Work Longing Poems

Heart says "But I want to know" 
Mind says  " Its time to let go."

Heart says "I can't take this ache"
Mind says "Ypu always...

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Stunning silver moon of lambent light I see,
each night you listen to my fervent plea...
You must wonder when will my sorrow end.
On your indulgent patience...

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Take me home, take me home to the place I desire the most.

Not my bed with a dozen blankets to bake me in like a...

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Originally Written on February 05, 2024; 12:13 AM
Written for my deceased grandmother: Purification C. Ferrer


In Manila, where work fills my days,
I’d visit for your birthday...

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A handful of sorrowful years have passed
and now I bare my shame.
A deserving fate for one miscast;
deserving of the blame.

For I was flailing as a...

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Love come find me, remind me, how it feels not to be alone,
Where are you? Be near me, I’ve done the work I’ve grown,
Has Love...

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My partner called out cars she sent
as we stood at opposite ends
of the work zone, and when
hers had passed, I called out mine
sending them along...

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We both knew how it's gonna end 
But we still loved anyway,
We both know I don't want to let you go 
But you said goodbye...

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"Do you trust eyes?" Asked they
She had a sketchy answer, hard to convey
Still she tried and began in a way... 

"Observe your mind 
When it...

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00°That smile
That smile could put the sun to shame
Those eyes are brighter than amber, eveen when in shade
Those words could mend a broken soul
That laugh...

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On this bed lies my back
My head is never blank
Everyday when its dark
Awaiting tomorrow for work
Having nowhere to go
Right after cooking
All I do is just...

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I've always yearned to be free,
Free in my mind,
Free in my soul,
Free in my heart,
Just free.

I remember a moment in Venice,
Strolling along,
Sun setting,
In the distance,...

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Why should I keep going?
Why should I work so hard for pain and suffering?
What is there to gain?
Wisdom? Completion?
That's not going to help, not any...

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The short order cook is getting delirious at five in the morning
Beads of sweat showing under his funny hat
As he stares blankly at the eight...

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Hi it’s B?l?e?e?p? leave a message!

Hey it’s me Jeff
I know you’re at work.
I was bored doing nothing 
But you popped up in my mind.

I don’t...

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