"offline" poems
You don't limit your life to social media.
In reality, social media limits you to your life.
A selfie with this and a selfie with that.
Your life is race for comments and likes.
Instead of having a personality worth praising
You are now judged based on your social media profiles.
Status update: I wish I could visit Paris some day.
In Paris you're like, "Where can I get signals for wifi?"
Your achievements are unlocking new levels of Candy Crush
Is that the legacy you'll leave behind?
As if all these achievements will benefit you
to unlock the doors of heaven when you'll die.
Your 940 friends won't be able to help you
by sending a booster or an extra life.
Relationship Status: Happily married.
Happy and married until the moment you both go offline.
You buy everything from behind the screen
Error 404: Cannot buy love and time.
It's a complicated maze that you won't accept
Even when they themselves call it a website.
You don't limit your life to social media.
In reality, social media limits you to your life.
Nov 4, 2014
Nov 4, 2014 at 2:46 PM UTC
Teamwork is essential to complete the task at hand,
we work closely together to meet the demand
Each person has thier own important part,
to deliver our service, straight from the heart.
The empathy we express, the willingness we share,
can turn around a customer from pulling out thier hair.
We have a few teams both offline and on,
we do this so we don't miss anything wrong.
We support each other every single day,
ensuring everything is covered, nothing left astray.
We work with pride and respect one another,
we are indeed genuine, it is not a cover.
A team requires co-operation and communication between all,
and when everyone participates, there is no way to fall.
I am proud of our team, and those that lead,
always willing and ready to help those in need.
Sep 19, 2017
Sep 19, 2017 at 1:52 PM UTC
Nananahimik sa isang tabi
Hindi mapakali
Itinatanong sa sarili
Anong nangyari sa atin nitong huli
Bakit tila nagbago ang lahat?
Matamis **** pakikitungo noon,bakit biglang umalat?
Yung damdamin na dati'y nag-aalab,
Nagliliyab,
Biglang lumamig—
Mas malamig pa sa yelo
Na tila ibinuhos mo sa aking ulo
Kaya nga nagising ako—
Nagising ako sa katotohanang wala nga palang "TAYO"
Ang mayroon lang ay ang "IKAW AT AKO"
At ang pagkakaibigan na tanging maibibigay mo.
Tanggap ko naman yun.
Pero mahal,wag mo naman sana akong paglaruan,
Okay lang naman sakin yung mga kulita't biruan
Pero kung feelings na ang labanan,
Bro, ibang usapan na yan!
Alam Kong Hindi mo alam,
Kase hindi ka nagtatanong
Yung mga pakunwaring concern mo?
Hindi nakakatulong!
Nasasaktan lang ako.
Nasasaktan lang ako sa tuwing pinaparamdam mo ng ilang sandali
Pinaparamdam na mahalaga ako—kahit alam ko namang Hindi!l
Nasasaktan lang ako sa tuwing naaalala kong pampalipas-oras mo lang ako
Dahil wala kang magawa o offline na yung bagong ka-chat mo!
Nasasaktan lang ako sa tuwing nagtatanong ka "pano kung gusto kita?"
At susundan mo bigla ng mga katagang"oy,joke lang yun ah!"
Nasasaktan lang ako sa tuwing pinaparamdam **** nagseselos ka sa iba
Kahit alam ko sa sarili kong hindi naman talaga!
Kase hindi naman talaga!
Nasasaktan lang ako sa bawat pagpuna mo ng suot ko, ng ayos ko,ng itsura ko
O Kung bakit hindi maganda ang isang tulad ko!
Kase pinaparamdam mo saking Hindi ko siya kayang pantayan
Hindi ko siya mahihigitan!
Teka mahal—pinanganak ako para maging ako't Hindi para gayahin ang iba!
Pinanganak ako para sumaya,
Hindi para pakialaman ng tulad **** bida-bida!
Nasasaktan ako— sa tuwing binabanggit **** totoo ang lahat—
Na Hindi ka lang nagpapanggap,
Na Hindi ka nagkukunwaring may pakialam
Na Hindi ko lang batid,na Hindi ko lang alam,na hindi ko lang ramdam—
Na Totoo yung lahat ng pinapakita mo—
Na hindi ka nagbabalat kayo..
Pero naguguluhan ako,nalilito
Isip ko'y nagtatalo
Bakit ganito?
Mahal! Ano nga ba tayo??
Sagutin mo ako!
Ano bang meron sa mga biglaang pagpaparamdam mo?
Pagkatapos ay mawawala't iiwan ang mga tanong sa isip ko
Nakakatanga!
Pinaglalaruan mo na naman ako diba?
Mahal,please lang! Ayoko na!
Pagod na akong masaktan! Please maaawa ka!
Durog na durog na ang puso ko
Ilang beses ko pa ba kailangang mahulog nang walang sumasalo?
Ilang beses ka pa ba magbibigay ng motibo na baka gusto mo rin ako?
Ilang beses mo pang paaasahin ang puso ko?
Mahal, pagod na ako.
Pagod na akong masabihan ng "MARTYR ",ng "TANGA",
Kaya please lang,tama na!
Palayain mo na ako sa bitag na kinahulugan ko
Palayain mo na ako Sa bitag na nasa mga palad mo—
Palayain mo na ako mula sa bitag ng mapagkunwaring pag-ibig mo!
Mar 23, 2018
Mar 23, 2018 at 11:17 PM UTC
The pressure’s building up
I feel like soda that’s been dropped.
I feel like I’m about to explode
And I know that soon I’ll pop.
I know what’s about to happen
And I need to escape this room.
Where I go, I don’t know.
But I need to flee the impending doom.
I need to get to the clinic.
There I know I’ll be fine.
They always knows what to do;
But can I make it in time?
But no, it’s too late.
My soda bottle has blown.
I am no longer able to move, for
The seed of anxiety has grown.
Now I’ve collapsed, and
My rational side has died.
I can’t handle this-make it stop!
My strength is again being tried.
All the techniques I’ve memorized
Have completely flown my mind.
All the things I have prepared
Are suddenly unable to find.
“Don’t forget to just breathe!”
Ah, yes, the mantra of those “helpful” ones.
Well, here’s a newsflash for you-
Being told that helps NONE!
My lungs are overworking now,
And my heart is beating fast.
And every single breath I take
I fear it might be my last.
My hands have spiders in them.
My brain has gone offline.
My vision’s getting foggy;
Please- just don’t pass out this time.
My mind is leaving my body
And it’s floating freely in air.
I’m no longer able to feel anything
Please help me; I’m so scared.
Now I’m descending back to my body
And I can feel every atom around me.
It’s too much-make it stop!
Why can’t anybody hear my plea?
Luckily I calm down
Before my monster gets his way.
He’s returning back to hiding now
But I know he’ll soon come back to play.
Jan 25, 2016
Jan 25, 2016 at 2:05 PM UTC
Ain't t no sunshine when she is gone
The day look dark though everywhere is bright
Very silent though noisy
Looking happy but am sad
Missing the sound of your voice
When I failed to call
There ain't t no sunshine when I don’t hear your voice
Ain't t no sunshine when she is gone
Online am dull Offline am bored
Am alive yet lifeless, Trailing back and forth
Waiting for her text or call
Pride hindering me from texting
Grudge holding my call
There ain't t no sunshine when you offline, online and offline
Ain't t no sunshine when you angry
Only pain and fear
Pain that I have failed you again
Fear that you will leave me this year
There ain't t no sunshine when you don’t pick my calls
For am anxious to hear your voice
Ain't no sunshine when you gone
Only hardship and pain
That won’t go away
So baby please stay
So I won’t fade away
Cause there ain't no sunshine when you away.
Aug 29, 2017
Aug 29, 2017 at 5:01 AM UTC
The overwelming wave of sadness when the last person you were able to text goes offline at 3AM and you're alone in your bed just thinking about what comes next.
"Goodnight"
Jul 10, 2019
Jul 10, 2019 at 1:05 PM UTC
There are things called chromebooks, and they are like laptops
but they have one small difference,
they can fit in your bag,
they can run offline,
they can by used by schools,
they can be monitored,
they are cool
they are lightweight
they are good-looking
and most of all
they are fun to use
Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019 at 5:26 AM UTC
Offline nanaman siya. Pwede naman kasing magsabi sya ng wait, para alam kong di ako umaasa.
Madalas kasi lagi syang bigla biglang offline, ayoko namang tanong ng tanong tapos chat ng chat sakanya kasi minsan parang feel ko nauurat na siya. Feel ko lang kasi kahit ako nauurat nadin eh, paulit ulit nalang. Pero okay lang, kailangan ko nang masanay. Sanayan lang naman to.
But he's worth it, I swear he is.
If i would compare him, to a thing..
Probably it would be a Gum.
Sa una lang sweet, sa huli nawawalan na ng lasa. Bow!
Pero mahal ko padin sya kahit ganun sya.
As a girl, marami kaming gusto sa isang lalaki.
Lalo na ang mga Sweet Conversations, that always makes our days.
At ang pinakabest part? Yung mga Long Goodnight and Goodmorning messages, yung tipong gigising kaming mga babae sa isang sweet and blissful morning messages.
Yung tipong,
"Hi alien! Good morning, sorry kung natulugan kita kagabi,
antagal mo kasi magreply eh kala ko tulog kana. Sorry kung nag antay ka man, babawi ako. I love you"
Charot lang kahit wala ng, I love you.
As long as it touches our hearts.
Kumain ka na ng tanghalian oy, wag ka magpapalipas.
Sep 26, 2015
Sep 26, 2015 at 12:28 AM UTC
Your hands on me
They're so sweet and
You tread so lightly
Moving along my thighs
Rubbing patterns into my soft skin
At the apex I close my eyes
Bathing in the warmth of your touch
In that moment I can breathe
I'm with you and I'm happy
But I have memories like bad dreams
Showing up so unexpectedly
And suddenly
Your hands turn to his
It's no longer your body against me
Pleasure turned fear
Burning into me like electricity
My brain goes offline
It fills with music instead
Trying to cover up these demons
But my body cannot forget
All of my muscles are frozen in time
It's 2014 again
Why can't I feel your hands on mine?
Feel your arms wrapped around me?
My lips find yours
I want our spark back
I'm trying so hard
Just to come back
I want this
I want you
But my body doesn't know
It doesn't realize you are safety
That we stopped right away
Because you can see me
That you care if I'm there
And give me space to breathe
As this trauma leaves me bare
You stay with me
You tell me I'm ok
And that we don't have to do anything
I'm broken and I'm grateful
Terrified and wondering
And even though it takes awhile
For me to find myself again
When I'm ready you still kiss me
And it shows that you understand
Nov 12, 2021
Nov 12, 2021 at 7:59 PM UTC
well you've done it again
made me feel like ****
is that a natural talent or did you practice
(oh how you've practiced)
you
with your attitude to women
cos they didn't turn out the soft centred
sweets your so addicted to
so tired of these power games (is that what they are....?)
you go away then ph when i'm at work (you knew that)
then do the same thing AGAIN the next day...!!?
"between you not being home
and the computer"......
?????????
untrue
i've stayed offline
most of the time
in case you phoned..... "sigh"
i knew you would
do what you did
didn't
what is that
Apr 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012 at 4:18 AM UTC
3 am
you are responding slowly. i say i love you. you do not respond.
5 am
i say have a nice day you say you too.
7 am
i write you a poem of words i barely knew before google and thesauri i tell you you are beautiful. read at 7 17
11 am
i am in class biting my fingers you have not said a word i have sent you fifteen messages all left unread i am worried
2 pm
you have said nothing my head is shaking my hands are spinning you usually respond so quickly
3 pm
i saw that you were typing as i exited my messages. i never got a message.
5 pm
i sent a simple hi and was sent an automatic response that you had been offline for too long my message would be delivered when you came back online
7 pm
i sent you messages to see when you came back. you didnt come back.
1 month
its been 31 days youre still offline
2 months
i got a message today and i saw your name and my stomach flipped you said only hi and i said hello back. you did not reply.
1 year
i do not think of you, you left.
2 years
i saw you on the street you looked like a new person. i waved but you assumed i was acknowledging someone else. you walked away.
2.5 years
i got a message from an unsaved number that you killed yourself today and my number was in your phone and i might like to be informed. i didnt reply.
Jan 16, 2016
Jan 16, 2016 at 9:44 PM UTC
come & find me
i've left my phone plugged
into the wall because i can't feel
you breathe through your fingertips
and i can't read your lips through emoji
your belly-button doesn't look right shrouded
in 8 mega-pixel dust and i want to touch you instead
of a keyboard on a screen and tell you about my day because
even though it's written doesn't mean it's real meet me offline because
i don't want a five second snapchat victory snapshot of your panty-line
i don't want my silly romantic poetry to be re-grammed on your insta
framed against a picturesque city skyline or a stoic mountain lion
with hashtags and sexting doesn't turn me on like the sound of
your voice i can write you letters until my fingers bleed but
they always arrive seven days late and you never cry
when you cut them open with a knife and i'm not
looking for a pen pal anyway or a friend
instead i seek a mirror with glowing
teeth or an outlet to plug
into and charge
me up
Nov 19, 2015
Nov 19, 2015 at 12:04 PM UTC
You left me hanging,
I stayed up all night,
wondering what’s in store for our next fortnight
and may be more,
as it wasn’t like this before.
Leaving me on read receipt,
staying online and yet
remaining offline for me,
liking my posts and not
leaving any feedback,
Why is your focus drifting away?
They say internet is amazing,
you tend to believe it gets us closer,
I may like laughing out loud,
I may be rolling on the floor,
but I am old school,
I want to be your real emoji.
Seeing your face,
knowing my place,
moving with you at the same pace,
just meet me anyplace,
But just not only in cyberspace.
Make me your real emoji. :)
Nov 10, 2019
Nov 10, 2019 at 10:23 AM UTC
World Wide Web full of thing that may inspire,
Digital information traveling down a wire.
While surfing with your friends,
With data you want to share,
Beware of the Trojans they are everywhere.
They may hide a little worm that burrows to the core,
Then when they activate they infect more and more.
Stealing your passwords in ways you never thought,
Leaving you offline disabled and distraught.
So enjoy your surfing but always be aware,
Update your antivirus before you share.
Never open a page that you might regret,
It is not the web we need to fear,
It is the infected internet.
Oct 15, 2011
Oct 15, 2011 at 4:31 AM UTC
O-One has been kept waiting for a long spell
N-Not knowing if one can get out of this hell
E-Endless days one has spent in an unlit well
H-Hope seems not to be journeying one's way
U-Under clouds of darkness one shall e'er stay
N-Never shall one see a bright sunny day ray
D-Deemed to be unfit to walk that old hallway
R-Realizing this fact sure makes one feel gray
E-Excluded from the folks at the homely bay
D-Dare one say one is mired in a boggy clay
A-All is lost one can't redeem one's former place
N-Negotiations with other are now a void space
D-Dear me one is in a position of sheer disgrace
E-Ever so badly one did behave all that time ago
I-In hindsight good manners needed to be the go
G-Grave is one's standing and so very full of woe
H-Heck the word one called when one had to go
T-Tidings of ejection delivered by the boss honcho
Y-Yonder one was told on the spot to quickly go
D-Down in the dumps one has been for so long
A-Away at a lone outpost well out of the throng
Y-Yearning to once again hear their joyful song
S-So one is on an island for those who do wrong
O-Only three chances did one get at that game
F-Four weren't going to be allotted to this dame
F-Folly to think that one could avoid any shame
L-Leniency not given one has to wear the claim
I-In the finally wash up one's lesson is to be tame
N-Needling the boss honcho scrubbed one's name
E-Erased one shall be for being a bad egg dame
Apr 23, 2013
Apr 23, 2013 at 3:38 AM UTC
funny, isn't it? how facebook displays how long it's been since a person was last active. they remind me that i was a mere three hundred seconds from catching you online, but that's okay; no, really!, it is;
because my fingers are hovering over my keyboard and the blinker's just blinking in its white little space, this Type a message... glaring at me accusingly. wait, give me a second. what do i tell you? what should i say?
hi is safe. so is hello. hey seems a little too casual, doesn't it? should i put an emoji? a heart? no, no. a smiley face. but just the normal smiley face, not the one with closed eyes and everything. or maybe i should use that instead?
but /then what/?
i guess i could ask you how your day went. that sounds well enough. i can ask you about the weather. no, ****** it's always hot. nothing interesting there. i'll just branch out after you tell me what you've done today, where you've gone. oh, you went to the movies? that's great. last movie i watched was Captain America: Civil War. are you team cap or team iron man? peachy. just peachy. perfect. i've got this. i am s--
holy **** you're online. why are you online? the green circle is just staring at me and oh my god, you're typing, you're typing in to our chat box. oh my god. i liked it better when you were inactive. when you were offline. now i just wait, maybe pretend i wasn't this loser waiting for you to talk to me, this loser who had you on my mind, this loser overthinking what i should say to y--
You (12:39 PM)
Hey. I was just thinking about you. :)
May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016 at 12:36 AM UTC
I would understand the meaning culture if it wasn't presented in an electronic box
Maybe I would understand the Mexican culture if it wasn't taught in
Seven minute intervals by a middle aged Caucasian
Who has never been to Mexico.
Online Spanish dictionaries have gotten me no where
And only dig my job applications deeper in the pile of "to be considered"
After more than a year, I still need fluent Spanish speakers to take my test for me
I'm only cheating the system because being "Tech Savvy" means they're
Cheating my education.
The lesson on food told me to pronounce it
"case-ah-dil-lah"
Because we are in America and "that's how we say it"
Typing two r's in a row will not teach me how to roll them.
Jan 26, 2013
Jan 26, 2013 at 1:01 AM UTC
When someone asked me why I did a certain thing
If anything it reminded me of the past
and of you for a split second
I quickly changed topics in order to avoid me from wanting to talk about you.
But when she kept persisting and kept asking.
I almost wanted to cry right then and there but then I reminded myself of how strong I was.
How even though you hurt me emotionally by stringing me along.
telling me empty words with zero meaning now looking back at it
But at the time oh how I wanted half of the words that you told me to come true
I wanted to meet you for the first time.
See you offline.
But then when I self-reflected
Was when I realized how the way I acted back then
vowed never again would I let myself be swayed by pretty words
Promising me things until it wasn't what you wanted anymore
Mar 5, 2018
Mar 5, 2018 at 4:43 PM UTC
I wrote something that I did not mean
When I write that, I feel it’s unseen
In real, I make someone else’s thought mine
Publicize it and leave others to opine
These actually are one liner’s lifted from popular text
I dissemble and exude that I take my life at best
I am the ideal of all humans in my words
For similar situation in real, I am truly reverse
My online life is most beautiful on earth
Whereas offline, I am rehashing in vain to cover up dearth
My posts are full of inspiration and energy
If you meet me in real I am full of lethargy
Why dupe to be a connoisseur and be a commonplace
At least quote the source, give true author some space
Be eclectic and original in expression
Write such that it’s never been done
Bharti
Jul 9, 2014
Jul 9, 2014 at 6:03 AM UTC
They say it's a free world and I have the freedom to speak my mind.
I see people on television recanting their lines, reporter's at the door and offenders peeping through the blinds.
If speech is free then why do I have to pay?
When someone takes offense to the words I say.
Now this doesn't sound like freedom to me....more like selective or should I say controlled
shutting my voice down like a person on hold....
When I say what I feel, it becomes a problem.
Funny thing is......resigning or being fired appears to solve them.
Why is it insubordination when i'm using my right that is freely given.....not by man, but the One who has risen.
Although, they are free to say whatever they please.....
meanwhile...am I really supposed to smile and say "cheese?" ......when I feel like spewing a few obscenities.
I've been given a write up and I have a meeting with H.R.....
They are only referred to by letters because no one knows who they are.
My Facebook has offended many and my Twitter too.....let's not mention Tumblr ....that's a bit much to chew...
Where the Hell is the freedom of speech I'm entitled to?
No freedom online, offline, not even while I'm standing in line.
Some female telling me off because I said something about her behind.
She was fine, but had on see through .....I'm checking her out...because you know how guys do.
Now my freedom of speech is put on delay, because I can't express what my mind really wants to say:
Lovely lady your looking good with more cake than a baker, skin brown like bronze....precious for sure....I don't mind your company...I'm not expecting anything more. You display a touch of cool....thumbs up like the Fonz.....
I want to take you home and shine you up like chrome. I'm on my Macaulay Caulkin....I have you home alone.
The teller says "Hello sir and is that all?" snapped out of my fantasy and sadly disgusted.
When they say freedom of speech those words can't be trusted.
I've learned that nothing is free when it comes to man....although freedom can be purchased, so allow the money to secretly fall into my hands.
"Freedom of speech.....It's not really free at all."
Oct 26, 2012
Oct 26, 2012 at 2:21 PM UTC
What’s wrong with me?
That’s the question I always ask myself
What’s wrong with me?
What is it that I don’t have?
Am I ugly?
Am I too tall?
Am I too skinny?
Or am I not your type?
Well if I am not your type, then why did you even bother?
Why did you bother yourself telling me that you love me?
Why did you?
You should have said it in the first place that I shouldn’t raise my hopes because you are only there just to walk me half way
But because I was stupid, I was blinded by the idea of being in love
I let you build me with words
Words that took me up to the peak
Without realising that by the time I fall to fall I am going to fall hard
Every night and day I cry
I cry for you, I cry for us, I cry for my own happiness
I cry for the smile that I used to have
I cry for the smile that I didn’t want to break
I cry for the fact that I have to let go of you
I have to let go of somebody I truly love
I have to say goodbye
They say goodbye is a painful way of saying I love you
But I don’t want to show you that I love you through saying goodbye
My heart fought with my mind for what I wanted and now it has to fight to let you go
Every moment I talk to you I feel a stab within my heart as I come to realise that the tears that fall from my face are truly blood from my broken heart
I never thought I’ll ever relate to Beyoncé and Frank Oceans
When they said…
[singing]"I miss you like every day just want to be with you but your away
I miss you
I am missing you insane"
Every night and day I miss you
And that makes me wonder if it’s too soon or late
Because it hasn’t been too long since we broke up…..
Every time I see your name whether in my phonebook, facebook or whatsapp, I start to relieve the best of our days
When we used to call each other at night and you be like [singing]“she got me up all night” relating to Cole and Miguel
Those days are gone
Sometimes I tell my friends that I am over you and I don’t wanna go through that again
I tell them that I wanna see you happy and I am okay of letting you go
But sometimes I go on a milestone and think of the way to let you know that I still **** love you
So I start to click on your facebook even though you offline
Start to ask myself why I don’t just ring you
And tell you how I feel
But I will just stare at your numbers and cry
Cry because…
The only person I’ve ever loved left me with a broken heart
A broken heart that is hurting, lonely and jealous
A broken heart that is confused
I don’t know if i should be happy that we are “friends” or cry
Because that is all we will ever be
Friends
I never regret loving you only believing you loved me too
I loved you, I love you still and I will always love you
Love will come and go but you will remain in my heart forever
Jul 15, 2015
Jul 15, 2015 at 7:27 PM UTC
Online you're the one for me and I'm the one for you too.
When you're not on the net, I'm missing you.
I don't really know you, and we've never met,
But already you've become someone I can't forget.
I'm so confused about what I can do, if I only knew.
It is so hard when you're offline, because I'm missing you.
You're not real to me, just a fantasy,
A dream that can’t be touched, but I can see.
As a friend and a lover there’s so much you can do,
Then when we're done, I'm missing you.
We can talk, we can flirt, and we can make love without shame,
Because here in cyber land that's the name of the game.
Online, you're the one that's there; you're the one that's true.
That's why when you're offline, I'm missing you.
Offline, I know you have a whole different life,
You're a friend, a mother, and a wife.
I would like to meet you in person but what would I do,
If what I saw on my computer in real life just wasn't true.
I’m sad because I know at some point we will be through.
My head bows, a tear falls, because then I will forever be missing you.
STANLEY HENDRIX
06/2008
Apr 20, 2014
Apr 20, 2014 at 8:47 PM UTC
You disappeared.
I thought I was to be invited to a funeral.
But I would never attend.
Because I would have already gone.
Jun 12, 2014
Jun 12, 2014 at 11:23 PM UTC