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 Jun 2015 Eve
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Jack
 Jun 2015 Eve
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Jack of all trades, master of none.
Until poetry came.
I was Jack. Or so I thought.
 Jun 2015 Eve
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Barter
 Jun 2015 Eve
XIII
Love, you see
Is very easy
Easy as 1, 2, 3
As A, B, C

I give my heart to you
You give me yours
Ooops! Don't break it!
For I'll also drop yours

I point a gun into your chest
And you're free to do the same
Because in us, we trust
That our fingers that can pull the trigger, is too numb

I give my all to you
You give your all to me
I'll promise forever to you
Will you promise forever to me too?

Love is easy, it should be
It's just a matter of give and take
A symbiotic interaction called mutualism
A law called equivalent exchange

But love isn't easy
Emotions, situations, make it so hard
If only it was easy
Poetry won't exist even now

If love was as easy as a barter system
I'll offer you my all, you can take them
And I'll succumb to all that you've given
But love isn't easy at all, love just isn't
 Jun 2015 Eve
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Love Vitae
 Jun 2015 Eve
XIII
My name is JP
And I'm 23
I live somewhere in the Philippines
Where tropical birds are singing

I finished a Computer Science degree
And I currently work in an I.T. Company
As a Spiderman
Developing web programs

I earn about fourteen thousand pesos per month
Depending on the deductions my employers' cut
And the expenses I have to pay
Because I have to support my family everyday

My objective for sending you my résumé
Is to apply for a position, if I may
I am applying as your forever, if that's not too cliche
I am very serious, don't think of it as a play

I am not that hardworking, but I can work smart
I'll make your every mornings a great start
You cook and I'll go wash the dishes
I'll hug you from behind, and shower you with kisses

I am a good singer, I'll always serenade you
I am a good dancer, let's sway and dance tango
I am a poet, I'll dedicate poems for you
I am a dreamer, let's wake up our dreams for two

I'll let you indulge with wanderlust and see the world
I'll keep surprising you with small gifts tied with a ribbon
I'll keep my vow that there will be no one but you
I'll pledge with full loyalty that I'll always be true

I can list down more if you'd like to
But that'll be too many, so I'll stop with these few
These are my assets, things I'm good at
I'm introducing you to what I have and what I got

So, please carefully review my application
This won't be enough proof, I know
But as our relationship grows as lovers
You'll see I'm worth your forever

For character reference, here's my number
Let's go to dinner, I'll give you a call
Sincerely yours,
Your soon-to-be future
Applying for someone's forever. I hope I'll be hired.
 Jun 2015 Eve
niamh
Gold for souls
 Jun 2015 Eve
niamh
He offered her gifts
Of diamonds and gold
Hoping to lure her in.
But she refused
To swap her soul
However merry the sin
 Jun 2015 Eve
Leigh
.
Don't think less of me for thinking too much of you
.
 Jun 2015 Eve
Pax
The day I stop dreaming
     is when I started my progress…

I never really understood to why, oh why
do we have to start a living?

In the city of progress, I became the mindless puppet
Of what we call ‘the clichés of society’
FOR NOW - I’m totally blind in all five senses
    to where my love should be place in…

From a specific today, I am robbed for my silence
Totally alone never wanted nor even needed
Conceivably A misplaced person in a ‘crazy world’
- or it is just me who thinks this way.

Sometimes I would think no one would ever really captured
                          - ‘the essence of my heart’
Or probably it was just me, who never did take noticed.
Guessing I am too
  - Perverse to feel anything within the walls of my five senses.

Despite everything else, I understood how Society lives by.
The imaginable ways it burdens and pleasure in
–> Giving –> Receiving –> Showing –> US
                                                         how life works with their walls.

I could never blame how our world becomes a harsh place,
Yet I could took the blame on US
   or our humanity is too faulty consecutively.
Too many Securities from any Insecurities.
Walls upon Wall of their Owning Glory,
      Almost nothing is free.

So I stand chained from cultural responsibilities,
for we were made to think this way.

Ashamed of what I discovered
So I hide in the covers of my pen
To write, just write,
A Written voice for the fallen..

A friend told me “I think life ends when a man stops from breathing and also when he stops from dreaming. What will keep us moving if we no longer have holds to aspirations, to hope...”

Then my friend, Kalypso answered a big part of it in her review on what I am talking about in this piece, she said: “being a dreamer for so long, having to pull my head and heart out of the clouds and start the mundane process every day, over and over again, would bring me into this realm of thinking. Wondering why we do ...what we do? What is the purpose of working just to pay bills and survive, but barely live? Feeling like I disappeared in the process of becoming an adult and taking on responsibilities. Having no time to explore the world. To ponder the mysteries of life...or capture the beauty of everything around us. How the monotony takes away your creativity and individualism, blends you into society, almost making you invisible.”

Then Rachelle’s questions arise saying: “Do we grumble? Do fall into a deeper pit of despair or do we try to figure out how to transform our reality such that the world is exciting and challenging again?”

With all those thoughts arises from my poem, I came to understand that despite I stop dreaming big, I still hold on to the little hope and a hint faith I have on myself that someday, in some way a dream could rise again from the burned pages of my bucket list.

I am thankful that I have find/found friends in my writings.
So I appreciate everyone who reads me, greatly....

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/willyampax/1336541/
 Jun 2015 Eve
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7 Wonders
 Jun 2015 Eve
XIII
I wonder if shellfish are selfish
Or if the rain is already tired of falling

I wonder if the ocean is tired of being blue
Or if Mr. Cactus wants a hug too

I wonder if snows ever felt warm
Or if the words "It's cold!" ever came out from Mr. Sun

And finally, I wonder if God also prays
Just wondering..
 Jun 2015 Eve
Ignatius Hosiana
If I die
Don't cry for me, play me a symphony
Clear the sadness, just sing for me
Don't ever feel that you're alone
I'll be watching over you from my new home
If I die
Don't run out of speech or words
Don't let your heart break into shards
Don't hate the memories of us together
I'll be waiting for you on the other side,
forever
If I die
Don't dress in strength any weakness
Criticize if I failed and praise my uniqueness
Don't embrace an eternal sadness
No,don't entertain such madness
If I die
Comfort all my family and friends
'Cause just like it starts life ends
Enjoy every song we loved while it sings
Knowing It's among those good things
If I die
I'll be the hymn playing during my requiem
No delirium,I pray hope be your emblem
If tears escape,wipe them from your eyes
I'll be looking out for you from paradise
If I die
I'll be the ageless sun up your sky
I'll be solace when you want to cry
I'll be your favorite meal and cloth
I'll be in your favorite Axioms of Thoth
If I die
I'll be the moments we lived
I'll be the faith we believed
I know I'll be your daily prayer
I'll be there, everywhere
If I die
I'll be all those good books we've read
But one sure thing is I'll be dead
Just wanted to share one of my olduns
 Jun 2015 Eve
niamh
Starless
 Jun 2015 Eve
niamh
A life without love
Is like a night sky without the stars.
It's still there,
Just not quite as beautiful
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