"Unwilling"

"Unwilling"

by:

Virgilio F.De leon Jr.

I

It is not like you force me

but I am here all the same

Like a Soldier on command

Running when you say my name

II

You sit there tucking a wayward hair

and your halfmoon eyes smile at me

And without a word you have slain me

Unbowed , Unbent , Unwilling but Enslaved

III

And despite my best reasoning

there is none that can explain

this feeling that has me trapped

that almost always drives me insane.

IV

I orbit you and you pull me even further

another meteor falling to your center

And despite my efforts to break free

I find myself draw. Unwilling.

5:13am August 28 , 2018 , UHG Bldg. N , Quezon City.