#oreo
sitting across from me
was you and your big smile,
the way your eyes would squint as we were
laughing about the different oreo flavors
watching you pull out packs and packs of them
eagerly from your backpack
dunking it in a purple shake -- the sweet taste
of ube and the little pearls sitting at the bottom,
our table filled and soon our stomachs,
the steam of freshly cooked rice and the sizzle of pork sisig,
the clanking of the utensils and the sound of the conversations
you started,
i can hear it all in my head.
a scene that almost played out but didn't,
a moment i wish took place,
excitement was now a shade of dark blue
and the plans we've made turned into dust.
i wish i've known what was going on inside your head
and here I am talking to you in mine
whispering for you to come home
but you are.
Apr 12, 2020
Apr 12, 2020 at 4:34 PM UTC
It fell so hard
It rolled on the floor
I just stared
Was it my heart?
It almost broke
Oreo cookie double stuffed
I ate it anyways
My inner rebel said it was ok
It was intact thanks to “the stuff”
So is my happy heart
Mar 14, 2020
Mar 14, 2020 at 9:41 PM UTC
My sound has always offended ears
As if when I speak fire comes out
As if a black with grammar brings fears
Like when i said door instead of
Dough they shout
Afraid of my speech they put me down
Call me sounding white
just because I use a proper noun
Can’t even say my name without spite
My attire gets mocked as well
No Jordan’s no rip jeans no chains
They even hate my smell
I dress for myself not for eye strains
Music taste are greats from another era
Some rock blues jazz and rap
It burns them to hear like
they need aloe vera
As if all black ppl trap
I have a dad so I’m anomaly
They can’t get why mom has a degree
Like having a dad needs a homily or
Education for women isn’t a reality
My voice shocks my oppressor
He sees it as me trying to be like him
When did it become illegal
to be black with a professor
Or speak intelligently is only for them
Afraid that my tongue
means I can’t be controlled
Then I’m a threat to the world
So they make it appear as if pronunciation
Is only white gold
And the only reason I speak this way is because I’m swirled
To articulated for my skin
And to dark so it’s sin
I wish the way I speak didn’t matter in the end
Jul 3, 2018
Jul 3, 2018 at 7:08 PM UTC
losing him's like being given an oreo
when you've been having double stuff forever
i've been losing him and i didn't even notice
Jul 9, 2015
Jul 9, 2015 at 5:17 AM UTC
Various flavours all so sweet,
They indicate only one thing,
Definition of sweetness & joy.
Enjoy it with friends or family,
Or the most beautiful memory,
I enjoy it with her on my mind.
It is just so sweet & chocolatey,
Just as her strong & soft nature,
I love them both, but I eat Oreo!
Jun 14, 2015
Jun 14, 2015 at 8:17 AM UTC
Everything's still the same,
Nothing seems to have changed
But one...
You're gone.
And, without you,
Even though everything's still the same,
Nothing seems to be the same.
Apr 23, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 at 5:40 AM UTC
Once I tasted Oreo,
Chocolate became plain.
Once I tried Red lips,
Normal lips turned pale.
Once I had you,
Other guys came across as
Nothing.
Just like how it was
Nothing
to you.
Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 12:37 AM UTC
Once upon a time,
in a land faraway,
lived an Oreo biscuit.
Everyone judged him--
he was black on the outside,
and white on the in.
He thought he would
never ever fit in.
Now in that land of biscuits,
where most were brown,
they all thought Oreo's
the strangest in town.
But little did they know
he was the favorite of the lot.
For in the human world,
his kind was the most bought.
Everyone learned to love him,
even the Fita guy.
But he told Oreo,
"Don't trust humans;
you won't want to know why."
But the Oreo boy,
he was a curious one.
He thought he needed to enjoy,
go out and have fun.
Later that night,
someone grabbed him, behold--
fear glazed over Oreo's eyes
over what he was told.
He was twisted and dunked
in milk till he drowned.
Then broken forever
and his life was summed.
For whatever Fita said,
it became so true.
Whatever happened to Oreo
Hopefully, won't happen to you.
Jul 10, 2014
Jul 10, 2014 at 7:48 AM UTC