#ordinarydays
the morning after is a quiet affair
its the pain of remembrance as you wake
and the short, sharp burst of hope
as you startle and sigh, what a scary dream!
thank god it's not real!
the morning after means ordinary things
it means breakfast and cookies,
coffee and the stain it leaves on your teeth
its a quiet apartment and its using the restroom,
its washing the dishes and drinking tea
its the pain of being alive
the morning after is a collection
of small, sharp little memories, its tears
that seem to come from nowhere
and the dreaded quiet, the silence, it fills you up
until nothing else exists
and yet you watch the world spin by
uncaring
its the pendulum of existence
the constant ups and downs
and its existing in that world
without you in it
8h ago
Jun 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM UTC
Remembering, when...
occasions, weekends were eagerly celebrated
even weekdays...any day was met with enthusiasm
but, how did all these special days become so ordinary?
how...why, did these red-marked dates become unimportant?
why are we here now, in this phase? at this point?
existing...standing on a plateau...where,
life offers no changes...no alternatives...
it's like...a storm decides to stop at midstream
chooses to stay...not just passing through
no swerving, no immediate changes in its direction.
the adventurous soul in us, hides...its spark, dies
sunlight looks dim...the moon is without a glow
clear sea water seems muddy...wading, becomes
so tiresome...legs and feet hurt so much,
from swimming...day by day
...away...from cacophony...
it gets to be weary,
to be reminded of a wrong choice,
or a wrong decision made,
to always rise...from a restless sea
most times, we taste impure water
contaminated...and adulterated
where acerbic, detrimental words float,
further aggravating
existing emotional sores,
creating more lesions in the mind.
what's worse,
the ears that choose to be deaf, are further pierced
the already wounded heart and dashed ego, are further stabbed
they all could one day, be numbed
.......by more of these ordinary days....
I wonder if it's better...to linger on a plateau
or to be on the cusp...of a fall...
Sally
Copyright April 17, 2016
Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016 at 2:59 AM UTC