Wednesday, June 15, 2005

an old poem

7:26 PM 8/13/01

Silence
envelops me in this midst
of noise
tinged with tears
of laughter
as e.e. cummings knocks
into my consciousness --
i remember his praises
heaped upon the darkness

of the soul.

My eyelids droop
as this silence
wraps me around
its arms of gentle breezes
from Sagada's mountains

...i've never been to Sagada
but it's in my mind
from the stories
countless stories
of peace and calm

We all seek peace
We all seek calm
but peace is within us
calm is within us

serenity, with its strange quality of silence,
is within us

but we choose not to see it
we choose not to have it.

we are blinded
by this noise that surrounds us.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I Love You ..Goodbye..

Wish I could be the one
The one who could give you love
The kind of love you really need
Wish I could say to youThat I'll always stay with you
But baby that's not me
You need someoneWilling to give their heart and soul to you
Promise you forever
Baby that's something I can't do

Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a lie
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

I hope somedayYou can find someway to understand
I'm only doing this for you
I don't really wanna go
But deep in my heart I know
That is the kindest thing to do
You'll find someone
Will be the oneThat I could never be
Who'll give you something better
Than the love you'll find with me

Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a crime
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

Leaving someone
When you love someone
Is the hardest thing to do
When you love someone as much as I love you

Oh I don't wanna leave you
Baby it tears me up inside
But I'll never be the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye
Baby it's never gonna work out
I love you, goodbye