Y* Poem by Ulysses Cabinatan

Why you left me alone here
Without you life is sad and boring
Why you have to go
and join with others going to a Trojan battle
Like Odysseus leaving his dear Penelope

When will your odyssey ends
Why you have to go to that city of conflict
Why you have to be included on getting back Helen
and leave your love your family in exchange of glory in-vain

Oh my only love my valentine
I don’t know when my whining ends
I don’t know how many pails of tears I will shed
Crying here not knowing when you will be back
Asking the almighty why you have left