With numerous harsh laws
The rulers had imposed.
We are treated with iron fists
Reduced to mere machines
The rulers forgot
That we have hearts
Where we hide
The pains we feel inside.
They put us under the silkiness
Of their palms
Yet, their fingers
Act like giant claws
That strangle
And get our nods of agreement
On the laws they love to implement.
The pent-up anger
And toils of suffering
Are indeed overflowing
It turned into a fireball
Ready to hit and roll.
An able bodied manApproached me for a donationTo buy his food for the day.I was hesitant to helpBut conscience dictated otherwiseI gave him moneyEnough to buy a single donutAnd a cup of hot cocoa.He got the cashWithout saying a wordMy eyes followed himHe went into a nearby convenient storeWhen he came outHe got a beer…
As the deer passed by.Copyright 2018, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
Of the dance floorLegs sway seductivelyTo the rhythmOf UnchainedMelodyHis eyes were gluedTo her faceWaiting to arrest her eyesThat are so lovely.Copyright 2017, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
To pour outIts golden hot orangesAnd fiery flaming redsBut dreadful cloudsClaimed the skyAnd obscuredThe warm rays of the sun.Most of the timeI see the cloudsBehind the sunAnd my daysAre like the sunflowers.When the cloudsPatched the sky darkI am inclinedTo paint the worldWith gray.Copyright 2017, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved
Like a dark cloud that threatensThe sky’s calmnessAnd envelopes the faceOf humanity with disgrace.Copyright 2019, Rose Marie Juan – Austin, All Rights Reserved
That traps him to death.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
