A poem not so short

Unbalanced

By Mariel Ferreras


Cold was the night
But her love made it feel like sunrise

It offered me a warm, bright light

So I never felt what it's like

To be frozen like an ice



I only found comfort in your arms




In the morning, she sings

As she cooks my meal,

That made the house stink

At night, she comforts me,

As I tell her about my dysentery




Her love was infinite

But the type that one can't restore

And I failed to treasure it

Only if I cared a little more,

I would've loved her even before












But I was filled with busy days

Always rushing, never stays

The roles I'm trying to play,

Keep me from returning her love

In any just way



 















'Coz I was trying to build a tower

Something to make her stagger

But dear, I was never told

That even for a flower,

Her happiness would be sold


For I saw her throng of floret

Of all the ranges, she only likes violet

"Honey, these are your favorites," she said

Then her eyes teared as I swayed my head

But her grin was unexpected 



I swayed my head no,
for those flowers to me are unknown



Now, I'm getting cold 

I’m losing my senses but I trolled

Craving the meals from my singer, 

The scent of her cooking still linger

But something's gone forever





It's something I failed to hold 

Her warmth that kept me bold

Faced my days of misery

'Coz her love had no boundary

But it's what ended our story


So this is how it feels like,
Frozen from an embrace
I held her frigid arms
Before I was desolate
In her heart, I was erased



I can't afford to lose your warmth, 
Maybe it's the only thing I recognize




After all, she saw how I struggled 

Incapable to care enough, equitably 

But she offed me as she uttered,

"You knew how to love, Honey,”

"Yet you're in agony, so I'll set you free”












My stomach was aching. My organs were hurting.

She finished my fate with all the flowers I ate.




Who can I blame for her insanity?

Is it me—her company?

Or just herself, a mere deficiency?

Just how different would our story be

If only she was well and spared me.

Maybe it's just the flowers that killed me


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