without you.
 May 2014 Alexander Anilao
Alicia
i don't think anyone will understand
the pain
of being completely abandoned
by the people who are supposed to love you the most.
It is a declaration of cowardice.
I put my pen down and
Step away slowly
[Defusing the letter bomb].
They don't always turn the
Other sheet, you know.

Sometimes the poem
Writes back.
On my every birthday
I give my mother
Flowers.
Goodbye love
Fragile like a paper heart
It's still there but torn yo pieces

The touch of a playful shove
Winding falling to the ground like art
I' am glass shattered in a thousand pieces

Now my best wish, is just a beautiful memory
We soar like we're chained together by a flock of feathers
I can quench your thirst with this bottle of love

To bad you've found another, turned me into an enemy
Soft touches feel like the warmth of leather
Another morsel I hunger for so goodbye and goodnight love
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