"Ace Of Pain" | Joseph Relativo Vicaro

Ace Of Pain

I am in the absence of greatness / yours / Should I defy my ill fate / I know I could do it / with bravado / of course / The winds of nary change / remind me that I lost another one / in someplace / where you could see none / but these empty words of immortalized strain / which I have dominion over / Still I have nothing to gain / With everything said / that fell on deaf ears / “How can you ever look into my eyes / blindfolded with your pride / and say it is over / considering all those years?” / Even with your claim / that you are one with God / and nothing and no one else / can trouble you / I dare say / tell me now that you are excluded / from the most mournful hue / which is not definitely black / but the likelihood that I may not come back / I shall say it to you / and should you insist / on not confessing your love / by all means / refrain / for I can just brush it off anytime / because I am / the Ace of Pain.

"Lily in the Wilderness" | Erriol Blank

Darling is Artella!
Artella the dearest wilderness..
On the nearest hill of Olympus
Not mountains nor green woods...
Artella is the wildest blossom
So fragile yet smoking inner goddess...
A lost poet on the greenest hill
Where Artella slumbers in timid peace...
He was struck by her temptress like aroma
He drifted towards her like spinal stairs ahead
The pitch machete is on him
Ready to slay, ready to play...
Young lady oh Artella!

My Pocket Doctor | aka mikiro

I'm not usually a klutz, but I do have my clumsy moments here and there. (Like last Saturday when I slipped on the sidewalk while walking to a pizza place. What? I was hungry! LOL) I also happen to be one of those people who can never find the time to see a doctor when I need to. The traffic, long queues, hours and hours of waiting at the clinic lobby when I could be doing something more productive, are just some of my major pet peeves. Hate to say it, but I too, am one of those middle class Pinoys who leave my personal healthcare at the bottom of my prio list. Sometimes, getting the care I need is just too costly--- both financially, and time-wise. Hasol ba.

"O Chosen One" | Joseph Relativo Vicaro

“Is there a surprise today / in the sky?” / Recurrently / I listen to Spain's / Every Time I Try / “If there is a will / then must I even rant / and needfully argue like Immanuel Kant?” / If wrath is the game / then I play the part / with a tempestuous heart / “Is there a promise tonight / in the air?” / Repeatedly / I listen to Ben Howard's / End of the Affair / “If there is a way / then must I even fume / and necessarily reason like David Hume?” / If ire is the name / then I act the role / with a tumultuous soul / Even up to now / the glass is barely half full / yet I have already won / for I finally found you / O Chosen One.

"The Love of My Life"

The most wakeless desires of my soul without refrain
I elatedly reveal unto your spirit
still our torch song's flames retain
today we hail a paradox more real than how we bear it