Motionless While The World Turns

Untitled September

Untitled September

(A Couplet Poem)

This poem was actually inspired by an incident that took place during the month of September 2012. Supposed to be a happy day but it turned out that people who support you are the ones that will pull you down.

I went to our yearly studio tour, wherein we visit some of the TV stations here in our country. When I was going home, I got stuck froma a place that is really far from my house because of the flood in the streest created by the heavy rain. I got no money left. So, I decide to text my dad to pick me up.

Hours of waiting for him, he didn’t came. I didn’t knew he was also stuck in traffic. So, I decided to walk until I reach my house. I continue walking until the blood in my feet covers my nails. I also fell into a small sewer.

I was all wet and when I came home I started crying. I felt so ashamed, tired, and helpless. Hours later, my dad came back in our house. I told him what happened and the only thing he said was “Ang tanga mo naman!” (You’re so stupid!) Instead of saying, “Are you okay? What happened to you?”. I felt worse about myself.

So, here it is, the poem I created from the pain I got:

“Untitled September”

I was about to go home

I texted you on my phone

I started walking all alone

Feeling the tensions in my bone

I continued to take a step

Self-doubts that I kept

Falling down the sewerage

My father shows his rage

I surpassed the flood

I almost cried with blood

Wet in water and mud

And it just made you mad

Walk a hundred miles

Tears are like corrupted files

Dying when a foot is raised

Being hopeless has now been placed

 You didn’t show any compassion

Burst all of your agression

Your cannonball being fired

Can you see I’m very tired?

Survived a shallow hope

Scolded me like a brand new pope

I take all the pain, shame and suffering

But not your pointless anger that is suffocating