Mute Madness

count the stars

till the day breaks

stare at the moon

till it takes on a new shape

keep walking

till you run out of road

sing

till you run out of songs

listen

but dont speak

speak

but don't tweak

take in

but don't be a fool

give up

when your cup is full

love

till your heart breaks into a song

love

till you are convinced its wrong

Love

Listen

Leave

Live

Something to Remember

I held your arm. Stiff. I don't blame you. The dawn is cold and our eyes are half shut. We walked silent. Not because we have nothing left to talk about but because our throats are parched from talking too much.

I remember the days I used to watch you drive by. If I get lucky, I'd get a wave from you. Most days, you drew a smile. My heart would giggle.

I remember the first time I heard your voice. It was not magical. That was also the first time I smelled you, or to put it correctly, your scent filled my nostrils.

I remember the first time I saw your nails. They were as clean as I imagined them to be.

I remember the first time you held my hand. Meaningless, yet, they were as warm as I imagined them to be.

I now have many things to remember about you. If you leave anytime soon, at least I will have something to remember.

I will choose to remember.

Dawn Breaking

First it was the smile

Then the scent

I used to just watch you drive by

Now you drive while they watch us pass by

You walked into my midnight

Is dawn breaking without a fight?

Mister,

Can you hear my heart?

If (Help, I'm in trouble)

You drive by

I feel my toes shiver

...

If

The distance between us

Is not measured by meters

But words

Then we are worlds apart

If

The years we grew up together

Is not a guarantee that we know each other

But moments

Then I don’t know you at all

However

If

The currency we exchange with

Is not bills or clinking coins

But smiles

Then we have enough to live on

If

The definition of a conversation

Is not the exchange of statements

But silence

Then we have been talking

...

You just walked by

I feel my heart shiver

p.s.

If

the definition of intrusion

is not wrongfully entering into one's property

but wrongfully entering into one's mind

Then,

then,

I'm in trouble

p.s.s. I think I like someone. Hehehe ;)

Adele Speaks For Me: Someone Like You

From the day I heard Adele to this day, I couldn't comprehend how she could sing the songs I wish I wrote. Her songs are gloomy but honest.

"If you ever had a broken heart, you will remember it now..."

Love is A Force

One of the best writers (in my opinion) i look up to is my cousin Sherl. I wrote about her love story here: If It Ain't Love it Ain't Grand. She recently wrote a poem describing her own love journey..and how, in November, it will end and yet begin another chapter at the altar. So, in the hype of the Royal Wedding, I found it fit to post this love-filled poem. Enjoy!

Love is A Force ( A Love Letter)

There once was a man

Who got in a jam

For the girl he once had

Broke his heart pretty bad.

So the man went about

Looking for ‘the one’ like a scout

Dated some gurl who was stout (haha!)

Found his soul still in drought.

There once was a girl

Who got in a swirl

For the man whose arms she had furled

Caused her weary heart to get hurled.

So the girl went away

Watching out for the happy and gay

Dated some guy who was lame

Found herself tired of the game.

But the man found a chance

In what begun as a glance

The bugs in his gut made a dance

Oh how he was in a trance!

But the girl was too evil

She donned the cloak of a rebel

The bugs in her heart were on level

Oh how she tried to only be civil!

Though the man fell from his high horse,

The girl owed him a sevenfold remorse

My Venus always says ‘Love is a force.’

Try as you may, you cant alter its course.

And so came the laughter and tears

The moments piled on, counted in years

The man and the girl swallowed their fears

And the bells will all be what one hears.

Hard may be the road,

In the walk toward the “have and to hold”

And long may be the wait,

For the name imprinted on our fate

One thing I am sure

In love and affection I will never be poor

It’s funny how I call you baby,

But you’re the best man for a lady.

And lady lady, I might never ever be (haha)

But you sure as hell ought to marry me!

- Sherlin Camacho

P.S. (So, I really need to turn the words My Venus into red, huh! hahaha! ) The photo above was taken during her Pre-Nup Shoot. She decided to take a weekend off and do her pre-nup at our province so she could be on my birthday. :D

Do You Know?

Look at me

Stand up and look me in the eye

Now,

Listen

Do you know I remember the first night we met?

And the nights after

When you kept saying hi?

Do you know I remember the first Christmas you called?

When I didnt remember

I gave you my number?

Do you know I remember the day you said ‘I love you SO MUCH?”

And I said, “thank you”

I thought it was really much

Do you know I remember asking you many times

What you mean by it

Coz you said it all the time?

Do you know I remember that you didn’t explain?

That you just think I’d dismiss it

And reasons would be vain?

Do you know I believed it with all my heart?

That I knew I was playing

A game with Art?

Do you know I believed all your explanations?

When I tried to run away

Because I couldn’t understand our situation?

Do you know I tried to un-love you?

But I reasoned with myself

Saying love is me

Do you know I never doubted you?

Do you know I appreciated every word you said?

Do you know I treasured all our conversations?

Do you know I remember your Valentine poem?

Do you remember saying it was for me?

Did you have a change of heart so fast?

Do you know I was in love with you?

Do you remember telling me if you were too?

Do you know I knew you weren’t?

Do you know I just wanted one answer?

You only had to choose

Between Yes and No

Do you know I held no anger?

Do you know I blamed no one?

Do you know I accepted defeat?

Do you know how it feels like to be made a fool?

Do you know I felt it?

Do you know I never blamed anyone for it?

Do you know I was determined to stay quiet?

Do you know someone you love talked me out of it?

Do you know I just couldn’t care?

Do you know I am now numb towards you?

Do you know the reason why I am writing this?

Do you know that if you say Yes

I still wouldn’t rest my case?

If you know

Stand up and look at me in the eye

If you know

let me know

Now,

Speak

i write in suppressed anger