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230 · Mar 2021
Slaves
themisunderstood Mar 2021
Everyday
waking up
to a
delusional belief
of something
we call
FREEDOM
185 · Apr 2021
Hypocrite
themisunderstood Apr 2021
They say
I'm a hypocrite
for wanting
more money
I ask them,
"What can I do?"
I live
in a world
where money
can bend
all the rules
159 · Apr 2020
Behind the Clown’s Mask
themisunderstood Apr 2020
Here he is again with his so-called comicality
That big, fat clown with an annoying personality
Acting like the whole world is his stage
Yet no one knows his life’s other page

It’s another day and the clown plays his part
No room for sadness because show’s about to start
Laughter bursts for their own selfish joys
Treating him like one of their toys

As the curtains close, he removes his mask
Staring at all the mirrors, his reflections ask
“Why fool yourself, when you’re really just sad?”
“People think you’re crazy, you’re just the comedy they never had!”
135 · Sep 2021
Bullet
themisunderstood Sep 2021
All these thoughts
are killing me
What should I do?
I have been living
for a long time
but it seems
that my life
is going nowhere
Sometimes, I think
that bullet
wasn't such a bad idea
after all
126 · Aug 2020
I Love You
themisunderstood Aug 2020
I love you
because
you loved me
when
the rest of the world
didn't
including myself
122 · May 2020
Regrets
themisunderstood May 2020
Tired, lying in my bed
and yet I couldn't sleep
Thinking of the thousand
moments in my life
when I could've made
a better decision,
a better choice
My life may have ended up
in a better place
These thoughts
keep me up all night
They haunt me
but it's too late
and what hurts most is
I have to live with
those decisions
for the rest of my life
Special thanks to @Zelyn for inspiring me to write this.
120 · May 2021
Promise
themisunderstood May 2021
I don't have much money
All I have is my heart
but I can promise you one thing
we will never be apart
110 · Dec 2021
Emptiness
themisunderstood Dec 2021
The emptiness
is killing me
day by day
Until now
I don't know
how to fill up
that void
106 · May 2020
Tears Don't Fall
themisunderstood May 2020
I cried
so much
in the past
that
no tear
is falling
from my eyes
anymore
even when
the pain
is unbearable
104 · Apr 2021
Standpoint
themisunderstood Apr 2021
Where you are
right now
is a culmination
of all the decisions
you've made
in the past
101 · Jun 2020
Dekada Nobenta
themisunderstood Jun 2020
Nirvana, Rage and Oasis
They are what made up my 90s
When life was a lot more simple
Back then when people are people
101 · Jun 2020
Abditory
themisunderstood Jun 2020
Shooting star from outer space
Grant what I truly desire
Serenity of a quiet place
to rekindle my passion's fire
Thanks to @maryem for helping me with the title
95 · Apr 2021
Passed By
themisunderstood Apr 2021
I am in my 30s
and life passed me by
I watch all these feel good movies
but they don't make me
feel good at all
They make me feel like
I missed a lot
and there is no turning back
There's nothing I can do
but to look
straight ahead
92 · May 2020
Reality of the System
themisunderstood May 2020
Those
who actually
contribute
to society
are the ones
being left out
89 · Mar 2021
XXVII
themisunderstood Mar 2021
Tired in endlessness
Infinite cycle of work
just to pay the rent
89 · Jun 2020
Serve and Protect
themisunderstood Jun 2020
To those who vowed to serve and protect
Those who we look up to and respect
Doing your job the right way is what we expect
So please don't put your knee on the back of our neck
Rest in peace to another victim of racial bias and law enforcement brutality in the United States.
89 · Mar 2021
Trapped
themisunderstood Mar 2021
Tirelessly working just to make ends meet
Put food on our plates 'cause we have to eat
Cruel is the world of a nobody like me
and they say that I live in the land of the free
87 · May 2020
XI
themisunderstood May 2020
XI
I fell for the stars
but the thing about stars is
they're so far away
84 · Apr 2020
Parasite
themisunderstood Apr 2020
She was a parasite, a user no doubt
but it was a situation I couldn’t get out
because she had already cast her spell
I drank her poison I fought but I fell
81 · Jun 2020
A Poem About Space
themisunderstood Jun 2020
Star from a far away galaxy
Please become my new reality
So I can see the beauty of outer space
Alone and separated from human race
80 · Mar 2021
XXVI
themisunderstood Mar 2021
An empty canvass
A mind full of ideas
How do I begin?
79 · May 2020
A Poem for the Night
themisunderstood May 2020
It is night time
Darkness has devoured
the blue skies
Stars glisten
like silver glitters
City lights shining
like diamonds from afar
The moon boasting
its gorgeous craters
One can't help but bask
under its cold light
Silence lingering
the once busy streets
People slumber,
awaiting the promise
of another tomorrow
A fitting end
for the fulfillment
of another day
78 · May 2020
Hush
themisunderstood May 2020
Hush sweet girl and wipe your tears
Tell me all your doubts and fears
For you are mine to protect
The girl I'll never neglect
76 · Apr 2020
For the Love of Poetry
themisunderstood Apr 2020
It's 2:00 AM
but I am wide awake
Thinking of
the right colors
to paint
on my empty canvas
Poetry
has been my refuge
It has been
my outlet for creativity,
my outlet for happiness
and my outlet for sadness
It gives me great pleasure
to look for
the right words to say
It is
the manifestation
of my artistry
76 · May 2020
XX
themisunderstood May 2020
**
When things don't go well
Pray to our Almighty God
Things will be just fine
74 · Apr 2020
Failure
themisunderstood Apr 2020
I hadn’t been what you wanted in a son
There were a lot of things I shouldn't have done
If you were here, would you even recognize
the little boy that once gave you smiles?
74 · Sep 2020
Belong
themisunderstood Sep 2020
Never
have I thought
that I will belong
to someone else
until I
belonged to you
74 · May 2020
A Poem for the Storm
themisunderstood May 2020
Rain drops
are falling
Pouring down
on unlit houses
Its droplets
trickling down
the window pane
Trees swayed
by the strong wind
Moving them
for its own amusement
Thunder roars
at the surprise
of those who slumber
Lightning flashes
brightly on the dark skies
Capturing a photograph
of the gloomy evening
A memory
of what will soon be
just another storm
in history
72 · May 2020
XIX
themisunderstood May 2020
XIX
I am all alone
thinking about you and me
and what could've been
72 · May 2020
I Am Not a Fighter
themisunderstood May 2020
I am not a fighter
I am not that kind of person
I don't resort to violence
I want peace for myself
I want peace for other people
I am soft but
I can't let them see it
I might be taken as a weak person
I am a friend
I am a lover
I am a son
I am a human being
I am not a fighter
72 · Apr 2020
Rhymes
themisunderstood Apr 2020
Seeing her smile completes my day
Giving color to rhymes I say
Looking back to the time I first saw your face
Nothing else mattered, I was in outer space
71 · May 2020
XIV
themisunderstood May 2020
XIV
You called out my name
I smiled and opened my eyes
It was just a dream
71 · Jun 2020
XXV
themisunderstood Jun 2020
XXV
I am done with her
I'm not thinking about her
Those were all just lies
69 · Apr 2020
Lonely City
themisunderstood Apr 2020
I wander in this lonely city
just to forget who you are
but that is no longer a possibility
because you already left a scar
69 · May 2020
A Poet's Fear
themisunderstood May 2020
I fear
the day
I lose
the passion
to write
69 · May 2020
Insomniac
themisunderstood May 2020
Others wait
for the promise
of a new day

I wait
for the promise
of a good night sleep
68 · May 2020
XXII
themisunderstood May 2020
I saw it happen
I gave you all the warning
You said it's not true
67 · May 2020
Bitterness
themisunderstood May 2020
I did everything to prove my love for you
You said you love me but that just wasn't true
You chose to be with another man
You looked at me, turned away and ran
67 · Sep 2020
Just Because
themisunderstood Sep 2020
I love you because it's Monday
I love you because it's Tuesday
I love you because it's Wednesday
I love you because it's Thursday
I love you because it's Friday
I love you because it's Saturday
I love you because it's Sunday

I love you because you make my day
66 · May 2020
Fools
themisunderstood May 2020
In a world full of discriminate fools
people of color tend to break the rules
but the worst we can do is give an excuse
to satisfy their hunger for racial abuse
65 · May 2020
A Dream
themisunderstood May 2020
I had a dream
You were alive
I knew
it'll be
your last day
on the day of Judas
I told you
but you
didn't believe me
I woke up
and I slept again
hoping
to have
the same dream
Only that time
I hoped
you would
believe me
64 · May 2020
XII
themisunderstood May 2020
XII
I asked how she was
She said she is doing fine
I said I missed her
64 · May 2020
The Misunderstood Pt. 2
themisunderstood May 2020
There's a man
a very misunderstood man
who hides behind
the mask of a jester
He has flaws
lots of them
He uses these flaws
to make people laugh
He thought
making other people laugh
will make him happy
but he was wrong
Besides, who wants to be
laughed at anyway
So he tries to give out
a serious aura
but it's too late
The damage
has already been done
and it's his fault
It's his fault
that he's misunderstood
Maybe deep inside,
he just doesn't know
what makes him happy
He has a lot of dreams
but seems to be very far
from achieving them
He lost a lot of people
in his life
People he loved so much
He still has people
left in his life
that he loves so much
but just doesn't seem to know
how to show that love
and that affection
What's wrong with this man?
He seems to be lost
in this labyrinth
called life
He doesn't know
where to start again
He has been eaten up
by the system
The daily grind
of a life in the city
just to make ends meet
He is in too deep
What's wrong with this man?
Does heaven have a place
for the misunderstood?
64 · May 2020
Adversity
themisunderstood May 2020
This pandemic has taken a lot of lives
People from around the world
are affected
It does not choose
It affects everyone
regardless of
the color of their skin,
the country they're from,
their status in life,
their age,
their ****** orientation
or their religion
But maybe
this is what the world needs
to remind
each and everyone of us
that we are all human
and that
we need each other
This may be
what will unite all of us
Something
that does not select its victim
Something
that is not seen by the naked eye
Something
that does not care
We are all in this together
fighting as a unit
in the face of adversity
64 · May 2020
XV
themisunderstood May 2020
XV
Strumming my guitar
Playing my favorite song
but no one listens
63 · May 2020
IX
themisunderstood May 2020
IX
The pain and sadness
of looking at a woman
you can never have
63 · May 2020
XVIII
themisunderstood May 2020
Our relationship,
like mixing oil and water,
is not feasible
62 · May 2020
XVI
themisunderstood May 2020
XVI
Let us leave this world
Escape the toxicity
Never to return
62 · May 2020
VIII
themisunderstood May 2020
The waves are calling;
asking me to ride with it
as the sun sets down
62 · Apr 2020
Valentine's Day
themisunderstood Apr 2020
I don’t have any flowers they were never my thing
I don’t have any songs I don’t know how to sing
All I know is your heart is mine to mend
I’ll be yours and yours alone until my life’s end
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