"The Quarter Bringeth"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
I would have closed my eyes
but then I could not
I clench my fist instead
and see all the things that are not
II
A quarter left of my time
And I am still mired
Listening to the same things
And hoping that it will be fine
III
People can't change they say
So I expect the chaos to erupt soon
A little more , A little More
We'd hear so much howling to the moon.
Optum, Quezon City. September 1 , 2021. 6:30am
"The 31st"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
So what is holding me back?
Not my age , Not my skill
Not the way I think
Not the way I kill
II
I fathom this question
Completed all that I have asked of me
My Muse beckons for another round
And I cannot refuse this fee
III
I look at the chains and I smile
I move a little and they crumble aside
So what is holding me now?
Nothing Nothing I cannot abide.
Optum , Quezon City. August 31 , 2021. 12:47am Poem 31 of 31.
"The Path of Each"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Not all of us run the same pace
Not all of us run on the same path
Some move as fast as they can
Cut by countless blades of grass
II
Some move across gravel ,
bruised by each step they take
Some run and some stumble
maybe even hitting the unsurmountable wall
III
Some stay unmoving on their hills
And let the others pass them by
Just breathing one at a time
Not lifting a finger or a sigh.
Optum , Quezon City. August 31 , 2021. 12:42am Poem 30 of 31.
"Though Bound and Gagged"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Somewhere in the corner
Is a loud voice gagged and bound
It looks concerned
but cannot make any sound
II
There in the corner
Where I have put this instinct on hold
Fear reaches out to save my life
But I try to bury it some more
III
Self preservation , Anxiety
Bound and gagged but creeping inside of me
Desperation , Unknowns
The questions that never flee.
Optum , Quezon City. August 30 , 2021. 10:50pm. Poem 29 of 31.
'Word Fails"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
When words fail
And I cannot find the right things
I look at you
And fail miserably anew
II
Why smile at me
When I make you cry all the time?
And this life I lead with you
Seems like someone's nightmare come true
III
Why make my life worth living
When I am eventually going to fade
You smile at me
And the words again they fail
Optum, Quezon City. August 28 , 2021. 4:41am Poem 28 of 31.
"Considered and Done"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
"Save me I am drowning!"
That Voice called out to me
I reached out there in the darkness
But I found that I was drowning as well
II
I should have been a better swimmer
I should have known all there is to know
I should have been able to help
Instead of just letting go
III
So there I was paddling on
With the Sharks circling around me
All I can count on is myself
I stop apologizing for the old me.
Optum , Quezon City. August 27 , 2021. 11:27pm. Poem 27 of 31.
"When One is Wrong and Right"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Everyone is right
And Everyone is wrong
Ask each side
To see what is going on
II
Yet there are better answers
To better questions
Spouted out by the more charismatic
Shouted out by seeming lunatics
III
What are are arguments?
When you can shout over your opponents
What is logic?
When you shoot your foot in the process?
The Gatehouse Loft , Valenzuela City. August 26, 2021. 5:08am Poem 26 of 31.
