Beloved

Beloved, you are wanted by this heart that craves
a love like yours that no one else can replace.
Hungry for the quiet bliss that you'll permit
to give this heart that longs for your embrace.
Beloved, that's who you are.
An endearment I will whisper after your name.
A word so simple yet has a world of meanings
but only one name that belongs to my heart.
Beloved, be mine even for a night.
I'll not let you go but wrap you in my arms so tight.
Listen to my heartbeat and hear its tempo
the sound of my love I long to share with you.
Beloved, I will keep my promise
to have patience while I wait
for you to escape the darkness that you are in
and I'll be here to save you when you call my name.

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Half Past Two

Trading smiles at half past two,
we cared nothing for the people passing by.
Our thoughts centered on the sparks that flew
across the space between us,
electrifying us to mobility,
until our steps carried us to each other.
And in the seconds that passed our eyes communed,
like long lost lovers found anew.
A tentative touch to brush off a lock of hair,
a gesture so simple yet so sweet.
Your hand reached out as did mine,
and we felt the familiar taste of fear
that only new found love can bring.
But in the depths of our hearts we knew,
that this is the one we shall hold true.

-eamarifosque 042413-

Papel

pirapirasong papel tangay ng hangin
palayo sa mga kamay na pumupunit
sa mga pahina ng libro ng buhay.
unti unting inaalis ang mga alaalang
nagdulot ng pait at sakit habang ang 
mga tala'y patuloy na nakatingin. 
at ang mga luha ay patuloy sa pagdaloy
sa mga kanyang mga mata.
marahang pinupunit ang mga katagang
isinulat sa mga blankong papel ng kahapon, 
mga alaalang di na nais balik balikan. 
at sa bawat pilas ng papel na syang inaalis, 
ang syang pagpatak ng luha at pag dugo ng
pusong naulit na namang nasawi.

-eamarifosque 042013- 

Shape this Heart

Shape this heart with hands that love
mold it with honesty and care.
Banish the clouds of doubt that formed
replace it with trust forevermore.
Heal the wounds sustained in grief
patch them up with kisses sweet.
Open doors barred from within
bring back the light long hidden.
Stem the flow of precious tears that fall
entice a smile on bowed lips.
Hold this heart in hands that care
for it is fragile and can easily disappear.



-eamarifosque 041713-

Temporary Madness

The walls are weeping for I can see the paint slowly
peeling,
like tears coursing down on cheeks gone unnoticed,
by a heart left without warning.
Succumbing to the cries of a lost human being.

The windows are already cracking under the strain,
of strong winds and the peppering of hale,
like the swirling confusion enveloping a mind,
burdened with sadness, despair and everything in
between.

This temporary madness can be wicked, true.
But won't last for long even when I'm without you.
With a snap of my fingers and blink of an eye,
my heart will beat and find someone else to love.




-eamarifosque 040613-

Bullet

Fired from Cupid's gun,
you're like a bullet that hurtles towards me,
penetrating my chest, piercing my heart.
Stopping its beating, halting me in my tracks.
Blood is flowing and I'm already becoming numb.
How is this possible?
I'm breathing but I can't seem to feel anything.
Only that constant throbbing ache
where the bullet pierced tender flesh.
Can love be this painful and numbing?
Removing your senses even when you're still breathing?
Can't dislodge the bullet inside me,
for I'm afraid when it's gone it will kill me.

-eamarifosque 040213-