SIGNING OFF

i’ve seen enough
vanity’s everywhere
can’t take them all
need to go off the air
the show is over
need to pack things up
i've to shut it down
it has been quite tough

don’t get me wrong
don’t blame me as well
if my words seem like
i’m raising some hell
in case I’m misconstrued
still I won’t apologize
draw the picture if you must
truth always bring a compromise

RMP
3/15/2014
Winnipeg MB Canada

SANCTUARY

leaving you I thought
was the right thing to do
life will be much better
if I run away from you
i can no longer stand
the curses that hunt you down
i’d better look the other way
before I see you drown

now doubts are emerging
virtually I am outgunned
traps are all over the place
just a blunder and I’m done
time’s wasted and lost
traversing this alien ground
i don’t know if I can still
turn this dire state around

forced by circumstances
i’m now feeling the heat
overwhelmed by fear
i’m on a one way street
there’s no other way
turning back is unsafe
but when sanity’s on the line
a grieving soul needs an escape

tired of pretending
there’s no point to hide
the outbursts of emotions
of a struggling mind
i need a getaway
to calm my troubled soul
a sanctuary I guess
before I lose them all

RMP
3/15/2014
Winnipeg MB Canada

INCONGRUITY

subtle prejudices
rock your comfort zone
survival’s the only way
got to do it on your own
the dream that brought you here
coerces you to start anew
labels are simply worthless
you need to change your point of view

feeling now the crunch
while running out of time
you begin to realize
it will be an uphill climb
conflicting thoughts are crawling
inside your exhausted mind
you are caught in between
now and what you’ve left behind

vanishing promises
dreams fading away
you feel the isolation
each and every single day
the urge intensifies
to step back and to press
the panic button to begin
cleaning up your own mess

it’s no longer the same
you’re on a hostile ground
the chance’s just a facade
so you will stick around
disturbing truths contradict
the values you have within
the choice’s all up to you
if you still want to fit in

RMP
3/11/2014
Winnipeg, MB Canada

GROUND ZERO

bitbit ang bagahe habang tulala
kakaibang hudyat ng panibagong simula
lumapag ang mga paa nakalutang ang diwa
sapat ba ang dahilan nang lisanin ang bansa?

bigat ng dala-dala dapat na bawasan
kung kinakailangan alisin ang mga laman
pinaghirapan noon di magagamit ngayon
mga bagong karanasan dapat munang maipon

dating nakasanayan itakwil at iwanan
kung gustong umangat makipagsapalaran
magpakumbaba tanggapin na kusa
minsan kailangan magsimula sa wala

mundong binuo ng mga nakaraan
dinudurog unti unti ng kasalukuyan
damdaming nakayakap sa mga naiwan
hindi dapat sumuko kahit na nasasaktan

RMP
2/28/2013
Winnipeg, MB Canada