Janine Alyssa Navarro Poems

Don't be scared of the dark
Be scared of the trap
That the Sun has in store
Better days are farther
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To what do these lungs demand?
These fingers sense a certain grave
With every shiver of your grotesque gaze
Paints patent traces of life and its vibes
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I feel the wine hiss from your lips
Your eyes dart to the door
And then on your flimsy watch
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aligning the droplets
of forsaken tears
that took shape
of their rain and fog
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Without you
I am lost in a sea of stars,
They engulf me deeper
I lose myself every minute
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Dear Fiona,

Listen to the gentle rhythm of the rain
It sings along with your nightly sobs
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the perfect princess
must have been narrated
in a play written
a long time ago
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Since I can't fly a plane to you
I'll move this dessert farther
Until it reaches your archipelago
Or throw my mattress
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the air has taken shape
of a monster, a beast
that I can’t fend off
it tugs at my heart
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triumph at my lows
as I weep at your high
minute per minute
piece by piece
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