A charm he is
you can’t repel
better take another route
if his temptation you must avoid
your dream he will be
your fantasy to reality he will bring
your language he will speak
your sentiments he’ll share.
A chameleon, he can walk in any shoes
watch out, he might be in a garden near you
so as you search for tasty fruits and attractive flowers
remember you could just be attracting your own gloom
because you’re not the only one searching for him
and you’re not guaranteed of keeping him.
Now I’m a liar
a cheat
a pretender
a shit
do you remember
my plea
for us to be
in peace
like it is
at the bank of the sea
where the cool breeze
blows softly
or roughly sometimes;
whispering sweet melody
to listening ears like the trees’
But a chance I wasn’t given
to show you true romance
not even from a distance
yet you used the guy
in the novel for an instance.
I could never have been
the novel man
neither can I have his passion
but in my heart’s little mansion
you were the queen
with no objection
still the novel man you wanted
so his persona I acted
offering fake passion
to soothe your hunger for perfection.
You wouldn’t have called me
a liar, a cheat,
a pretender or a shit
if you had seen
that love comes in different flavors
and me and the novel man
can’t bring same savor.
For One Stop Wednesday, week 1
On the road to suicide
I saw people oppressed, depressed and suppressed;
On the road to suicide
I saw people who had never succeeded in life;
On the road to suicide
I saw people who had nothing to live for;
On the road to suicide
I saw people who made me shed tears.
On the road to suicide
I saw people who had lost everything;
On the road to suicide
I saw people who were living without hope;
On the road to suicide
I saw people who wished they were me;
On the road to suicide
I saw people who prayed they were never on this road.
On the road to suicide
I realized I was a fool
On the road to suicide
I realized I had something to live for
On the road to suicide
I made a promise to myself
that never will I come back again
On this road to suicide.
Lord Emmanuel