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No more sweet smiles full of toxic and vile the beauty of your face a sense of my disgrace Your once soft, soothing voice now an unwanted noise I’m glad you’ve gone away Hope I’ll never see you f...


There’s nothing wrong with this digital era. I’m not going to blame this on it, unlike some of the older generations. (No offense, though.) I’ve got the benefits from this too. (Like my freelance...


Go ahead Just pretend you’ve never done anything bad My suffering is what you claim as me, playing the victim The longer this calamity lasts, the more you pay with more than cash Karma may be slo...


How do you find the right painkillers for your illnesses? Some common ones have already been properly diagnosed. Ibuprofen for your headache, for example. Cough drops for your major sore throat, ...


Once upon a time, I wrote a bitter haiku poem with that title. ‘Overlooked?’ I forgot where that is, but I remember one thing about it: I was still a bitter, disappointed idealist. I’d been taugh...


Hello, stranger I love your smile like you do my poetry but why look so troubled? I was just expressing my vile instead of staying in denial but you disagree You want a better version of me “We k...


Sometimes you dwell too long on your misery, whether it is work-related, social issues, or personal betrayals. Each is bound to hurt you, one way or another. They can really do. Don’t get me wron...


Must we wait until something explodes? We’re still the living bodies in the same room of silence Avoid the gaps and the holes Don’t step on egg shells Fine, I’ll just tiptoe or carefull crawl bef...


Many, many heartbreakers wear too many masks. They have plenty of sets for different people and various occasions. They don’t want anybody to see the real them, like ever. Why? How come? Believe ...


Enjoy these moments of zero torments no demands except work to be done Pseudo-romance a ridiculous solo dance only for one party’s benefits while the other’s torn to bits No more nonsense Have be...


People lie. Big deal. Why do we make such a fuss about that? We lie too. It’s really hard not to. People lie for so many reasons. They may do that to themselves, in order to survive. It’s their o...


“Gentlemen don’t kiss and tell.” Enlighten me, please, since I’ve been very skeptical with that phrase lately. Forgive me sarcasm, since I’m rather faithless with the idea itself. First of all, w...


Don’t mind me I’m just being a little girl This song is sappy It couldn’t be worse It’s him that the song sounds twice as grim My faith in love is growing dim even when they say my chance is stil...


Many people love music. Whether they are also musically-talented, tone-deaf, logical, emotional, or sentimental (or at least a combination of some of these things), they have some favourite songs...


Oh, I never thought that pretty petite puppet could stab me in the back an innocent audience fascinated by her one little show Oh, she’s just a puppet tied up on a string with her master behind t...


Let’s just be honest here. Sometimes (and to some people), how you see yourself alone is not enough. You still need some validation from other people around you, especially those you find matter ...


brick by brick layers of cement so thick a real concrete typically grey, so bland to ward off the creeps stay away don’t come near me I can’t risk myself these days even when they say I’m bound t...


There are freaky dreams you never want in your sleep. Still, they occur anyway. It begins with a song you know (and have a love-and-hate feeling with) so well in the background: “Broken hearts, b...


Backstabbers are such cowards They spread lies but they can’t harm this already broken heart and I’ve got no more tears left to cry Say it to my face but I’ll just ignore you I’m no longer fazed ...


“Are you okay?” “Yeah.” “Are you sure?” “No, but I’ll get by.” Perhaps this conversation is familiar to you. Maybe you’ve been one of them – or just another bystander witnessing it all. However, ...


Be grateful that I’ve kept quiet as you blab to every pair of ear who probably refuse to hear your sob stories your endless miseries your unfulfilling company yours all yours you, you, you… of co...


Life is one hell of a rollercoaster ride or an open road…or whatever you’d like to call it. Basically, it’s the same thing. It offers possibilities, but only nothing still lasts forever. It’s nor...


You demand to be the centre of your lover’s attention as if she’s not allowed a life of her own It’s the double standard of the one feeling more entitled as you treat others like some backup pla...


How do you see yourself every day? How do you feel when you look in the mirror? Do you like what you see, so far at least? The harsh truth is, we can be such fools by doing one of these two (2) t...


“Oh, I am so ordinary.” Is that what you see, right there in the mirror? Can’t you be something more? You think you know you. That’s not what you do. You invent different personalities. You fabri...