+ Queer Feeling Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Queer feeling


I was alone but not lonely
Gazing into the emptiness of the crowd
Who’s my eyes caught by surprise
With the face beyond my vision
Of a beautiful lady,
I tried to move towards her direction
But all was an elusion
To a man loosening his reason
And hallowed by his own emotion-
I tried to catch her
But cannot touch even the hair
like the stroke of her own shadow
Time had passed and I saw me and she
While I was nailed to my own poverty
The feeling that cannot find its wings
To let go and be the glow of me
And my lips turn to solid stone
Without voice to call her name

I cannot wait longer now
They took their steps into the train
Ready to the other end
But what else can I do?
I made my vow and to let go
I wave my hands to bade goodbye
But my eyes without sight as she go

I was alone but not lonely
While the train fades away
And I know for sure she will be there
Watching me
But what else I can do but to let go