As I Sit beside this lonely tree
I count my blessings one, two, three
Looking up to into the branches
I Close my eyes and think about my chances
For a moment a glimmer of light
Perhaps I can have what I want in sight
Dark clouds loom in the background beginning to spiral around
Rain begins to fall
But the tree still stands tall
What it would be like to be this tree
To stand there so strong and free

You should stop to smell the roses
I think they're starting to rot

Luckily, the stench of your lies
should hide any signs
of decomposition

Not that you've noticed death before
not even when you tore
my heart from my chest

Certainly not when you lied
and consequently died
in my eyes.

Perhaps this flooding
Wakes us up in this place known for greed
Like a splash of cold water to the face
God's planting of seed
To care for, to love one another, to live by
His word is all we need!!! RISE ABOVE THE UNDERTOW OF GREED

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Live life happy
and together
even if in your poetry
Daisy and Lilly will sprout out

you have to die a few times
before you can really live
sounds believable
like the breath in frozen snow
praying your queen of everything and everyone
and she does not disappoint anyone
since she loves her all children equally

Written by
~~~Jawahar Gupta~~~

That night we said a million words
One of them being I love you
And then I finally heard
You say you loved me too

My heart skipped a beat
My mind practically shut off
Little did I know it'd be bittersweet
Our love seemed to stop after takeoff

My love went on
But your love for me dwindled
It almost seems gone
But my love for you is forever kindled

You say you still love me
You say you still care
Why is it so hard for me to see
There's something still there

Okay lang naman kahit walang ganito
Kaya pa namang tiisin ang lamig ng puso
Pero bakit unti unti na babalik ang tingin
Gigising sa umaga ikaw ang agad hahanapin

Okay pa naman kahit walang pansinan
Mga normal na usapan na walang lambingan
Pero bakit nakatutuwang masilayan ang ngiti
Para bang ginugustong pagmasdan nalang ang 'yong labi

Okay ba sayo na pangarapin kita?
Nananaginip na akong kasama ka tuwina
Alam ko namang di ka maniniwala
Ngunit idinidikta ng isip na subukang pumusta

Okay kaya na mahulog sa 'yo?
Natatakot ako, baka di mo ko masalo
Pareho yata tayong takot magtiwala
Subalit bumubulong ang puso na ikaw ang tadhana

Okay na ako, handa nang humakbang
Lalakad, tatakbo kahit maraming humarang
Sa'yo lang nakatingin sa abot tanaw
Mananatiling ikaw hanggang sa pagpanaw

Okay sanang managinip nang ikaw ang katabi
Yun ang tanging pangarap, 'di na ikinukubli
Hihilingin sa langit at sa mga bituin
Na sana sa huli... ako'y sayo at ikaw ay maging sa akin

Moccasin slippers
tip toe down
a silent corridor

finds an angel weeping
at a closed door

she lived off crumbs
walked a million miles through flame and volcanic rock

tornado in her voice
hungry man sobbing
in her eyes

she still likes to watch butterflies
at the Park, downtown

hoping one day her love
will come back with the keys

she needs to open it
before solitary madness
repeats old tapes

and the shrewd air
is screaming back
at her

punishing her
for being innocent.

I am fine without you.
Even if my days are dull
And my nights are gray
Even when the world seemed to slow down.
I am fine without you.

I am fine without you.
I was already used to this chromium life
And the daily bouts of the same, lame boring days
Before you came along and catch my sight.
I was fine without you.

I was fine without you.
But you still came.
And then the black and gray turned to blue and red and yellow
till suddenly i was blinded by the colors left in your wake.
I was fine without you.

I was fine without you.
But you showed me that the world still has some different shade to discover.
You taught me how a smile can brighten up every darkened face.
You made me feel a lot of things until i remembered that these are not all new.
I was fine without you.

I was already fine without you.
But suddenly i knew.
I remembered all the rainbows and the butterflies and the feelings.
They are all fun, they are all dreamy and they gave me a glimpse towards a new reality.
I was already fine without you.

But suddenly…
You left me.
And now i am no longer fine…
I am not fine…
With or without you..