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Dec 2015 · 410
Voice
Bea De Vera Dec 2015
everyone has a voice
to shout, to sing, to cry out or to whisper what they hold in their hearts
but a voice can be strangled or silenced by the voice of another
so be stronger and let your voice be heard

drown their degrading use of voice with your own
stand tall and use your voice for yourself or for another
let it not be for pain or sorrow
but for encouragement and empowerment

not all are lucky to have a voice as loud as the others
so be their voice entwined in yours for yours and his to be stronger
and help them find the strength in their voice
to speak out, to inform and to say that their voice is relevant

every voice is important
let the people know that they can be heard by all
maybe ignored by a few
listened by some
understood by others

every voice is relevant
let not one voice be muted by louder voices
but be strengthened by others
a voice is a super power that everyone possesses
Oct 2015 · 444
Hidden
Bea De Vera Oct 2015
Silent cuts to the arm of the boy who always smiles so bright
A happy-go-lucky person with circulating suicidal thoughts
The sociable and friendly girl's pillow who has seen her tears every night
No one suspects that their hidden emotions are turning themselves to knots.

The mask of a clean and bright face is the one everyone wants to wear because it is the only one that everyone else wants to see.
The only one acceptable to show.
The only one allowed to be seen.
The only one.

For them, behind every hug is a cut to prevent the sadness from emerging
Behind every laugh is a cry for help from a person hurting
Behind every joke is a plea to be free from the unforgiving black hole
Behind every smile is a stream of tears of a person hiding.

Hiding from society that taught us not to cry because it means weakness
Hiding from the reality that being sad about something is always not a big deal
Hiding from the people who would give us the looks of pity, forcing us to keep the tears in
Hiding from the truth that your reason for crying will never be enough to justify yourself

Unheard. Silent. Unseen. Kept.  Unreasonable. Hurt. Unaccepted.

Hidden.
Oct 2015 · 365
Myself
Bea De Vera Oct 2015
Keeping thyself from its true emotions pushes down a person’s real identity.
As I lay there thinking about what I should do to find myself,
Not knowing that I trudge in my own restlessness for that recognition of knowing who I am
Yet I am unable to wade through the maze of unwanted feelings I have that blurs what lie in the center,
Eclipsing the fact that I only need to follow the path towards to what I want,

Without any hesitations or what ifs or regrets in accepting my own self.
Except I cannot determine if who I really am is who I want to be,
So I resist going towards the center,
Thus, I walk around that labyrinth, aimlessly figuring out if I would rather find myself or be someone else
Oct 2015 · 815
The stapler
Bea De Vera Oct 2015
As I bind these sheets in a monotonous routine way
I neglect to see what they are or hear what they talk about
Was it just some information they needed to convey?
Maybe just some words that hold some uncertainty or doubt

My metal decreases and turns to rust
Still I go on until my very last one
Continue with no hesitation, I must
Till the time will come when I say, ‘I am done’

I cannot resist, else I shall be obsolete
Nor can I continue without making a mistake
As my opponent does faster, I have accepted my defeat
Whilst I do my last attempt, I stop and break

I was used and discarded like the inanimate thing I am
Pushed away from the place I called home for many years
Thinking of a way to be used again, ideas I cram
But to no avail, I stay in the dark bin, crying without tears
Sep 2015 · 419
Questions of love
Bea De Vera Sep 2015
Love?
What is it really?
What does it do?

How can you love?
How do you know you're in love?
How do you fall in and out of love?

Why do we love?
Why do we need it?
Why do we want it?

When do we fall in love?
When can you say you have loved?
When will you be able to love?

These are questions I do not know the answer to
Or maybe I do know it but I can be sure
Sometimes my answers are too good to be true
Or that sometimes the answers are too far from pure

But I do know one thing.
It's something so amazing that once you have it,
You don't want to let go of it even if you wanted to.
Jul 2015 · 1.3k
Infinite
Bea De Vera Jul 2015
Infinite possibilities can happen in a second.
Infinite number of possibilities can change a person's life forever.
Infinite realities can alter the phase of time.
Infinite people can shape you in a good and bad way.

Infinite. Infinite. Infinite. Infinite.

There are infinite things in the world.
The stars in the sky, the sands near the sea, the drops of water in the ocean, and the amount of love that can be given.
Science and theories can count the first three things though but only the person capable of giving the fourth one, would be able to measure it.
Jul 2015 · 759
Here's to the memories
Bea De Vera Jul 2015
Here's to the memories we'll never forget
The ones that made us better people for each other
The ones that proved that we can reach forever
The one full of love

Here's to the memories we hoped to forget
The ones that made us cry all night
The ones that made us fight in the car
The one that silenced us both

Here's to the memories we hope to never have happened
The one that brought the 'us' to an end
The one that broke our hearts that night
The one that made us fall apart

Here's to the memories we hope to make again.
It's been a long time :-)
Apr 2015 · 410
10 friends
Bea De Vera Apr 2015
10 friends I started
But with all 10 I parted,
10 friends I shared
And all 10 I spared,
With the help of them and of time and of age
I began to fill my life, page by page

I met them in 10 different places, in 10 different chances
In 10 different times and in 10 different glances
The 10 people who changed my life in 10 various ways
Are the 10 I know that fights and stays
10
Dec 2014 · 2.0k
Worthy
Bea De Vera Dec 2014
All of us are worthy of something

Worthy of happiness,
Worthy of fortune,
Worthy of hope,
Worthy of help,
Worthy of love

We do not choose who makes us worthy of those things,
They determine if we are worth it.
Dec 2014 · 1.2k
Us?
Bea De Vera Dec 2014
Us?
No matter how wide we smile together
Or how hard we laugh out loud
Or how often we talk to each other
Or how we seldom join a crowd

I can never be more than that

We smile together
But I am not the reason for that smile
We laugh out loud
But every time we laugh out loud, it is halfhearted
We talk a lot very often
But the subject is not about you, me or us
We seldom join crowds
But you would sometimes make me feel like an outcast


I can not complain
Nor can I refrain
From the fact that I will never be the first
Nor the last at worst
Pouring my emotions here
Hope you all like it
Dec 2014 · 426
Just me
Bea De Vera Dec 2014
I wear my skirt long
I eat a lot
I repeat my clothes
I don't say the right things
I wear baggy clothes
I don't wear make up
I bite my nails
I have an attitude
And I don't have a hot boyfriend
........
I may be the person people talk about
Or the person who they think I am
But I don't change what I do for them
Or be the puppet they want me to be
.......
I'm just simply me
:)
Sorry haven't posted for so long :)
Sep 2014 · 313
Lies
Bea De Vera Sep 2014
I don't care if you didn't like me
Or that you never wanted to know who I was
But you didn't have to spread lies to make others agree
That I never valued you because you weren't my happiness' cause
emotions rising here :)
Sep 2014 · 459
Sides
Bea De Vera Sep 2014
Every person has a dark side
A dark, a damaged, a shattered or a traumatized one
Each side is a part that every person tries to hide
And eventually gets cold, so not to be undone

Every person has a bright side
A playful, a joyful, a carefree or a pleasant one
Each is a side that that attempts to misguide
The real part that tries to be shun

One side to hide and the other to misguide
A painful and a joyful face of a person
Both of the sides have either lived or have already died
Each have made the person better or had them worsen
Sorry haven't posted in a while lol hehe :)
Aug 2014 · 971
Brain VS. Heart
Bea De Vera Aug 2014
Your brain says, "Don't believe!"
Your heart says, "Don't worry, he won't leave."
Your brain says, "You'll just fall!"
Your heart says, "Don't worry, it was a close call."
Your brain says, "You'll get broken!"
Your heart says, "Don't worry, I won't get stolen."
After a while...........
Then your brain says, "He's a keeper."
Your heart says, "I told you so."
Sorry I haven't been posting poems for a while tho ;)
Jul 2014 · 708
Challenger
Bea De Vera Jul 2014
The deafening roar of cheers suddenly blurs
Mind and body become one to compete
My inner warrior awakes and stirs
As I strive my upcoming feat
What I feel when I used to compete :)
Jun 2014 · 472
Invisible
Bea De Vera Jun 2014
You've always looked straight at her
Never in my direction
So I'll just wait for you to decipher
That maybe I'm not just a shadow of her perfection
Jun 2014 · 1.2k
Acceptance
Bea De Vera Jun 2014
You said that I can be anything
So I sign up to be a member of a club
You got mad because you said it will ruin my grades
Why can't you see the potential within me?

You said you'd support my decisions
So I ran and became an officer of the club
You got angry because you said I'll just get tired
Why can't you believe in me?

You said you'd be proud in whatever I achieve
So I fought and became the president of the club
You got so ****** that you said I disgraced you
Why can't you understand I'm doing this for you?

Why can't you see that I'm working hard for you so you can say that what I was great and everything I did was so exemplary?

Why can't you see?
Why can't you accept it?
I'm doing my best for you Dad, I hope you'll see.
May 2014 · 1.5k
Past tense
Bea De Vera May 2014
We hugged
We held hands
We danced
We had plans

We watched movies
We did tricks
We made wishes
We went on trips

We were a couple
There was still a "You"
We were together
There was still two

No more reason, no more bearing
To bring back the "us"
And everything in the past
Especially when he changed "is" to *"was"
May 2014 · 8.5k
Truth
Bea De Vera May 2014
You've been in love with every girl you meet
You've managed to get a heartache with them too
When will you realize that their love is not concrete
And you getting hurt is nothing new
May 2014 · 2.5k
Own opinion
Bea De Vera May 2014
People has their own opinion on things
They see, criticize and of course, judge
They don't know the joy or pain it brings
And if they do, they are the ones who bear the grudge.
May 2014 · 293
Gone
Bea De Vera May 2014
The eyes that used to look at me with warmth
The lips that used to kiss me with care
The arms that used to hold me with comfort
The cheek that used to brush up to mine with delight
The hands that used to caress me with content
I tried to find them again.....*

But they weren't there anymore.
Inspired by my metaphorical mother: Elvi :D
May 2014 · 9.2k
Happiness
Bea De Vera May 2014
Happiness is a tub of ice cream
Waiting to be eaten
Not some cute love story
Where every word was sweet

Happiness is reading a book
Waiting for each exciting chapter
Not some confession
Where every word is so predictable

Happiness is a teddy bear
Waiting to be cuddled every night
Not some bouquet of flowers
Where everyday was a life sentence

Happiness is spending time with friends
Waiting everyday to hang out
Not some time with a guy
Wherein you can't define him just as happiness

Cause he's not just your happiness,
He's your everything
Dedicated to my friends :)
May 2014 · 521
Remember
Bea De Vera May 2014
Remember the time we first met,
When you stared intently into my eyes,
Your tender look gave comfort yet,
Just a glance seemed like a reprise

Remember the day confessed dearly to me,
Your words were so true and sweet
Every syllable was a siren's plea
And my heart felt so complete

Remember when you hugged me that day,
You made me feel like I was the One
The warmth of you ordered me to stay
And I knew that our love has begun

Remember when you used to kiss my hand
As a symbol of love for me, your dear
Every moment was so special, so grand
It was like I was protected, I had nothing to fear

Remember when you started to drift
You felt so distant and cold
Every word I say made you miffed
And it felt like our love was to enfold

Remember when you left me for another
I had no choice but to let you go
You told me I was but, to you, a bother
And that our love was just for show

Remember when you told me you loved me
Remember when you had kissed me
Remember when you left me
Remember your goodbye
Remember.
Inspired by my metaphorical mother :)
Bea De Vera May 2014
You promised you'd be with me
That even storms can't keep us apart
I believed you but then you left me for her
You left me and my broken heart
You promised me, you promised me

You came back and promised to stay
So I accepted you again
But you left me that night, for her
I cried out to you but all in vain
You promised me, you promised me

You returned once more and asked for my hand
So I blindly agreed because of my depression
We were together, yes, but then you went to her again
And left me with a shattered expression
You promised me, you promised me

I grew old waiting for you to come back
I never stopped looking back, the way we were before
I keep remembering you three promises
But then I realized, we won't be together anymore
You promised me, you promised me
Dedicated to my heartbroken friends! :D
Bea De Vera May 2014
A day with you was a day of sunshine,
A day of wonder,
A day of hope,
And a day of color

An hour with you was an hour of joy,
An hour of pleasure,
An hour to hold on,
And an hour of leisure

A minute with you was a minute of worry,
A minute of regret,
A minute of doubt,
And a minute of wanting to forget

Every day, hour and minute was a different emotion
A different feeling to remember,
A different thing to believe,
A different moment to savor

— The End —