Cannot be unspoken
Cannot be unheard
Cannot mend a soul that’s broken
by a handful of sullen words
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Behold my core commander
I write when I am happy
But mostly when I’m sad
I write when I feel lonely
Or whenever I am mad
I write when I feel silly
Or when I get too bored
Sometimes they’d turn out dreamy
Though mostly they’d be dark
I write when I’m emotional
Or when I feel no motivation
Or when I see something magical
Then I’d write some narrations
I write when I feel suffocated
Or when I need escape
I write to feel like I’m protected
I write just to feel safe
I could very much go on forever
And maybe few days more
Of how in many ways clever
Poetry commands my very core
It keeps alive my ember-
what’s left of life within me
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The how, what, where of when we were
how vast were the skies
back when we were together
when our heartbeats rhymed
singing next to each other
what so-called romance
have we basked our songs
while lost in dulcet trance
where we thought we so belonged
where love had made our place
there was wonder; so enchanting
but for one too many ways
what was eternal is now ending
I’ll miss us
back when “we” were
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Right Regrets
words were her photo albums
she’s been called a poet
she’d capture picture-perfect moments
and keep them in her sonnets
timeless were her oldest rhymes
endless were her bluest skies
her gallery of precious times
has kept her soul alive
she’d often wish her reel would not
run out of colored threads
so she could leave behind a work
no weary soul forgets
but as her auburn strings grew short
denying her requests
with tears she wrote, “the end”
to find she had the right regrets
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Hallowed
↢❦↣
Darkness casting shadows
Silence breeding noise
In an abbey plagued by hollows
Death was a holy choice…
↢❦↣
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Hello, Sunshine
He was “forever” –
Then he said goodbye.
her mind wandered in midnight hues
lucent with her dead love’s embers
awaiting the coming of mourning’s due
as his gentle flares warmly hovered
for awful long she laid there, cowered
for way much longer she hid and cried
then she tried to make a small step forward
and from tiny steps she made a stride
then finally…
her heart crackled with golden rays
fading to orange-ruffled strands
spattering tear drops along the way
bidding adieu to her past romance
now her heartache’s gone to slumber
leaving behind an amber glow,
a subtle goodbye to a pain past over
and to morrow, a warm “hello”
❝ Hello, sunshine ❞
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Four Seasons of You
To me, you are…
the constant ripple
that draws in gentle
chaos to my calm summer…
the sound the brazen
rain drops make
in harmony to autumn thunder…
the song the faring
hummingbirds sing
to announce the coming of spring …
the chilling whispers
of snow in winter
as snowflakes fall in strings
Thank you…
for bringing back colors
to my darkest hours
and seasons to my barren soul
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Unwell
they say she’s crazy
they say she’s mad
“stay away from that lady”
they say she’s bad
she sees things no one else does,
hears strange voices;
louder than a hush
–
her very eyes give shape to fear
her soul- naked…
in caskets of her tears
–
she keeps seeing corpses
wandering in streets
lurking… lurking… haunting deep
–
“take your medicine” urged his father
“don’t let this pain devour you;
no more no further”
–
“no”– she refuses…
gritted teeth and clenched fists,
“no, papa” she refuses…
“Cause if I get better-
If I get better…
I’ll miss you.”
You see…
she… is not crazy
she… is not mad
she’s just a loving lady
and she… isn’t bad
“She’s just…
unwell.”
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To you, who is me…
Hey.
You’re lovely.
You are.
Yes.
Hey.
You matter.
You do.
Nonetheless.
“You’re lovely…
I see that-
I do.”
I know, you’ve always yearned
the same 4-letter word
you’ve heartfully given…
given too much, too many
“I love you.”
I know you’ve never learned
the joy of being heard;
you’ve always stayed hidden…
and listened too wholely
“Hey, I hear you.”
I know you’ve never felt
the warmth of all kindness
you’ve shown without covers…
a lot too easily
“Here, let me.”
I know you’ve always dealt
with the same kind of sadness
you’ve taken from others…
from others too lonely
“You can talk to me.”
I know…
I know you…
you, beautiful soul
⠀ one with brave heart
you, quite the fool
⠀ but a lovely work of art
you, sweet child
⠀ you’re a twinkling star
you, strong warrior
⠀ you’re my best part
yes… my best part
Hey…
“I’m sorry. I forgive you.
Thank you for not giving up on me.
Thank you- I love you.”
you…who is me
You’ll never fight alone anymore.
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Breaking Dawn
Smile through all sorrows
Go placidly, don’t break
Look forward to tomorrow
The one you’re yet to make
Don’t worry of the darkness
For soon you’ll see it fades
Because it’s always darkest
Before the dawn breaks
But remember: tread lightly
Beware of shiny shards
For when dawn starts breaking
Skies shatter in parts
You’ll see the stars fading
Succumbing to the light
Then birds will start singing
In grief of the passing night…
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Sparkles and Poetry 