Kill Me Now!

Kill Me Now!
by Roy dela Cruz

Kill me now!
Let go of that guillotine
It's been hanging above my head
for too long
Why prolong the agony?
The anticipation
is worse than the pain
Haven't I suffered enough?
Do you really find joy
in seeing me suffering?
What have I done?
Can't you grant one last favor?
Put an end to all of these
Now!

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Roy
September 7, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Angeles City
Philippines

I Resign

I Resign
by Roy dela Cruz

I've pushed pawns
Jumped like a knight
Even made connections
With towers and bishops

But no matter how I try
I just can't win the game
I blinked after I've moved
And found myself at the losing end

I have made sacrifices
One too many
But they always end up
Blunders that killed me

I can't go on always losing
I'm really tired of playing
And so I toppled my king
There's no sense in fighting

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Roy
September 7, 2011
7:05 p.m.
Angeles City
Philippines

Empty pockets of a poet

Empty pockets of a poet
by Roy dela Cruz

bills are due
tuitions too
wait!
I need to write a poem

can life's worries
be vanished in verses?
nope
not a chance!

at least I was able
to do something
from something where
I can't do anything

verses don't pay bills
money does
I got too much of one
and none of the other

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Roy
August 29, 2011
8:15 p.m.
Angeles City
Philippines