Sonya Florentino Poems

I don’t know what I’m holding on to

I only know I want to let go
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Hi, how can I help you

“I came here for the audition”
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It’s no surprise that he would die
before his time
It’s hard imagining him at 89
He always lived his life like Peter Pan
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Why is everything so difficult
What is wrong with me
Or is everyone pretending
That life is easy
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(response to a poem 'You Are My Life...' by Saadat Tahir)

You are the air
I need to breath
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THE ACTRESS / WAITRESS (original version)


She will take any role
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There are some things
I just don’t understand
Like how they praise his talents
When he clearly has none
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I’m with the devil

I’m in hell
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I don't know why I always burn myself
by the stove
While cooking
Even while boiling water
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I think I understand life
a little bit more
It’s not such a mystery after all
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