RANDOM #5

damned if you do
damned if you don't
can't take a back seat
can't also stay up front

but you can't stay this way
you have to break the spell
before you taste your freedom
you've to come out of your shell

RMP
12/14/14

I'VE BEEN THERE TOO

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. “Paulo Coelho

pain consumes your soul
i can see it in your eyes
you can’t seem to move on
it’s hard for you to realize
that like anybody else
you have your own share
of life’s tedious battles
while no one seems to care

the sea of captivity
drowns your sanity
the voices of guilt
disrupts your tranquility
darkness overwhelms
the light within your heart
your life, your world
slowly falls apart

i've been there too
i know how it feels
i've been there too
the agony is real

hope springs from acceptance
forgiveness renews our soul
you can still change things
if you'll realize your role
it’s really hard I know
coz I’ve been there too
but you can change your course
if you know just what to do

leave the past behind
don't  waste your precious time
the pain’s just a passing
quitting now will be a crime
change your perspective
look at the brighter side
you can still fight back
and heal your wounded pride

i've been there too
there’s still a way out
i've been there too
just conquer your doubts

i've been there too
someone’s out there
i've been there too
someone’s saying a prayer

May 24, 2013
revised 12/01/14
RMP

YOU'RE MY CLICHE’

it won't really bother me
watching you all the time
doing the things that you like
i’ll always find the perfect rhyme
it won't really bother me
hearing every word you say
just tell me what you feel
i’ll always find a way

it’s a waste of time
if I’m not with you
my world is depressing
when you're out of my view
it feels like forever
when you’re not here with me
i'm at a loss for words
if you don’t see what I see

you’re my cliché’
it may sound a bit strange
there’s nothing I can do
there’s nothing for me to change

haste makes waste
so I need to take it slow
the writing on the wall says
i've to go against the flow
no matter what happens
at the end of each day
this maybe sound repetitive
but i'm with you all the way

you’re my cliché’
it may sound a bit strange
there’s nothing I can do
there’s nothing for me to change

RMP
8/25/2013
revised 2/10/2017

FACADE

clear images
showing no signs of grief
words with certainty
there's no room for relief
tempting structures
a sight of a perfect world
one won't even think
to leave and cut the cord

the strength is visible
with looks of invincibility
directions seem clearer
hopes within the vicinity
but when we get to see
what's inside that ironclad
anxiety is creeping
behind that secured facade

RMP
11/13/2014

GIFTED?

di pinag-aaralan
kusa na lang dumarating
walang pinipiling panahon
kapag ang diwa ay gising
sa hudyat ng isip
kamay ay gumagalaw
kailangang maisulat
damdaming sumisigaw

nakikita, naririnig
anumang maramdaman
kailangang palayain
kahit na may masasaktan
ang bawat kataga
ay hibla ng katinuan
kailangang maglakbay
ang bawat masaksihan

kaloob o sumpa
ano ba ang takda?
bilanggo ang sarili
sa pagiging malaya

di mapigilan
patuloy ang agos
kapag may nasimulan
tiyak na may matatapos
tangkilikin man
o hindi bigyang pansin
sa laot ng paglaya
may damdaming aanurin

magpapatuloy
hanggang diwa ay mulat
saan man makarating
patuloy ang paglalayag
kaloob man o sumpa
haharapin ang takda
kailangang mabilanggo
bago tuluyang lumaya

kaloob o sumpa
ano ba ang takda?
bilanggo ang sarili
sa pagiging malaya

8/27/2014
11:11 pm

BLACK DOG

“Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head.” Unknown

feeding you with grief
you grow bigger everyday
it seems there’s nothing I can do
but to follow your lonesome way
you brought me into places
where self pity sprouts
in the darkness of solitude
you play in my room of doubts

the unwanted past lingers
whenever I look into your eyes
as I keep walking with you
something in me slowly dies
i knew when I took you in
my life won't be the same
but something has to change
or else I'll lose this game

Note: A “Black Dog”, is a phrase used as a metaphor for melancholy or depression.

RMP
8/21/14
Los Banos Philippines
Revised 10/8/17
Winnipeg Manitoba

POETIC WRATH

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you" –Maya Angelou

a storm is brewing
in my ocean of thoughts
the pressure’s building up
there are collisions of words
the winds of change are raging
emotions are blown away
the warning signs are up
surges are on their way

opinions will sway
biases are torn apart
ideals will be uprooted
the fury will break some hearts
the downpour of contradictions
will create a flooded path
prepare to brace against
the gusts of my poetic wrath

RMP 8/18/14
Los Banos Laguna Philippines