Heart of Sadness - Visitor's Poem

by Elaine Porras
(Philippines)

Time rushes fast
I've been useless since that day
Since my heart has been painted with gray

My soul is filled with dust
Rotten by a decade longing
Of someone's heart I've been depending

I want to scream and shout
But my mouth won't open
'Cause my brain stuck to what it has chosen

All this time I've been quiet
But lots of thoughts in me are wandering
Every now and then, it causes me shattering

I don't know how long it'll be
To live in this heart of sadness
I almost break down 'cause of gradual blindness

There are times I've been thinking
Of becoming an escape just for a while
I want to break free and run for a mile

To hide these uncertainties
I always wear this fake smile
Having a mask as a part of my style