I feel like I am Misunderstood By my own people. I speak their language But my thoughts are different. They look at me and judge me Asking me meaningless questions About my personal life and choices. They think that I am miserable Because I am not like the rest. I have long given up On... Continue Reading →
I am starting to let goOf people whom I cared about.Friends whom I thoughtWould be with meThrough thick and thin.I no longer miss those peopleWhom I used to spend everyday with.I used to think thatThese back then friendsWould always be my friendsAnd that they would never hurt me.But jokes on meBecause people closest to usAre... Continue Reading →
* The audio version of this poem can be found here. Last night You visited me In my dream. I looked up And saw your eyes. They were as beautiful as ever. The familiarity in them Put my unsettledness at ease. You smiled at me And the earth stopped rotating. Everything was frozen In time... Continue Reading →
I have always been a quiet person Keeping my thoughts to myself Not caring to be involved in a conversation Or what people thought of me But that rainy afternoon While I was sipping my coffee Doing my thing, minding my business In a small coffee shop Someone joined me on the opposite chair "Let's... Continue Reading →
People like me shouldn’t feel Like how I feel. People like me have college degrees. People like me have jobs, And don’t have a lot of responsibilities. People like me get to live life as they want. People like me have their freedom. People like me shouldn’t go around And complain. People like me have... Continue Reading →
I want to write you a poem, A poem like nothing I've ever written, A poem that contains everything. But I can't put everything in one poem. I can't even open up to you like that. And yet I wanna say everything to you. I wanna tell you about my day, About my dreams, My... Continue Reading →
There are a few things That I've started to hate. I hate the fact that Communication has become so easy. That the Internet has given us The power to travel from our own homes. That you can meet people Who are thousands of miles away. People that you may Never be in their presence. It... Continue Reading →
* Click here for the audio version of this poem. Maybe I am an alienComing from a far away galaxyAnd maybe that is the reasonThat I cannot fit inThat I sometimes feel like a strangerAnd long for homeOn a planet where houses are built on cloudsWhere everything tastes like the rainbowWhere I'm completely freeThere, on... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! In this blog post I’m going to talk about my paper babies, aka, my books. I’m going to talk a little bit about my writing journey and how my poetry books came to be. *Click here for the video version of this blog post. I had been writing for almost ten years before... Continue Reading →
It’s as if you and I Are connected to one another Our actions match Even when we don’t talk We think about each other The same way We pretend not to care But wonder about each others’ lives And these actions Make us alike They make us connected Even when we’re apart For more poetry,... Continue Reading →
Dlvan's Thoughts 