Jan Andrei Manzano

Only a few could recognize my anger—
A ferocious beast living within me,
Hidden behind my smiles, smiling;
Its presence is savage and horrifying,
...

I have a million dreams to fulfill,
And a million more to discover.

Wherever fate would take me to,
...

I described infatuation before,
As a feeling that slows my progress,
An experience that could lead to hurting myself.
...

sometimes,
it feels
soothing,
not to be
...

It is a stellar and frosty midnight,
Yet I chew clouds of afternoon;
I let them come in and out my lips,
And they elevate my lunacy.
...

I was supposed to write a downcast poem,
But when I went out of our dear abode,
And took a glimpse of nanang's garden—
There the marigolds stood full of life,
...

if you think
i have given up…
the torment you caused me
was not enough
...

Joyless and miserable, the heaven sobs at Darapidap Beach,
As I rest on the sand, breathe in the salty air, and hear the chaos of the waves.
It is a murky crepuscule and the weather seems to imitate my devastated eyes—
My eyes that used to sparkle, that used to carry a million suns…
...

Your smile resembles the blue skies and seas,
The sand and the clouds, the fishes and the birds—
My favorite scene, spot, and comfort in my solitude;
...

I am a yellow soul, living in an earthly body,
A free soul, wandering on this miraculous planet;
Within me are sunflowers and laughter,
Paradise and imagination, stars and wisdom,
...