Conventional Poem

[conventionalpoem]

“Little Girl”

The Sun will slowly disappear in sight

And the Shooting stars glows again tonight

Mama always say “Make a wish My Love”

Will my wish be heard from God the above?

The little girl happily makes a wish

“I want a complete family tonight”

It’s like a dreamed that cannot be reached

And that little girl does her best to fight

Escaping the pain, the past, and the scars

For that little girl all she knows was stars

Growing up learning how to play guitars

For she will be one of the superstars

Forgetting our life who we may be

We will give it all up just to be free

-Alexandra Yabut (2021)

[conventionalpoem]

Thy erstwhile

By Steffen Takeno

Past is not defined by loops or routine Neither by reoccurring episode, Rather experiences that we have seen  And lessons we’ve learned so virtuous and broad 

We feel vestigial flicker of regret From our slip-ups and shadows of the past We crave to redo or even reset  A hesitant resolve we once surpassed 

For there is no value to whine and mourn  Over things that were ancient, old, or gone  We were meant to move forward since we’re born  It’s our role to learn from what has been done 

For past are moments that left too sudden Something that passed but never forgotten