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Rommel Espano Poem
Salute to a Man of Mud with an Unblemished Heart
Rommel E. Gabitan
Clouds of mud cover his forsaken face
His hair showing strands of entangled complexities
His arms are covered with stingy memories
With all the world’s judgmental presumptions
He wanders in the corners of our fallen castles
Filled with hatred,, ignorance and neglect of men
We hear not his voice but deep in his heart
He is shouting “Hey, have mercy on me!”
We dream of Cinderellas and Prince Charmings
But this Man of Grease has nothing to cherish
Except finding tranquility and serenity of mind
In the midst of emptiness, yet he resembles a smile!
Woe to you people wearing clothes of pretention
Glittering with false gold and silver of indignation
You eat chocolates of sugar coated bitterness
Yet you spit sour drops of your putrid arrogance
He is a man swarmed with grease, mud and flies
He eats the leftovers of our bountiful banquets
But I say to you, he eats with dignity and cleanliness
For his heart is pure and sincere, despite his ugliness
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Rommel Espano Poem
Hope
Rommel E. Gabitan
You are the rose that blossoms
In a garden full of compassion
An angel in paradise, a goddess
In Mount Olympus, like Venus
In the darkness, I have lost my might
Shivering from the coldness of the night
I’ve gone astray, you showed me the way
And guided me throughout my journey
You are my teacher and my friend
A treasure to keep, ready to give
The gift of knowledge, like the river
That quenches the thirst of a weary soul
Your beauty and warmth is like the sun
That shines brightly through the sky
An inspiration to a loving heart
A crown of glory to a beautiful monarch
You inspired me a lot, so I have written
These lines of thought, voice of my soul
If these verses were devoid of beauty
I apologize for expressing them this way
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Rommel Espano Poem
The Light of My Life
Rommel E. Gabitan
You came when I was in despair
Crying my heart out in the rain
Your voice eased the burden inside
My lonesome, troubled, broken heart
You came when the stars faded away
When their light ceased, darkness followed me
My fears and tears ate me up inside
With no guts, no strength, no glory to fight
All of a sudden, morning came by
With all your light, you turned darkness aside
All my fears were gone, strength was renewed
With the dawning of hope, glory was restored
My heart sings with joy and laughter
Everything is finally in great harmony
Now I sing a new song of hope and triumph
I’ll tell the world, you’re the light of my life
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Rommel Espano Poem
A woman
Rommel E. Gabitan
is a temptress that lures
hundreds of souls into their curse
Helpless Adam tempted by Eve
suffers now because he is bare
Naked as a baby, he helplessly crawls
into the depth and breadth of his soul
Regretting intensely, that he had eaten
the Ancient Apple that was Forbidden
Crying in despair is Adam the Man
leaving his Paradise in the midst of anger
Of the Mighty Creator, full of Compassion
Who promised to give him Eternal Salvation
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Rommel Espano Poem
GLEO and the WOMAN
Rommel E. Gabitan
The Giant has awaken from his sleep
As the Lion roared furiously
The Eagle fluttered his metal wings
As the Ox finally bared his fangs
The Woman trembled with fear
As the Lion roared mercilessly
She lost her freshness and innocence
After Three Centuries of Captivity
The breath of death filled her lungs
With poison from tobacco, opium and wine
The Eagle saw her restless state
He rescued the Woman with pride
The Eagle then, made a truce with the Lion
The Treaty of Paris, a pact they had made
The Lion handed the Woman to the Eagle
Without her knowledge and consent
The Eagle took her to the skies
With the promise of education prosperity and freedom
The Eagle exploited the Woman’s trust
He sprinkled his wastes over the Woman
One day the Eagle quarreled with the Ox
He scared him and drove him away
The Ox suddenly bared his Fangs
With his deadly Nuclear Saliva
The Giant supported the Ox in his fight
He flexed his Muscular Arms with Might
He deployed a hundred ships with rockets
To scare the Woman, the Eagle’s ally
The Giant forces the Eagle to resign
Leave his sphere of influence and fly
The Giant claims Absolute Equality for all
While the Eagle wants Democracy to live on
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