"Sleep that Betrays"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
I did not know I was tired
Till I laid down my head
That I lay so still
And a day went ahead
II
In a blink I saw
I was already in the future
A little bit better
Just a little fresher
III
But I sat there afraid
that my body had betrayed me
If I had been so tired
How did I not know it?
The Gatehouse Loft. Valenzuela City. September 30 , 2021. 10:32 PM. Poem 30 of 30.
"Burden Love"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
I thought it had left me
This burden in my soul
Yet I woke up and found it attached here
Not ever wanting to let go.
II
If I had closed the door on it
It had opened it wide apart
It was simply lying there
but it was screaming a little path
III
So I sit here , my favorite line
I will vanquish you
I will be rid of you
But truly this burden is only mine.
The Gatehouse Loft. Valenzuela City. September 30 , 2021. 5:56am. Poem 29 of 30.
"Pagtutuwid"
ni:
Virgillio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Di na titigil sa mga nasimulan
Nagtatanim pa din kahit anihan na
Dahil di din tumigil ang pagawa
Ng mga bagay na kailangang gawing tama
II
At di na nagsasabi kung anong burak
Nilinis na ng oras na dahan dahan ang patak
Tumayo laban sa madidilim na ulap
Inayos ang takot na sumasakot sa utak
III
Pinangako na kung ano ang maayos
Yun na ang pipiliin at pipiliin ding muli.
Hanggang sa umayos ang mga sanga sanga
at matuwid sa iisang landas
Optum.Quezon City. September 29 2021. 5:41am. Poem 28 of 30.
"Orphan"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Son is the loneliest word I know
Because it can only be properly said by you two
And now you are gone
I am caught here in this space
Wondering around
And lost in this gaze
II
Wanting to hear it
It echoing still
In the beating heart that you have created
With the love that have shared
I am an instrument of that love
of the essence that you were
III
Son , I take the word
My weapon and my shield
My staff and torch
It is who I am.
Lost though I maybe.
Optum. Quezon City. September 28 2021. 7:31am. Poem 27 0f 30.
"Ang Pagtikom"
Ni:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
Pakikinggan ko ang hulog ng mga bubog
Mga masasakit na salita sa labi mong nagmula
Di ipagpapalit isang saglit ng iyong galit
Sa Ginhawa na sisimulan sa iba
II
Hinihintay ang iyong bulong habang nakakulong
At nagugutom na mamalagi sa iyong tabi
Nang di na sasabihin ang aking sasabihin
Ngigngiti na lang kung kakailanganin
III
At Napagod ka ba sa paghihintay ng aking kalayaan?
At tuluyan nang winaglit ang galit?
Napinid na ang mga pulang labi
At tuluyan nang walang mahahapding nasabi.
Optum. Quezon City. September 28 2021. 7:27am. Poem 26 of 30.
"Unturned Stones"
by:
Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD
I
There is that itch
I can neither reach or ease
It hounds me all day
And I cannot help but give in
II
It is like a gentle whisper
but intense as a fire
This all consuming thing
that defines my desires
III
And so I have left
certain stones unturned
My way of confusing
My lusts till the end.
Optum. Quezon City. September 28 , 2021. 4:44am. Poem 24 of 30.
