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Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
Everyone hears you.
Not everyone listens to you.
Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
I fought.
In the battle ground.
I surrendered.
In my own game.
I lost.
In the arena of life.
Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
Broken glass.
Shattered dreams.
Defeated game.
Crumbling inside.
Yet you smile—
And say “I’m okay.”
Pretense.
Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
We only see what we want to see.
We only hear what we want to hear.
We only do what we want to do.
Why?
Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
I’m stuck
At a time I shouldn’t stop.
I’m lost
At a place I shouldn’t cross.
Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
I watch as the night unfold its beauty:
The luminescent moon shining above
And the stars that sparkle throughout the night.
He said: “The light that you see from those stars has been emitted several years ago.”
I smiled.
I said: “I know. Just as how humanity appreciate the value of someone when they’re long gone.”
I smiled bitterly at the stars.
“I miss you.” I murmured.
Lulu Sarmiento Jul 2020
We were born at the same time but in different worlds.
We walked in the same world but at different times.
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