"I thought I stood."

"I thought I stood."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr. MD

 I

I could be angry and I could fall

I could shout at the insanity of it all

I could but who knows if I should

Only this thing in my chest would

II

But is it still beating after all?

Or is it another dead thing?

The changing of the seasons have no meaning

Stuck in place and shivering.

III

I could do something

I could say something

And Yet here I remain

Standing for nothing

Optum, Quezon City. September 7 , 2021. 5:09am Poem 6 of 30.