our feelings fill up the universe
and our thoughts tumble
all over the cosmos like babies
so we are the rain falling
from the sky
which are also children
floating like angels
and we are birds flying
we are the stars shining
the moon hiding from ourselves
we are so strange
we are animals running around
deranged
then soon we become flowers
and lovers in a park
and a kiss no one would miss.
live in the sunlight
my eyes are full
of illusions
and the world outside
is strange like my mind
appearing and disappearing
my desires glow and go out
and I am all doubt and wonder
I am a leaf blowing in the wind
I am my washing machine
full of ants
living my silences and screaming
my rants
and then there is war and children die
and hurt and saddened we all cry
for those hunger steals and the ones
accidents take and of course the murders
that go on and on without a break
till we are broken and the heat of this life
burns us and turns us into ashes from this strife.
and as I walk
I find the day
is missing
I am in this
strange space
where there
is nothing
still I breathe
and slowly
I realise
my body
is disappearing
and then
my face.
like mysterious life
that is peaceful
one moment
and terrifying the next
there are times
when we are so lost
we can’t figure out
each other
or ourselves
and the universe
made us
out of its own
elements
and there is
so much that
is strange
about the
cosmos
we stare
and stare
at the sky
and find
that it
stares back
at us.
but there are these things
hitting me
what I think is not the truth
the universe is strange
making me run after it
like a fool
thinking it is cool
and everything is all muddled up
turning so much good into bad
the cosmos is simply mad
one big crazy thing
driving us round the bend
and like buffaloes off a cliff
we fall on the Earth and die.
dysfunctional
world
in dire need
of repair
the cosmos
is unconscious
it’s been hurt
and it isn’t
waking up
and it looks like
we’ve lost the key
to the universe
we can’t open
the door
and now we
don’t know
what’s really
happening
on the other side
and while we
stand here
we begin to collapse
one by one
it’s so strange
people just keep falling
and before I know it
I’m flat out
on the ground dead.
from pouring rain to bright sun
there is this sudden change
and emotions are also like that
from happiness to pain
you can go in a moment
life can be a great torment
or an ocean of joy
you can break your head over it
but you’ll never figure it out
sometimes you’re angry
and you shout
sometimes you’re peaceful
and calm like the breeze
your heart is full of hatred
so many people you have killed
in your mind
and then you are full of love
giving freely to others
from what is yours
while the tides of horror
assail you
tearing your flesh
with its claws
and eating you up
and peace breathes upon you
its soft hand on your head
as you’re a baby being born.
Dominic Alapat 