Elle Barr

Get me out of this place,
I don't wanna be here,
I do not remember,
Walking into this maze.
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Sino ba ang tunay na Pilipino?
Ang tanong ko sainyo,
Sa kanyang kulay siya ba'y makikilala,
Sa tangkad ba o hugis ng kanyang mga mata?
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Nene, nene,
Aki ka pa,
Mag-adal,
Mag-ogma,
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I can laugh all I want
And pretend it’s okay,
But the pain inside me,
Won’t just go away.
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There is no greater fright,
Than to lose sight,
Of who you are,
And what you believe.
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What happens after you weep?
After you cried yourself to sleep,
After the tears are gone,
Should you keep on crying all night long?
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Trapped in a circle with no corner,
Going all around and always seem to falter,
Tired and exhausted and always end up weak.
I want to negotiate but can’t seem to speak.
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And so here we are again,
In the same room,
Doing the same thing,
Enjoying the same state.
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Look,
Look away,
Look back if he glanced your way.
You’ll know,
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An ear hearing yourself fear,
A nose smelling his sweetness,
A mouth tasting your tears,
Your eyes seeing your silence.
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I was holding a glass of soda
My mind drifted and went into a world of what ifs
a world where you actually notice me
As I was slowly drinking the beverage
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Puyat at inaantok,
Hindi pa rin makatulog,
Anong pwedeng magawa,
Ilang oras nang nakatulala.
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Ipakita mo,
Ipakita mo,
Ang tunay na nararamdaman,
Sabihin mo,
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Water flowed,
From words told.

Fire ignited,
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Invisible nurse,
Drowned by circumstance,

Useless plastic,
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The leaves fall,
As the winter calls...

The season ends,
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Like sun in the drought,
And rain in the flood,
Loving too much,
Can drown your heart,
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When sleepy,
There’s coffee…
You were there for me,
You’re my energy.
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