Ready to erupt
Inside of me.
Keep your hands
To yourself
If you strike me
A serpent is ready
To inject its venom into you.
Keep your harsh words
In your mind
Tame your mouth
Otherwise the hornets
Will hush you forever.
I tell you
Don’t stir my calm water
You will be sorry
If you do.
Copyright 2017,Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
I saw the teenage boyWho had a big crushOn my beautiful sister.He stole a kiss from herBut he got no luckBefore he could land his lips on hersHer eyes were pokedBy the rim of his hatHe ended with a black eye.When I saw him againHe is a full grown manHe sported a shaved headAnd wears…
A Philippine pride.Copyright 2019, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved
Into the soft grassSpread like quilted comforterOn a soft relaxing bed.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
It does not put us to a higher groundOr make us superior than others.Knowledge is foundEven in the poorest of the poorEven in the disabledEven in animals.Knowledge shall not make us proud.Copyright 2018, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
Sun hits the mountainThe peak shines like a queen’s crownIt enhances her power.
Like small fortressesRemind me of my childhoodAnd the game of hide and seek.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
