Dear Water,
Thank you for being more than
just a substance composed of
chemical elements.
Thank you for quenching
my body's thirst for you everyday with no effort.
Thank for rolling down my cheeks,
carrying my emotional baggage
whenever i can no longer carry it.
Thank you for being a great conductor of sound
when everything around me is silent.
Thank you for teaching me that even though it's barricated,
I can still get to the other side through the cracks.
Thank You.
Whenever i see you cry,
I'm reminded that a bit too much of something is not good for you.
I'm reminded of waves, and how, like people
they have the ability to bring joy
and also cause pain.
I'm reminded that even on it's bad days,
the ocean, together with cliffs
continues to be a great conductor
of the only sound that keeps me sane.
I'm reminded that the only difference
between tears and waterfalls,
is what causes the water to fall down.
When I awake in the morning,
Whether the skies be clear or clouded,
A smile comes across my face,
As I hope to be a ray of sunshine to others,
Helping an elderly woman with groceries,
A blind man reach his destination,
A friend in need,
A child find his parents,
Never expecting the kind gestures,
Speech minimal in response,
Uncertain of what to do,
The lone word emanating from their mouths is thanks,
Not expecting anything in return,
I still cling to hope,
That another voluntarily does similar for me,
Reaching out without my asking,
I'm going away,
I'll send a letter one day,
don't tell her just yet
or at least not today.
I'm going away
to discover my life's destined way.
I won't mind the long drive, I bet
I will survive at least till May.
Many words I know I will get
about the pain and the sorrow and the wrong I have made,
but don't tell her just yet.
I'll send a letter one day
and there will be tears running down the cheeks,
but Please!... Not today.
life is like a boxing match you can't seem to win,
you get so close.
you have your enemy pinned just for a second.
and then they pull a sneak attack,
wrapping you by the leg flipping you so you're back on the bottom once again.
i'm so tired of fighting.
exhausted of getting so close,
yet going nowhere.
so i gave my last fight my all,
and end up in the same position as every other time.
taking a deep breathe, inhaling all the sweat and tears from the fight
i let myself go.
i've surrendered to the ring.
help me become what you love
I wish only to make you happy
I'm being dragged down by the times
life is only good to the select few
drown me in your tears
and I'll gratefully smile
just you can manipulate me so well
drink me till I'm gone
out of sight out of mind
until your mind and sight can't be separated anymore
the love was only a distraction
kill the part of me that thinks
I don't want to breathe in your presence
I may ruin the celestial being of your greatness
holding onto the broken pieces of your thoughts
only one person can strangle me without a single frown
everyone is leaving right now
so do you need an invitation too ?
because I'm tired of sobbing for you
hoping that you stay
when I know that you will eventually leave me and go
so leave when the times right
Zipped lips, no sound
Trying to communicate
But there's no love around
Eyes dry, tears to come
I feel so emotionally weak
I want to speak but feel dumb
Fighting works, silence sucks
Just talk to me already
Everything is just mucked up
Don't hate you, not close
I just hate what you do
Every hypocritical dose
No sorry, never is
We both go on as always
No relationship like mine and his
I am a city
the greatest of all
But just like the others
the greatest will fall
Messages around me
coming in, going out
Solving people's problems
is what I'm about
My powers are fading
I'm tortured by quakes
It makes me unhappy
my sanity shakes
Now people know me
but in a few years
they only will know me
as "drowned in his tears"
The invisible strings that held her together
Were slowly breaking apart
And unravelling the mess she kept inside
Dangerously close to her heart.
She felt the tears at the rim of her eyes
Threatening to spill and break free
But she blinked them back as hard as she could
Out of fear somebody would see.
She wanted to appear like she had it together
So she tried to put on a show
But the pressure she placed on herself was too great
And the invisible strings let go.
The teardrops run down,
And fall of her nose,
She cries in dark corners,
Where nobody goes
You can follow the tracks,
From her eyes to her chin,
Years upon years,
Of letting them win,
And her eyes tell a story of anger and pain,
You think that she's happy,
But look again,
Her smile is now painted,
She's a master of disguise,
But you can see it all,
Just look into her eyes.
The wind whispers
Sweet nothings
In my ear
A silent lullaby
That wages on
Silent tears stream
Down my red cheeks
A reminder
Of the bloodshed
For a moment
Everything stops
And I hear
The wind whispering
Beckoning me
Into the storm
Silently, carefully