48: DIZZY SPELLS

Dizzy spells are being cast - 
Again.
Stealing people's consciousness
And driving everyone to - 
Slumber.
Drinking the anti-dote for the - 
Spells.
As bitter and as black as it came.
Savoring the thick aroma that it - 
Emits.
Jogs the life back of every man
That takes a dose of - 
It.

47: LADY ICY

Blowing her Icy Cold breath out,

Making the entire country as cold as ice.

Giving me a kiss - colder than death,

That sent my body into chills.

Sipping a cup of steaming heat I am

As I hug desperately on - warmth.

Clinging to dear life -

Hoping not to turn into a -

Frozen Delight.

46

Temptation do go away
For I find you hard to - 
Resist.
So irresistible you are,
So tenacious you are.
I find my body do give in.


You're like a nectar a bee
Couldn't resist.
You're like a rose a woman
Couldn't resist.
You're like a candy a child 
Couldn't resist.


For I am just a man prone to - 
Temptation.
To not succumb to your charms
Is next to impossible.
To resist you takes a whole lot
Of power
And takes it's toll on my weak - 
Soul.


Temptation do go away I pray.
Leave my weak soul in Peace 
And  let me be!
For Sin you bring forth and Sin
Bring forth - Hades.
Leave me be I beg you!
For I don't wish to march into 
Sheol - Yet.

45

A lonely bachelor's heart - 
Constricted by a chain.
A chain called Responsibility.
Padlocked by Pride.
Which had a Key - 
That went Missing.
Never found - 
Until now.

44

I'm an Ogre.
I break ladies' hearts.
I'm the Beast of Blackthourne Hall.
I eat the love out of maidens.


Get away from me woman,
While you still have the chance.
Don't get close to me and
Risk your neck and heart.


Away my lady - 
I beg of you!
For the beast in me - 
Is howling, 
For your heart,
Which is not mine - 
To give.

43: Lords and Agents of The Night

The day is coming to it's end.
Dusk is taking over the day. 
Then after a little while, 
The Night conquers the dusk.
Then the dusk turns into Night
As Darkness slowly creeps in
With stealthy feet.


Now that the Night has taken over.
Darkness is everywhere.
Only partially lit by the moon's pale light.
Patches of scattered mad made little lights -
All over the land.
Neon lights flashing brightly,
In a limited radius of space.


With the Darkness they start their day.
The Night is their day and the day is their - 
Night.
They do at Night what everyone else does -
During the daylight.
For they are Nocturnals
And they live in the dark -
Prowl in the dark.
And loves the dark.
The Lords of the Night -
The Vampires. 
The Agents of the Night - 
The Call Center Agents.

42:SLUMBER

I woke up from a slumber.
Albeit short it feels like -
Death.
Feels like time has leaped,
A lot of miles from - 
Present.
I was in a blur which day it was.
Perplexed was I as I woke up - 
Never knew what to do.
To get up or not to get up?
To move or not to move?
To go or not to go?
Then I realized - 
Much time has already passed -
And I was late.

41: Eyes - Beauty - Unfathomable

Look deep into her eyes.
Then you'll see -
That the beauty within,
Is unfathomable -
Like the abyss.

40

You're so far away.
The distance is -
Just too great -
For us to get close -
To be close.
Afraid we might loose -
Our chance to get -
To know each other.
A whole body of ocean, 
Is keeping me at bay.


If only my ship is armed 
To the teeth like the -
USS HORNET.
And as powerful as the -
BISMARCK.
The ocean would be -
No hindrance at all.
To our chance to -
Getting to know each other.
Personally - Intimately

39: Hangover

Head splitting ache -

Spinning vision.

Nausea and disgorge.

All together in one -

Hangover.

38: STORM

Whish-whoosh it goes -
Comes down gushing -
With a savage wail.
Spinning and blowing -
Everything on it's path.
Wind and rain are it's ally -
Ruining everything on it's -
Path
The terrible - 
Storm.

37: The Corridor

Walking through the corridor.
A passage way dark and long.
A bright light is visible on the end
Of the corridor.


Walking nonchalant I am.
Whistling tunes as I go.
Singing songs and smiling as I go.
Then it hit me.


It seems like walking on a treadmill.
Never moved since mid way.
Couldn't reach the bright light -
Which is the egress.


Frantic I tried to go back -
To where I entered.
Couldn't reach the point of
Ingress either.


Cold beads of sweat -
Are now forming along my forehead.
As I frantically try -
To get out of the corridor.


I walk, I run but still I won't move.
I hollered but no one answered.
The corridor is getting darker
While the light at the egress point -
Is getting brighter.


I'm trapped! 
Oh! I'm trapped!
I holler but no one answers!
I walk and run but won't move!
Like walking on a treadmill.


I holler for someone but to no avail.
For there was no one in the corridor.
I'm trapped and it's getting darker.
I feel fear creeping up.
As I ceased to walk.
I'm scared as a child
As I accept -
That I'm trapped -
And can't get out.

36: The Mustang

As I arrive and park the mustang tonight,
I couldn't help but see what a deadbeat
Mustang I have.
Peeling paint,
Rusting frame,
Creaking joints,
Oh how tired he must be!
Serving me well in all these years.
Taking me to wherever I desire to go.
Proud to have a mustang as tough as this.
But the mustang no matter how tough -
Needs a break like everyone else.
Rest will it be granted -
To my deadbeat mustang.

35: The Sento

The Sento is to be followed.
The Sento is being followed.
May he be fast or slow -
The Sento leads.
If he's fast, all goes fast.
If  he's slow, all goes slow.
The Sento dictates -
The speed of all.
The Sento dictates -
How everyone moves.
And everybody follows.


The Sento.
The Lead.

34

Woe is me for I look awful!
Starved and unfed do I look.
Light as a feather do I weigh.
Though I'm fed so much,
And nourished as much.
Still I look like a fasting monk.

33

Her eyes do emanate sadness.

Coldness you can feel

As you stare at those eyes.

Sending winter like chills

Down through the spine.

But her bright smile betrays

The coldness within -

The cold stare.

32

Rumbling and pounding noise do I hear, 
From a distance not so far from me.
The Earth shakes to a degree
Every time it pounds and rumbles.
It mimics the likeness of a small
Earthquake.


Is it a monstrous truck?
Is it an Abrams tank?
Is it a heavy machinery?


Listening to those rumbling and 
Pounding sound.
As the Earth shook every time it pounds
Sends a slight tingle to the spine.
Before setting eyes on it.

31

Going with the flow I am.
Patiently waiting for my chance,
To do something about my life.
Will patience run out on me?
Or will patience stick with me
Until I've made it through?
Aching to get out of the flow,
Where I'm stuck for so long now.
Patience and strength do I need
To break out from the flow.

30

Waiting for granny's arrival.
To bring our daily supply of bread.
Which we needed to fill our belly.
For us to have something to stuff
In our mouths every couple of
Hours at work.
But granny seems to be late and
We are running out of time.
Working hours is fast approaching
And I haven't changed into my 
Work clothes yet.
Granny please make haste!
We're all waiting.
For our supply of bread.

29

Grey skies up above

Mists and drizzles

Down below.

What a gloomy day 

It is today.

Gloomy is the mood

Of man today.

Grey faces you see

All around.

Oh what a heavy and 

Wet day it is today.

As the grey skies grow

Darker

And the drizzle persists.

Making men so sad.

28:VEHICLE

Traveling the road

Is traversing through

Time.

A vehicle is a time

Machine.

Leaving behind the past

To be viewed on the

Rear view mirror,

As the vehicle accelerates

to the future.

But alas! All those acceleration

Through time

The vehicle always goes back

To the past.

Where it always departed from.

27:Untamed Heart

Oh untamed heart!

When will you learn?

The precious lessons

Of attraction and love?

Don't be like the river

Rushing down to its

Destination.

Is it so hard to get a grip

on you?

Is it so hard to take control

of you?

Oh untamed heart!

Be obedient for once!

For both our sake.

I plead you.

26

The golden rays has broken out,

From the recesses of the dark sky.

Dawn has broken out and the sun

starts to smile.

Radiating positive energy to mankind,

Brining joy and life to mother nature.

Flora and fauna,

Man and beasts,

Are so full of life once again

As the sun shines it's radiating smile.

As dawn breaks out and

Morning is born.

25:Autumn Breeze

As the dawn strikes
I was greeted by the
Cold autumn breeze.
Chilling and shivering
It is that a single shirt
Wouldn't suffice.


I hugged my body
Like I would hug a
A beautiful woman.
The autumn breeze
Caught me by surprise
As all my autumn and
Winter clothes are still
On storage.


So I wrapped and
Hugged my body
With my own arms.
As I would hug a woman,
The woman I longed to hug.

24: The System

I fought the system
Because the system was wrong.
The system was unjust,

When it exercised judgment.
I fought with all my heart,
Wit, strength and spirit.
Argumentation and physical confrontation
I fought valiantly.
I was a lone wolf.
Though it was just a dream,
It feels so real and
I lost.

23: Water Falls

Think of the water falls,
Falling calmly into the river.
Creating strong current underneath,
Yet calm is the river as it flows
From the strong current underneath.
Strong as the current underneath
You should be,
Yet calm as the river
As it flows from it.




(For Janice Grace H. Francisco)

22: Imperfection Bears Stupidity

Imperfect beings we are.
Sinful beings are we.
Bound to commit stupid acts;
Albeit the caution and safety
Exercised by most of us.

Shame we feel at first.
Embarrassment following its heels.
Depression closely following by.
Strength, will, determination
And perseverance we need
To overcome these negative feelings
Brought by stupidity,
Stupidity borne by imperfection.

Come now my friend.
Don't be depressed.
It's not solely your fault.
Lay blame on imperfection
For bearing stupidity into us all.
Nay can do for now.
Let time be your friend
In this dark hours of you.
In time we hope all will go back
To normal as can be.

Smile my dear friend.
Be strong and determined
As a surging water current.
Be as calm as the deep river
That runs so silent.
Yet be as patient as a hunter.
Cause time takes quite a while
To work it's magic.




(for my friend Janice Grace H. Francisco)