Rational Madness

Sunday, October 16, 2005

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ICARUS. photo downloaded from the net, artist unknown

it was quite a feat,

wandering into the sun.

my father told me so.

he would give me wings

and teach me how to fly.

and my mother would watch

as i take flight

for the first time

little knowing

it would be my last.

go ahead, they said,

and view the clouds up close

and they promised to push me

so i could gain height--

little knowing

that my fear had consumed me

long before i pushed through,

long before they pushed me--

little knowing

that i cared less about the sun

and more about the ground

i would be leaving--

little knowing

that i cared not for golden rays

that i couldn't hold in my hands--

little knowing

that i was burning with misery

even before i felt the heat

of angry fire.

and like icarus

who flew too close to the sun,

i fell into the boundless sea

and let them watch me

fall from grace.

February 22, 2004

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I came across this poem as I was cleaning my files from one folder. Sad. I wrote this right after I found out that the decision to leave the country was final. No ifs and buts. I had a terrible premonition about my stepping foot outside homeland soil. Nothing fatal. Worse. I thought I would be suckered into the American dream.

More than a year later, I have put my point of view in its proper perspective. While I still do not relish the prospect of emigration, Patricia Evangelista was right. We now live in a world that has no bounds. So that should cause me no grief. After all, Manila will wait for me, I'm sure. Meanwhile, let me suck the marrow out of this American siesta I'm taking. Carpe Diem!

she told the story ... 1:02 AM

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Karrisa. A cat lover. A dog lover. Frustrated poet and writer. Cynic. Stardust traveller. Stubborn. Here and There. Maaaaaaaaad.

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