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"HOW PARANOID ARE YOU?" (Part 2)
Battle of the sexes: That woman scares you. She has more opinions than you do. You wish she’d just shut up and obey but hey, that has never really worked that way. For centuries, your kind has re...
"HOW PARANOID ARE YOU?" (Part 1)
The generation gap: “They’re just little kids, so young and still stupid. How could they talk to you like that? You deserve more respect! You’ve lived longer so you know better.” “Are they trying...
"YOU SHOULD'VE LET ME SLEEP"
I heard your voice outside the window that night You were talking to her The Ex-Guardian of The Isolated Castle I heard my name mentioned… This isn’t the first time I get awaken That night, she w...
"WILL THEY ALWAYS REPRESENT 'HOME'?"
A house, a family Material things Everything’s lovely All the joy they bring Will they always represent ‘home’? Trials come and go Keep them all intact Or all will burn like Rome Thanks to Nero A...
"COURAGE FOR THREE WORDS"
I need to be brave to show you these feelings I have For too long I’ve been imprisoned by my own creation of silence I’ve been too scared Society’s been unfair They say I should know my place or ...
"YOUR OLD GRAVE IN MY DREAM"
A strange dream about you We were on an open field, when I heard you say: “Here’s where I buried some older parts of me.” So you started digging the grave with half the strength you gave bits of ...
"YOU'RE A MYSTERY"
Will I ever get to know the meaning of that look? I’m afraid to find out as I go There might be no turning back, once I’m hooked Your eyes seem to refuse to give it all away I can’t still figure ...
"YOU WILL KNOW WHEN I LOVE YOU"
You will know that I love you even when I don’t say it not even out loud or even when I’m still way too proud That fact, I have to admit I still own it How? It’s tricky Sorry, I’m not making this...
"HALF THE SOUND" (A Poem About A Perforated Eardrum)
Half the sound is faintly barricaded as I turn to the left The other half is still safe as I turn to the right I fear of slowly losing the ability to enjoy music and voices slowly consumed by thi...
"NO, SIR! (Never About Comfort)"
No, sir! Where did you get the idea that it was about comfort? Where’s your empathy? Your statement has caused a lot of hurt No, sir! How could you ask such things? Why second-guess the victims? ...
"SICK, SAPPY LOVE SONGS"
Oh, I’ve had it with your sick, sappy love songs Why should I hear them all day long? Wherever I went, they were up in the air demanding that I should care Don’t you have anything else? Are other...
"HELLO, SHATTERED HEART"
I believe there’s a reason your shattered heart’s been revealed even when you refuse to mention or worry you may never heal I know I’m just a stranger in this other part of universe I don’t even ...
"UGLIFIED"
You complain about my hair You make me want to swear or the chubbiness in my cheeks which somehow gives you the creeps Then you go on with my nose as if that isn’t close to insulting my appearanc...
“SILENT QUESTIONS TO YOUR ‘THIRD EYE’”
I know you didn’t mean to see me through It’s something you can’t help and what you wish you never had “Have patience.” That was what you said that night when we decided to reunite How are you, o...
"MR.KNOW-IT-ALL"
All privileged with your life figured out Opportunities are there You get to do anything and go anywhere Flaunt your college degree perhaps some scholarship from another country Still, that’s not...
"COMING HOME TONIGHT?"
Are you coming home tonight? I’m waiting for you I’d rather stay up because your phone cannot be reached through Where are you now? The last time we talked, you sounded scared It’s been hours and...
"A FEW MINUTES OF 'HOME'..."
Sometimes a soul wanders to find somewhere safer not in the shape of a building a house full of material things A soul can fear a mirror where the reflection might cause dread and terror A soul c...
"DEAR MEAN GIRL: Your Kind No Longer Intimidate Me"
Oh, yes I mind my own business I do hang out with the boys It’s all my personal choice but I’m no prissy princess Oh, no Why are you judging me so low? Do you even know me so? These are my bros Y...
"THE LAST WORD"
Oh, you’re so dying to be right assuming us in complete denial clearly begging for that spotlight Your accusations are beyond wild way out of line All in all, you’ve gone too personal Why keep pu...
"THE RIGHT THING TO DO?"
Welcome to reality Again, this is how you’re supposed to be No more stupid sentimentality It only makes you one weakling, cry-baby They say speaking up is important but why do they pretend? Not e...
"THE SAME OLD FRENEMY"
I can never really get rid of you, can I? No matter what I do or how I should often lie while trying hard not to cry You’ve always been there You still are Sometimes I’m scared because you’re nev...
"A CHANCE TO FALL APART"
I’m denying my natural rights to fall apart This world always demands a fight with all my might I don’t always know the next levels I should go There’s no turning back even when I sometimes feel ...
"LOVE IN SILENCE"
She hates to love in silence like doing the solo dance It’s just her and her own shadow another lonely day and night to go Oh, how to tell you so? She still doesn’t know This role is too damn fam...
"UNSPOKEN..."
If you only knew what I’ve been too scared to tell you, what would you do? If I were much braver for what’s painfully true, would you say our budding friendship is through? Such an old familiar f...
"THE ERA OF ESCALATING VANITY"
Are we in the era of escalating vanity? So many strike a pose It’s where anything goes Once or twice ain’t enough There’s always that extra dose Like, selfies and Photoshop Online purchases ‘til ...
Book Description
This is where a lot of my poems get posted. :) Happy reading!
R.