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Transformation

Here I am, in a so-called journey called "life"...
Not knowing, wanting, anticipating.
For ages, I have been trapped in a dark, void, and lifeless room,
having nothing or nobody to hold on to but myself.
Desperate, waiting for that someone who could fill in my
emptiness.
Doors locked, windows closed...
The reasons why I have never ever witnessed anything.
I am a loner,
having no acquaintance, no companion, no friend, no comrade,
no lover, no anything.
No man is an island, as they would say.
But I am an exception, I consider myself one.
I am in a prison. Alone.
Paralyzed by my own twists of darkness and nullity.
Hoping that someone cares enough to bail me out.
Yes, this is how I am.
An ignorant creature. Before.
Today, I woke up.
A silhouette had come to rescue me.
The beautiful shadow of a woman came near me.
She welcomed me into her arms of acceptance.
My soul wandered.
My once unseemingly useless life, as I would define,
would be transformed forever.
It would change, I whispered to myself.
Because when she held the doors and the windows open,
for the first time, sunshine rained down on me.

~ Karen Angeli Carreon
In the Eye of your Storm

You came into my life like a storm in a serene night.
Awaken those sleeping tight.
You washed away the deafening silence,
Hide me from the darkness of a cloud,
Heartbeat is thunder-loud.
Though you turn me blue in coldness,
I still went through this
Just to prove that I accept you truly and without any doubt.
An illusion it may seem, an end to a bad dream..
And here I dwell in the safest place I know,
Not in a silent cradle, but in the eye of your storm.

~Karen Angeli Carreon

Hourglass of fate

Deciphering nights, endless dwelling of the heart and mind Sadness seems to be
Bounded in my soul, loneliness crashing into my eyes I can�t accept the
way you accept me, but aren�t you smart enough? How can your
heart be above your brain? Can't you see the pain I take
every time you turn your back on me I'll run really
fast not because I had enough but for me to
catch up with the time wasted You broke
every silence of my nights, as I go to
sleep and close my eyes I see my-
self trapped in this nightmar e
full of unexpected pain and
unexpected realities But
I�m not thinking of
Letting go nor
Losing hope
But instead I will take
Every pain that I could
Take for me just to restore
Every thing that had been lost, to
Recover something that once
I had in my hands, I will endure the
Pain even to the extent of my limitations
And now I�m missing you, missing every moment
That we had, feeling sorry for what I did How I wish
Time would turn its back and see me bleeding and dying
In this nightmare but not losing hope but time doesn�t know how to stop Nor know how to go back, all I know is that time
hasn�t found its destination as I haven�t found mine

~ ERICO JAHN FERNANDEZ-ONG

I Love You, you know who you are.

LOVE is what I strongly feel for you and happiness is what I
feel when you're with me.

You always have a way if making things perfect for us.

Never have I imagined this, a dream was all I thought it was.
And,

Deep inside this heart of mine, I will forever recall..

Only one YOU who came and changed it all..





--Karen Angeli Carreon--
Rain... Teardrops.

I cry for him.
How pathetic.
But there he stood.
Right next to me.
Ready to share his own set of tears.
In some ways, we shared the same emotion.
I knew we were there for the same reason.
I couldn't exactly tell why.
I don't care if he cries not for me.
But he was there, with me.
I'm glad this happened.
We cried.
Under the heavy rain.
Each tear equivalent to the pouring raindrop.
Oh, how perfect it was.

--Karen Angeli Carreon--


HE was HE


YOU were beside the bedside,
I was sleeping,
You held my hand,
Kissed it with YOUR SOFT LIPS
Then, like a wind, left with the dark
Morning came,
Looking for YOU, I jumped
I nearly slipped, but A HAND HELPED ME,
It wasn't who I thought it would be
It was HIM.


HE was careful
He was nice
He was everything
Until you came back
You changed everything
I loved you once
But now, I love him.
Yet, I still can't get you off my mind.


I love YOU now,
I'm with you
But he never left me.
He was beside me
He, now, is my friend
He gave his heart to me
And never took it back
He told me it's mine
And never give it back


How can I be so selfish?
I was once yours
I chose you once
But now,
I am CHOOSING HIM
The history we had
Now, ALL OVER
I LOVE HIM now
I CHOOSE HIM now
And NOT YOU
I'm sorry.


Maria Lourdes N. Ruste



FREEDOM

All my life
I've always wanted to be free
I wanted to be loved for who I am
I wanted to be given importance.

But I can't understand
Why is this happening to me?
I feel so incomplete
I feel so unhappy.

Sometimes I always ask myself
What have I done wrong?
Am I not being good?
Is this a spell that was cast on me?

Why am I feeling this way?
Sometimes I just wish to be dead
Sometimes I just want to rebel against them
But I can't do it.

Everytime I think to be bad
My conscience is telling me not to do it
Now I understand why
It's because I love them.


--Renilyn A. Bartolome--
One Supposed Love

As the tide ebbs away
and the stillness of the night
deafens the ear
the heart was stiffened and cold
the eyes dried of sullen tears

the mouth was mute
it searches for words but couldnt find one
the heart wanted to hold back
for one supposed love
..yet, it didn't come back

pain engulfed the heart
the door was shut..it kept knocking
but no one answered....the heart was torn,
the soul was shattered..nothing was left

desperate? Yes!...hoping, wishing for
one supposed love to find back its way
to me...

By: chryztelle
Philippines
Soft Whispers


Pain! The shout of the heart!
Cursed fate!
It was years of torment...and ordeals...
Now, after one final step,
the door has been finally shut!
A word of good bye....not a word
was uttered!
The heart was abandoned...
..left in disgusting solitaire...
Traitor! For once was loved...
and yet remained...shuddered cold!
One final whisper...wasn't deeply heard!


chryztelle
Philippines
FEAR

The silence ravages the soul
as the wind howls with agony and fear
the leaves dance with pain...
the music is the beating of the heart
that which grieves...!

Lo! and behold....emptiness gnaws
the deepest core of one's being!
It's scary...it's frightening!
Not a shout can be heard!....

Good bye!? Nah! Just but a simple word....
but the pain is killing....it tears to
pieces one innocent and fragile heart!
Ran!!!...Leave!!! Yes, it's time...!
It is time!

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chryztelle
Philippines
PAIN

Cold-hearted!
I refuse to talk.
The heart is dampened,
the mind is weak,
the dreams broken,
the soul enchained!

.. silence penetrates the body,
sorrow gnaws...!

Forgiveness? Nah!
Just but a speck of the imagination!
The heart beats that for the dead...


Ma. Teresa Tude Infante
Mysterious Absence


It was Last seen on the dining table.
Out of bewildered stress and ample time,
She had noway to follow the call,
and hurriedly walked with her shadow in a mime.

Like someone out in the wilderness,
she cannot contain the problem
of sheer desperation and sadness.
Unknowingly, she also lost a precious gem.

The thing she lovingly possessed was nowhere to be
found.
It was lost and gone....What can be done?
Release the anger and leave it in a silent sound.
The mysterious absence will be replaced with another
one.

--aileenramirez888@yahoo.com--
Philippines