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

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

Eight hours
of almost everyday
to make
the corporate machine
richer by the second
while we sacrifice
our dreams,
our families
and our passion
to put food on our plates,
to put a roof on our heads
and to provide education
for our children,
the hope of our future
when in fact,
it is our right
as people
to have them
in the first place

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

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

I fear
the day
I lose
the passion
to write

Never
have I thought
that I will belong
to someone else
until I
belonged to you

If you want to leave,
then go
but please
don't come back
because
I can't anymore
be as broken
as when I was
with you

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

My childhood was happiness
It wasn't perfect
It was actually bittersweet
but I was happy
The innocence of a child
As I grew up,
life smacked me
right across the face
I learned that life
will never be
what you planned it to be
It made me experience
tragedy,
happiness,
disappointment,
and pain;
lots of it
It made me stronger
and wiser
But if I will be given
the chance,
I would go back
to being
that kid again
because life
was so much simpler
back then

Your tears
are killing me
like daggers
to the heart

You left me
on a September night
right where we had
our first drink
I already saw it coming
You were cold
You always wanted to have
the talk
whenever I said
I love you
As if those words
didn't matter anymore
I wanted to believe
that the reason
you left
is for our own good
but I honestly don't know
if that's true
because it hurt so much
It hurts
that for a rare time
I chose
to be vulnerable,
it was for someone
like you
who chose a different path
You chose the path
of success
and obviously,
I wasn't gonna be
a part of it

The emptiness
is killing me
day by day
Until now
I don't know
how to fill up
that void

The sun rises very early
Waves are calling,
soothing what is typically
a troubled mind
Sharing a lonely view
with those who need
a temporary escape
from the perplexities
of a broken life

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

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

Politics and greed
A lethal combination
Harsh reality

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

You are my whole world
I am not even in yours
Why am I still here?

The rich and the poor
An unfathomable gap
Societal norm

I love you
because
you loved me
when
the rest of the world
didn't
including myself

Injustice
is a father
shot years ago
lays to rest
while the one
who pulled the trigger
is enjoying
the freedom
of the innocent

Others wait
for the promise
of a new day

I wait
for the promise
of a good night sleep

I was criticized
Speaking nothing but the truth
how the system works

The pain and sadness
of looking at a woman
you can never have

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