Elle Barr Poems

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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Nonoy, Nonoy
Dae parababloy,
Pagkaon kaunon,
Baku pahaloy-haloy,
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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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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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There is no greater fright,
Than to lose sight,
Of who you are,
And what you believe.
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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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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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