Elmer Romulo Valdez Poems

I have a compact world,
That I completely own,
With pride and warmth,
Care and satisfaction.
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06 June 1979 - 10: 02 a.m.
Frail mound of flesh and bones,
Is a Joy in the pouting face;
So seemingly strong and lively,
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Tears fell for a lost love,
For a joy snatched by fate.

The loss is too precious,
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Reduce and shrink,
Fit into your hole;
Hold the rising system,
Tie it down to the roots.
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To follow not your conscience,
Just to satisfy the other's lot;
Is a real folly in all its guise,
Which will hold you so tightly.
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We are all refugees,
Bidding for our time,
And our space, in the
Diminishing universe.
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Unperturbed in my lofty perch,
I look down the smoky cauldron,
Of conceit, lies, and deceptions.
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Dream, O, heart with little faith,
Nurture the weak soul, harden it.

Soon you are ready to soar,
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How did it come to happen,
I don't see the reason why,
There are cold shoulders,
Furtive glances and eyes
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Fingers racing against time,
To finish the poem of life,
Fingers become icily tipsy,
And dripping with cold sweat;
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