Mountain
Mary De Leon
21 March 2010
I’m your mountain, not your home
Your escape to this wild world
A diversion along the road
Every hike, every climb
Leads you to a pleasure
As high as the sky
You’ve explored every possible trail
Conquered the most difficult trek
With pride you never felt with anything else
You love every detail of me;
The fresh air you can’t have in the city,
The breath-taking scenery,
The trees that protects you from the sun,
The river that quench your thirst,
The fog that blinds you,
The rock that trips your feet
And even the dust that enters your eyes.
But the beauty you see
And the peace you feel
Isn't the reality
Because tomorrow you’ll come back
To your usual self,
Doing your usual chores,
Living your usual life- without me.
Though you can’t get enough of me
We knew, this is nothing but temporary.
Black hole
Mary De Leon
22/03/2010
Accelerate as you infiltrate
And devour my whole being.
Don’t hesitate, insinuate
To this convulsive feeling
You’re something, the one thing
I won’t regret.
You’re pulling me into something
I dare not control
I wouldn’t want to know.
And I don’t care if I’m not sure
What lies ahead
In the eternity of you and me.
The world falls apart
Right before our eyes
And the light that I see
In this tiny fissure
Of you and me
Makes me want to believe
There’s something in store for us.
And that in the eternity of you and me
We are free.
Stay
Mary De Leon
22/03/2010
I stopped loving you
Even before you started loving me.
I started loving you
When you stopped loving me.
We have been on this road
Of uncertainty before
And yet you stayed.
Why did you stay?
I left you even before
You thought of staying with me.
I stayed with you
When you started to leave me.
We’re on the same road again,
With the same look on our faces
Anger, sad and tired facet.
Then again you stayed.
Why did you stay?
For the first time you asked me back,
You stayed. Why did you stay?
I touched your face, looked intensely
On your tired eyes and gently
Tucked your hair behind your ears
I couldn't reply but I know
Why I stayed before I thought
I could stay.
Come
Mary De Leon
23032010
I’ve heard enough, no need to fret
No need to fight, we’re in this together
If you let me, will you let me?
What’s troubling you?
I want to know,
I want to mend every bit
Of pain that paralyzes you.
The empty bin of promises
Is waiting for you to make another one
No need to worry, no need to cry
We’ll fly away together
If you trust me, will you trust me?
Our love will cover and carry it all
Believe, just believe.
No matter what the world tells you,
I’m here, I will always be here.
And even if we don’t see
We’ll dive together
To the unseen, dark seafloor
If you’ll be with me
Will you be with me?
Scars
Mary De Leon
23/03/2010
Hibernation is what you seek
That’s why you’re hiding
For more than a week
I can’t recall what we did wrong
I don’t see why we need
A break from it all
Coz if you need to breathe
I’ll spare a breath for you
And if you need a little space
I’ll clear it all for you
You see there’s nothing
That I wouldn’t do
No need to hide now
No winter can come between us now
Tell me what can I do to keep you
I’m not gonna promise you the stars
But I can help you cover up the scars
We’ll forget it all. We’ll live long.
Timepiece
Mary De Leon
25/03/2010
Under time, a minute feels like
Forever in your arms
60 seconds of pure bliss and highs
I almost forgot who I was
You’ve reached the island of my soul
No one has come that close before
You made me lose all control
You’ve hit me right into the core
You said let’s make the most out of
Every millisecond that we have
You don’t ask, what you can’t give
We know this will end
Though I don’t see the end
Sometime soon, I’ll see you at noon.
We’ll make our own history
Exploration of love
In all of its ferocity
We won’t conform
To the pattern of this world
I’ll meet you somewhere, sometime.
Within a minute of your spare time
Anonymous
Mary De Leon
06/04/2010
Name me,
I no longer want to be
Anonymous
And yet to be discovered
Name it,
It doesn’t have to be scientific
Just be specific.
Name us.
I don’t care how
But please name us.
What are we if we’re not we?
A special kind of species
In this animal kingdom?
An exceptional type of fauna
Or an exotic flora?
Solve my dilemma
What are we if we're not we?
Tell me.
Reroute
Mary De Leon
06/04/2010
No more hesitation
I’m heading to a new direction
Away from the pull of your gravity
No more you and me.
No matter how hard
We try to fight the battle
We’re never gonna win.
We lost even before it begins.
Let bygones be gone.
No looking back
No turning back
I’m leaving the plateau
And if I’ll see you
So I’ll see you.
Hide and seek
Mary De Leon
08/04/2010
Shoe gazing,
Nobody’s moving
We kept on looking
For a blind spot
Amongst the curious eyes
That watches us
Not realizing
That you are my safe place
And I am yours
So why look elsewhere?
I am yours.
Ventilate
Mary De Leon
06/04/2010
I grasped for every air
I could fill my lungs with
I'll hold my breath
If only to keep you in
For a bit longer
And make you stay
I know it is prolonging
Both our agony
But I can’t let you go easily
Should I let this oxygen out?
If I do will it ever come back?
I never felt so happy
While suffocating
But I have to let you go slowly
So I can breathe easy.
Release
Mary De Leon
10/04/2010
I’m giving back what I haven’t taken
And taking back what I haven’t given
I’ll be content, don’t worry
I won’t ask for anything
I’ll walk away while I can,
I’ll look into your eyes no more
Coz I know it will again
Take me to a place
Where only you and I exist
I’ll let go of your hand now
I won’t say anything
I have let myself stray for too long
And we both know it’s wrong
It’s long overdue
So I’ll let you go now
Unite
Mary De Leon
10/04/2010
We’re awake when everyone is sleeping
Talking, laughing and whispering
To each other
That night I was captured
And my rational mind
Doesn’t seem to function
Beyond reason and condition
I welcomed you without question.
Trying to make every second longer
We’re gonna make it until quarter
Arms tangled as we try
To fight the coldness of the night
Our lips pressed by tender kisses.
I couldn’t deny how you infiltrate
Through me, I couldn’t fathom
What I’m feeling and what you made me.
I couldn’t sleep but I couldn’t care less
Fire
Mary De Leon
10/04/2010
I remember how it felt to be
Under your spell
How everything disappears
Whenever our eyes communicate
I never felt so care free
Knowing I’m underneath
A blanket of insecurity
Covering all uncertainty
I was frozen and I couldn’t think
I feel so strong yet I couldn’t resist.
You are my fire place
I can go near to,
Stay for as long as I want to,
Wrap you around me
Without the fear of getting burned
Now I can be the moth
And you be the fire
I won’t argue
It’s enough that I have you.
Replay
Mary De Leon
12/04/2010
In the deepest part of me, you rest
A memory I will never erase
Like everybody else
I will replay on a phonograph
Like a broken record
That skips and delays
Whenever I miss you
Or when something reminds me of you
You’ll remain as tangible and reachable
Like the first time I saw you
Though I couldn’t see you
Beautiful memories we created
None of it I will regret
A rerun of season
As I see you go on.
Drift
Mary De Leon
12/04/2010
Head first, as we dive into the cliff.
Free fall, while we succumb
To the current of the wind
Take me wherever you want
No need to ask twice
I’ll go with you
Keeping up with the changes
What will I do without you?
Stay for as long as you like.
You said I can do to you
Whatever I want
What’s not to like?
When everything is gone
You said you’ll always be there
We know not always
But it’s sweet of you to say
Hands free, I can’t imagine life
Without you holding me
Sugar free, you are the best alternative.
Distance
Mary De Leon
11/04/2010
Every inch away from you
Rips my heart apart
My every nerve wants
To be back on your arms.
I miss your warmth
Without having to touch
My skin yearns for you.
My eyes waiting to meet
Your intense gaze
I let you into my realm
Discover the empty rooms inside
I’ll let you fill it with desire
Let go of all inhibitions and doubt
Just one time and it will be enough
One more touch and I’ll be whole again
