"RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
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"FAREWELL, STEEL BLUE EYES"
It is time that I let you go I’ve never thought I’d consider this before You don’t know I’m not even sure why I’m still waiting on you for It is time that I set you free I should have done this s...
"THAT GHOST IN YOU"
I’m scared, baby This is more than a worry You might think I’m silly, but I see what I see There’s been a ghost in you I think you feel it too ‘though you deny it’s true I’ve seen what it can do ...
"SCORCHED"
It’s time to wake up There’s been haze in your brain that smoke keeps getting in your eyes that you’ve forgotten about fighting it off and growing up You’re denying the pain You’re living a lie T...
"THE WRECKONING OF THE ORDINARY"
Feel yourself slowly changing from how you were to how you’re now They’re slowly wondering if you can still stay the same somehow You’re not just getting older You’re also growing colder Is it to...
"SMOKE TOWN"
It’s no science fiction Perhaps it’s gone far beyond our comprehension It’s been happening too long A lot has gone really wrong Some may still think it’s way too bad to be true Would you still fe...
"HOW FAR?"
How far is one willing to go to find out what they (think they need to) know? Knowledge is indeed power ‘though it doesn’t always make you feel better How far are you keen on reading what I’ve ev...
"SOME THINGS" (AS GOOD AS THEY GET)
Sometimes, some things are only good while they still last Forgive me for sounding heartless Coming into your life has given me no regrets Perhaps this is just as good as it gets None of us can p...
"THAT NEW VISITOR OF MY ISOLATED CASTLE"
Who are you? What do you want from me? Is what you are really true? Am I slowly driving myself crazy? How did you get into my isolated castle? I thought I’d locked all the windows and doors I tho...
"FLIPPED: WHEN ORDER MEETS CHAOS"
The night was over, yet he continues to knock on her door. A part of her knows better, while another silently craves for more. ”What’s gotten into you?” they would all question in dismay. Even to...
"SPLIT SCREEN" (The Completed Version)
If this life were a reality show, then I wish the two of us would appear fairly on a split screen. Then the audience at home could see if you were really there and happy even without me. But we’r...
"AFTER THE STORM"
I don’t run away like cowards; I retreat. Sometimes we all need a few steps back, before the cut gets too deep. How are you, my sweet? After last night’s storm, everything gets too quiet, even I ...
"FROM A SOCIALLY-LABELLED 'OLD MAID' TO SOCIAL BULLIES"
Hey, social bullies. Yeah, I’m talking to you, all of you who think you’re better than women like me, as you keep on telling me what to do, making women like me feel ugly. Oh, social bullies. Do ...
"THE NEWLY-BUILT WALL"
I’ve started building - rebuilding - a brick wall. I need more bricks to cover it all. In my mind, it should be tall. It should be tall enough, so no one can see that something has taken another ...
"TO MY 'EVERYTHING'?"
I don’t want you to be my everything. None of us know what tomorrow can bring. These days, love has become so cheap, its meaning lost in the mouth of a creep. No, I know you’re not a creep. Hopef...
#RIP AYLAN KURDI
This world has gone too cruel So many have played the fools by avoiding bad news like a plague There’s too much that no one can take Yes, this world is much too cruel especially for pure, innocen...
"A QUESTION OF HONESTY AND COURTESY"
They say honesty is the best policy True, even when some associate that with cruelty Sometimes one has to be cruel to be kind, but when can one tell that they’ve crossed the line? Some also quest...
"AS YOU SLOWLY DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP..."
Sleep tonight, my love, my light My grief deepens that you’re not alright If only I could chase your pain away with all my might Sweet dreams, ‘though they don’t easily come, it seems Will you re...
"MY INDEPENDENCE"
I suppose I’ve gained my independence, having my personal stance in life as it is although not always full of bliss. It’s the choices I make responsibilities I take in hopes that there’s no heart...
"TRUE (STILL MISSING YOU)"
Speak to me with words of kindness Comfort me with sweet messages It seems that I haven’t heard your voice in ages This city has chased away your gentleness When will I see you again? If only you...
"ONLINE BULLIES, INTERNET TROLLS"
Don’t. Let them write/type/post/say whatever they want. Choose what you (want to) view online. After that, find your own way to move on. Don’t. You don’t have to take them seriously. They just wa...
"I'LL TAKE THE PAIN"
I’ll take the pain, all trials for all my errors Let these spiritual wounds be washed away by Your Healing Rain I didn’t understand what it was for, for I’ve been such a mighty, hideous fool befo...
"THE PHILOPHOBIC LOGOPHILE"
What if I told you that I loved you like how grateful I am that the sun still shines every day? It’s so corny, they’d say. Everything’s already been re-written for too many times nowadays. What i...
"I'M AFRAID TO FALL IN LOVE"
I’m afraid to fall in love This may be nothing new I’ve always mentioned this in my prayers to You no matter what I do I’m afraid to fall in love Isn’t this obvious enough? Love has been such a f...
"THE (BROKEN?) PERSONAL MIRROR
Sometimes we’re too busy trying to fix everything around us while forgetting to see what’s more important to make a fuss about What lies in front of us are more visible open to constant scrutiny ...
"THE BLACK(ENED) HEART"
I spotted you…oh, lonely heart standing out from the rest, growing apart What’s with the distance? Don’t let this be your one and only, final stance Reality has badly tainted you Now you’re all b...
Book Description
This is where a lot of my poems get posted. :) Happy reading!
R.