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"TELL YOU WHAT(?)
Tell you what? They’ll suggest that accept that this has never been a perfect world. One way or another, we’re all bound to hurt, so just deal with it. Tell you what? They’ll say it’s not alwa...
"ERASED AND UNWRITTEN"
They all say the same cliché: “It’s better to have loved than none at all.” Our story had been short and not worth it, yet I’ve been cursed with this ability; this giant elephant memory. Let’s be...
"THE 3 A.M. BREAKDOWN"
The dawn isn’t close enough, yet I am jolted awake from a dream that felt like a time machine, throwing me back to the past, so mean. Who has resurrected this silly girl I once was? I thought I’d...
"FATIGUE"
Every day is basically the same. We’ve become hamsters in our own spinning wheels. It’s the familiar, boring game. We’re going round and round on our heels. The world’s become a scarier place. Le...
"CRUEL"
What did that elephant ever do to you? You’re no human, such a horrible monster, feeding her with a pineapple, filled with active firecrackers. Her fetus exploded within and so she died, found wo...
DARKNESS IN PLAIN SIGHT, BROAD DAYLIGHT
I’ve been blinded by biased simplicity, seeing things in black and white, so literally. The shame’s still within me, ‘though I know I’m not the one and only. Have your minds also been corrupted, ...
"IN AGONIZING SILENCE"
Hear nothing but your own heartbeat. Feel nothing but the cold that creeps in. See a mouth that’s clamped, eyes that tell you nothing, a mystery that lies within. You think you can enter her worl...
"SOMEDAY, HE MIGHT GROW UP DISTANT"
You’ll never know but he misses the old days when you seemed to love him so, in your arms, he’d felt safe and protected. You only see how he doesn’t meet your expectations. He only remembers you’...
"TOXIC POSITIVITY"
“Patience is a virtue.” Yeah, right. At least according to you. “There’s no point in this fight.” Nothing wrong with patience. It’s your ignorance with certain privileges. Not everyone owns the s...
"YOUR BETRAYAL"
I’ve learned a lot just from your betrayal. No wonder trust is expensive. No point in calling me paranoid. I’ve added more bricks to my wall, learning to be more selective. Maybe I’ve found comfo...
"THE OUTBREAK"
The crowd has never looked so treacherous. Nobody’s being serious when it comes to dealing with the virus. They simply group, like hopeful fans for some photoshoots, ignorant that it’s no good. H...
"STRONGER?"
I wish I had my rose-coloured glasses, so I could see the colours of your optimism. You say we can be stronger than our painful wounds. Maybe it’s true. Maybe I could play the same role again too...
"JUST NUMBERS"
I’m just a number, not a person, at least according to them. If I die as the only one, then it doesn’t matter. I’m just a dot in their statistics. If it’s me and another, it still doesn’t matter....
"OH, I DREAM OF YOU!"
We can still see each other, thanks to the webcam on our computers or hear each other on our phones. Still, some things are irreplacable. I miss having you close, those long hugs like we miss eac...
"HOLLOW"
Have I put myself on exile for too long, that solitude no longer feels wrong? Just hollow, a vacant space without a vibrant soul. I’m afraid to forget how it feels to open up, letting anyone in, ...
"THE MAN AT THE T-JUNCTION"
He bares his straight, white teeth for a smile as he greets me with his shy “Hello”, while I politely nod as I go. His dark complexion slightly glistens under the Jakarta morning sun. I nervously...
"THE BLISSFULLY, IGNORANT YOU"
It’s true, I guess Ignorance is bliss Your life is perfect How come they don’t get that? Why is it always bad? So you’ve found the love of your life Your oh-so-perfect little wife You think the w...
"I'LL NEVER BE YOU"
I’m not sorry for keeping my distance from the very beginning You’ve already showed me your false courtesy your later cold hostility You may be the life of the party Many guys might find you sexy...
"I'M NOT HER"
You’ll probably see me an offbeat character at this party a plain, simple girl-next-door wondering what she could possibly offer What? Who?? No, no way I’m wondering if you do see me like I see y...
"SPOILED"
I’m surprised with how long you’re still alive, despite being sluggish a king in an imaginary castle That’s quite a jigsaw puzzle It’s not all about you You know damn well it’s true Others have s...
"WHAT I'LL LEAVE IN 2018"
Ask me not about the bastard who’d made this heart nothing but a toy my emotions, his sickest joy Don’t you seriously dare say I’m just playing the victim because I’m still here rising from humil...
"THE KILLJOY"
Being the first in line doesn’t mean it’s always fine You’re not always the priority left to just wait and see I’m not bitter yet I know better what you choose to ignore I’d better be out the doo...
"COME BACK TO US, PLEASE"
Come… Come back… Come back to us… Come back to use, please… Every line’s a trigger for the memories when you’ve suffered angry voices loss of choices violence in the air smell of blood everywhere...
"THE CAFFEINE-FUELLED WORKAHOLIC"
Stay awake Tons of work that always wait No time to waste Not many choices anyway Ask me not to relax I need to catch up with all I’ve lost Thanks to you-know-who ‘though they refuse to accept it...
"THAT QUIET GIRL YOU ONCE LOOKED DOWN ON..."
Don’ get me wrong I let you do as you blab on exposing more of you You don’t know me, but that’s okay You only want to see certain things that go your way You think you’re all that so damn proud ...
Book Description
This is where a lot of my poems get posted. :) Happy reading!
R.
