"RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
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"TRANSFORM"
Are you ready to be what you’ve always wanted like dreams inside your head instead of nightmares causing dread? Are you ready to get up and walk instead of inching a crawl to run faster to fly hi...
"DON'T LET ME LOSE"
I know I haven’t been that kind not with tons on my mind I’m still back on my feet feeble but keeping up with these erratic beats I’ve been fighting so hard I’ve let them all break my heart It’s ...
"CALL ME BY MY NAME"
Call me by my name Know who I am It’s my identity if you wish to speak to me It’s a simple request I believe it’s the best There’s a reason behind this Listen and you won’t miss Call me by my nam...
"THE RIOT INSIDE THE QUIET"
You keep forcing that old, rotten joke about how we keep quiet yet demand that we be understood Ha…ha…ha…! What a dork You think you’re such a riot when you’re just being rude Has it ever occured...
"LOOK AWAY!"
A familiar sign You thought you’d seen the sun under the gloomy night sky that you’d break a smile Yes, he was beautiful, ‘though you were scared to be fooled again and again Before him, it had b...
"BLOOD RUNS COLD"
Sometimes your blood runs cold at the sight before you You may be bold spitting out what’s true Pent-up anger inside ready to flare up Too tired to hide about to erupt But no, stay this calm, thi...
"DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME SAY 'NO'?!"
Didn’t you hear me say ‘no’? When you first asked me to do what you wanted me to and become whom you thought I should be, I even declined politely You tried to bargain in hopes I’d be convinced b...
"NOT OUT OF THE WOODS"
I’m still right where I am, not out of the woods yet not completely in Call this somewhere in-between What a transition The process is painful but hopefully not so cruel The road is still long I’...
"THE WORD IS OUT"
The word is out Now they know what you’re all about No more doubts It’s just you and your big mouth You’re freaking out The truth has spoken out loud No alternative routes Coming clean’s all you’...
"NOBODY'S END GAME"
Run, run away You, with no shame Never return, not a day I’ll remember your name with sickness in me You’re nobody’s end game You’re better off dead but God ain’t my name ‘though I want it bad li...
"STRONG WITH YOU (DONGGALA AND PALU)"
You need us and we need you like humanity needs to stay true Why do we need to be reminded by another tragedy that leaves us shattered? A tremor that shook you all the rise and fall of the tides ...
"BREAK HIS SPELLS"
Break his spells You might as well Never say his name End his game We know what he is He’ll never be missed A wolf in a sheep’s clothing Nothing but disaster he brings Break his spells Escape his...
"YOUR IGNORANCE IS NOT MY BLISS"
Your ignorance is not my bliss but what do you care, right? Not so much you miss yet alone I must fight I’ve stopped expecting you or anyone, for that matter to do what you’re supposed to ‘cause ...
"WHEN I'M BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN..."
Someday, when I’m back on my feet again I’ll remember all you said and how much you’d been a pain I’ll remember what you put me through Including your defamation I own my flaws, but how about you...
"INSIGNIFICANT"
There’s only one way to restore your peace of mind completely Yes, you’ve already let him go He’s never going to run the same sick show Start making him much more insignificant just some trashy t...
"HUNGER"
You travel wherever you like, leaving your trails of mess behind I bet you have more than a bite enough to clear your mind Someone’s rights you still hold You know how much you still owe However,...
"STUPID OR PARANOID?"
Dear Society, I hate how you make girls like me feel stupid for believing so easily everytime some guy shows an interest in me Get a grip It doesn’t matter anyway I can still lose with what I cho...
“HOW I REACT TO THE POISONOUS WORDS OF A CHARMING WARLOCK”
It’s not that you still mean to me This is for a precaution only to all the ladies whom you haven’t fooled to please you and only you in the name of your ‘needs’ May they become more aware and no...
"DON'T PUT OUT MY LIGHT"
I know you think you can stop me where I stand send me back home lock me up all alone in your socially-constructed prison No, you will not do so I’ll never let you not after what I believe is tru...
"OVER MY SHOULDER"
Want to know what safety is? It’s not how I should be locked indoors like some jewelry piece I’m not and that’s a boring analogy I’m human Treat me like one Safety is when I fear no more wherever...
"EMPTY WORDS YOU SAY"
Advice? More of them? Truth or lies? Should I give a damn? I understand You only mean well It’s your good intentions They’re still swell It’s just that I’ve heard them all before Same old lines S...
"YOU. WILL. PAY."
From promises made to smiles faked I know what’s broken from your excuses spoken I know I’m mostly silent but I ain’t being golden I know my life’s been in disarray You may not give a damn anyway...
"OH, CASANOVA-WANNABE!"
Oh, Casanova-wannabe Who are you, really? So you still haven’t given up on me How to make you see? Stop acting like you’re oh-so-desirable You’re nothing but trouble calling me adorable Your old ...
"THE HIRED DIGITAL WARRIORS"
Create your own stories for the sake of your guts and glory fiction or real depending how you feel Social media a perfect digital platform to your eyes an online playground where cyberbullies bri...
"I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE"
I know what you did I know what you did to her You’ve broken her to bits but she’s a survivor You took what she’ll never get back an innocent life lost along the way I’d nearly had a heart attack...
Book Description
This is where a lot of my poems get posted. :) Happy reading!
R.