The Port

I woke up today like it was any other day. I donned a plain black shirt, my favorite pair of jeans, and my trusty sneakers and went on with my day. I sneaked in a quick bite, browsed through the front page, and gulped down the last of my coffee. As usual, I was singing in the car letting the stress pass away, driving away the anxieties of the day. I was looking forward to what lay ahead.

There was an unusual peace today. A peace not too foreign, but distinct. I had a weird feeling take over me, that of knowing that everything would be all right. I kept on thinking what good things lay ahead. Over and over, the same thoughts surfaced and resurfaced, lulling me to even greater peace of mind and heart.

A bright light.

Where am I? What am I doing? What time is it? I'm going to be late.

Goodbye, again

Tracing the pictures in my mind
I have come to find you, my friend
Lost again.

There's no sense in regret.
The moments were genuine
Foolish maybe, but real.
So thank you
Until I find you again.

Those are the times

When hours are days and days last forever
When the only sounds are little clicks and muffled air
When my mind runs wild with all the things outside
That's when I start to get thinking

Surrounded by paper piles, posts, and printouts
Trapped within incomplete square walls
While gazing at the distance ten meters away
That's when I start to get thinking

When googley eyes stare wondering
But nothing of sense transpires
When strangled dreams start haunting
That's when I start to get thinking

Burn

Ours was a love of this earth. It had no future and it only brought us down.

Baba

Cute, bright, happy, sweet.
Holding on to memories?
Let's just make new ones.

Masquerade

Do not tread too long in this darkness. Leave before your vision fades. Satisfy your curiosity if you must, but leave what you have learned within these walls.

This is not a place where you should be. This is the dungeon of a dark mind. This is where passion breeds. This is where dreams are kept, cared, and formed. This is where light is found. Through the darkness, light is found.

Leave. This is a good place, but don't stay for too long. Because this is a place where hearts speak without hesitation. This is a place where feelings are consoled and beckoned. This is a parallel world and is only vaguely real.

Stay to share my tragedy. Leave if you are part of it.

Natural

What's keeping me from reaching out for your hand?
What's keeping me from moving in
and giving you a kiss on the cheek?
I'm sitting here watching you,
and I'm wondering why I'm so attached to you.
I'm sitting here wondering why I'm so into you.

You don't catch me watching.
You don't catch me watching your every move.
I've fallen in love with your smile.
I love your smile.

Fallen.
I'm in love with the contours of your face.
I'm in love with how your hair falls above your eyes.
I'm in love with that half-smile and that smirk.

Listen.
This is what my heart is saying.
This is how I'm feeling.
Uncensored, unbound, hasty, rough, and real.

Much

My dear
I sit here
Silently
Secretly
Eager
Discrete

Release

Appease my passion.
Tame these feverish longings.
Null my desire.

I'm sorry.