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A Little Dusk Poetry
While shadows gainOn the other
SideOf you
Catch my lastBreath
Of hopeRushingOut
To watchThe sky sign upThe sun
For yet anotherPromise-
This slow showOf pained inkingIn blood
Of yet anotherOpen-
Ended
Silence of the Seabirds
Perhaps we were born into water
We skim bodies with our eyes
Close as a kiss to the glass heart
Of these protean seas
We have nothing. But, wings,
Bearing our weight, they wear out
So soon our dreams wither
Like dead leaves drowning in the waves
Disquieted by the silence of the seabirds
Your Heartbeat, Ghost of My Unborn,
And your steps, through silent hallways, in thisOld house, your carefully timed, weighted sighs,Gnawing at locks & hinges, logic of muted languish,Up and down the stairs, in the patio, in my roomI, patiently, holily, await, until all shadows fade,One by one, & my breath on glass window, dryingIn the wintry wind, pallbearer of my unborn, your heartBeat
Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr. is a Communications Officer in the Middle East and author of 'A Fistful of Moonbeams', his first poetry chapbook published by Kilmog Press in April 2010. Although foremost a poet, he is also a fictionist, an essayist and a playwright. Somoza hails from Siquijor Island in the Philippines. His writing has been widely published in his home country (Philippines Free Press, Philippine Graphics, Ateneo University Press, Cultural Center of the Philippines, etc.) and internationally (Moria Poetry, Troubador 21, Gloom Cupboard, Haggard & Halloo, Barnwood International, etc.). He received a degree in Bachelor of Mass Communication from the University of the City of Manila and masteral units in Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
While shadows gainOn the other
SideOf you
Catch my lastBreath
Of hopeRushingOut
To watchThe sky sign upThe sun
For yet anotherPromise-
This slow showOf pained inkingIn blood
Of yet anotherOpen-
Ended
Silence of the Seabirds
Perhaps we were born into water
We skim bodies with our eyes
Close as a kiss to the glass heart
Of these protean seas
We have nothing. But, wings,
Bearing our weight, they wear out
So soon our dreams wither
Like dead leaves drowning in the waves
Disquieted by the silence of the seabirds
Your Heartbeat, Ghost of My Unborn,
And your steps, through silent hallways, in thisOld house, your carefully timed, weighted sighs,Gnawing at locks & hinges, logic of muted languish,Up and down the stairs, in the patio, in my roomI, patiently, holily, await, until all shadows fade,One by one, & my breath on glass window, dryingIn the wintry wind, pallbearer of my unborn, your heartBeat
Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr. is a Communications Officer in the Middle East and author of 'A Fistful of Moonbeams', his first poetry chapbook published by Kilmog Press in April 2010. Although foremost a poet, he is also a fictionist, an essayist and a playwright. Somoza hails from Siquijor Island in the Philippines. His writing has been widely published in his home country (Philippines Free Press, Philippine Graphics, Ateneo University Press, Cultural Center of the Philippines, etc.) and internationally (Moria Poetry, Troubador 21, Gloom Cupboard, Haggard & Halloo, Barnwood International, etc.). He received a degree in Bachelor of Mass Communication from the University of the City of Manila and masteral units in Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
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