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Aurelio Nov 2013
11:48 am and I’m thinking about how good
we were at pretending.
masters of the art, me and you.
you with your light laugh and fickle friends,
pretending you know what it’s like to be loved.
and me on your lawn, picking at grass,
pretending I can’t feel.
I left because I’m good at leaving and
you ignored because you’re good at ignoring.
no one can throw stones, we did what we knew best.
we did what we knew best.

T.11.I
Aurelio Apr 2016
Sometimes I wonder if you’re better off without me,
If the miles between us set you free.

I was holding you back, dragging you down.
Yes, you’re definitely better off without me around.

From a distance, I’ve watched you spread your wings and fly,
Do things you wouldn’t have dared to try.

By now.. I’m almost certain, by now I’m almost sure,
That me leaving you behind was your cure.

T.11.I
Aurelio Mar 2014
I used to think I could catch dust motes
with my bare hands.

I would dance around in the sunbeams of my childhood,
watching my hands whip through the slow
drifting constellations of dead skin.

I swore, if I just moved fast enough,
I could cup the colorless specks in my hands.

You were never really mine,
I just thought I held you in a sunlit moment.

T.11.I
Aurelio Feb 2014
Every night, I drown in a world of nightmares.
They don't scare me anymore.

I've seen the people I love
die a thousand deaths.

I've been chased by a million monsters
that I didn't even know existed.

I've felt more humiliation and guilt in one dream
than in my entire waking life.

But the worst nightmare of all
is the one in which I lose you.

Those nights leave my face
wet with tears.

T.11.I
Aurelio Oct 2013
I walk the halls quietly and alone

A ghost surround by life

Sometimes people can see me

But they look away

'Cause no one wants to waste time

Befriending a ghost

T.11.I
Aurelio Oct 2013
The world hid you from me
and the sun owes me a shine
for hiding you under her lid
for filling my days with brine

The cloud swallowed my star
and the galaxies ate her heart
the heavens will vent my precious
alas my hearts shall sing victorious

The lord sent you my way
as punishment and as bliss
as the serpent that stung my stay
as the reward of that faithful kiss

T.11.I
Aurelio Oct 2013
My brain not switching off at night,
It isn't my decision anymore.
It feels like it has a life of its own,
It makes me wonder how powerful
The human mind actually can be.
If only they had a pill
I could take
To fall back
Into the deep sleep
And just stay there for a moment
Or even a night
Just so I can feel alive again.

T.11.I
Aurelio Apr 2014
I don't mind seeing
the season change

spring
summer
autumn
fall

on my own
as long as i can feel
your palm pressed on my cheek,
hear you say my name,
and hold you close
when the perfect sunrise comes.

T.11.I
Camotes, Cebu City. Circa 2014
Aurelio Jun 2014
Hello there, too, mister
I see you more like a stranger
Just stop it right there,
don't even try to win my heart,
I tell you, it's deadlocked already,
don't you even dare.

I won't open it
for you --- you will just come,
and take the pieces of me with you
without my permission,
and vanish eventually
just like a thief in the night
who comes and steals
and then run away.

T.11.I
Aurelio Oct 2013
Dear self,
I am deeply sorry for how I have mistreated you
We have been through a lot together
I feel I will be departing you in the near future
this is not something to be sad about
even you are better off without me
I hope one day you can forgive me for what I have done to you
*I am sorry.
Aurelio Oct 2013
A feeling that leaves a tingling pain that kicks—
In between my heart and the soul within;
Leaves one numb, if not morose.

But to whom shall those clamors be spoken?
If not for one, but for most,
Shouts became soft whispers—
Unheard. Echoes sail as far to oblivion,
Left in vain for the wind to cast away— to a limbo of nothingness.

So for the soul to live— he must live.
Solitary, in companion, in both ways— or neither.
He must flourish, if not at the joy that dwells,
Perhaps at the pain, those unheard pleas, did create.

T.11.I
Aurelio Oct 2013
Healed wounds sealed with a kiss,
From the devil.

Consumed by a blue flame,
Fueled with passion.

Dancing in the rain,
Barefoot.

We lose ourselves at night.

T.11.I
Aurelio Oct 2013
Writing is my escape
A place i can go and
Disappear
Because everything around me
Is mine

My words are not your vacation
Not a resort set up on a beach
In the mountains
By the sea
Not a place made for you to go
To enjoy
To bring the family and take
Cliché pictures and souvenirs

This land is mine
And the only person I aim to please
Is myself.

T.11.I
Y.
Aurelio Oct 2013
Y.
That perfect letter, The wishbone,
fork in the road, empty wineglass.
The question we ask over and over.

T.11.I
You
Aurelio Jul 2014
You
You,
It's always you,
You bring a smile to my face,
You make my heart pace,
You keep my mind in place.

It's been so long,
And I wonder each day,
How do you do it,
What makes you so special,
That I can't get you out of my head.

My mind running marathons,
Just to grasp you for a moment,
Even if it's just an illusion,
The way I gently grab your hand,
And pull you in for a kiss,
Only to realize I've been day dreaming.

What is it about you,
Please tell me,
I wanna know why your beauty,
Wanders in my sweet dreams.
Give me an answer,
Even if it's just a tease.

You're the reason,
Why my nights are spent sleepless,
Why my days are spent dreaming,
Why each time I look around,
I see that amazing grace you lay around me.

Won't you come to me,
Because you and I know,
That you know,
That I know,
That it's you...

T.11.I
To the person I love most.

— The End —