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-Gilbert Manger (Jose)
Poetry, Reflection & Becoming.
An exploration of identity, memory, emotion, history, perception and the collective process of human thought and experience through literary art.
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“SOUL’S ESCAPE”
For a moment there, I let it all go With my eyes closed, I Subdued my rage, my anger My despair, my depression Years and years of suppressing Thoughts, emotions, Feelings, conscience, Even some part of my soul It’s been so long since I felt something I’ve repressed it all And now, There’s nothing left It hurts, so bad, but it doesn’t I want it to end, but I don’t I want to fight, but all I can do Is let it consume me whole I thought I’d grown I thought I could win I really th

Jose
Dec 2, 20202 min read
“BROKEN”
It ends now. The lies, the trauma, The despicable two faced truths, The hurt. I’m so torn; My heart is so bitter I’m dismayed, And my mind constricted. You’ve made the best of me, Unrecognizable; I don’t know who I am anymore, You’ve broken me. For so long I craved solace, I craved peace, I craved you. I gave my heart and my soul, I poured it all out for you, I’d have given myself up If you asked. Yet here I am; Nauseated at the thought of you, Sick to my stomach At the mere

Jose
Nov 22, 20201 min read
“BEFORE I LET GO”
Hear these words, The very ones I utter. Desperate in my attempts To be saved I’ve been in the dark for so long; Where I sit in silence, Where my thoughts consume me, And nothing is left but this void Is there any one out there? Is there a single soul? Can someone hear me? I don’t want this anymore. I don’t know what day it is; Yet my hands bleed. I’ve been trying to claw my way out All to no avail. There is no light, As I sink deeper. My cries echo Till their resonance refle

Jose
Nov 22, 20201 min read
"OCEAN EYES"
I’ve been watching Sunrise; reflect Open your eyes As the sun illuminates the worlds they hold Stare me down With those very eyes The same ones That see through my very soul I can’t help but feel The presence Of something much greater Vast, supreme, tenacious I get lost in your eyes Because they reflect; The sun’s will The moon’s desires I get lost in your eyes And my soul wanders; The very worlds Your eyes hold Blue as the crescent moon Highlight green like the northern ligh

Jose
Aug 25, 20201 min read
"MIRROR-MIRROR"
Reflect; reflect Mind over matter Conscience over ego Still thought over pride Broken heart over love Flow like water Breath be still Ruse like fire Heart born ill You ponder on the truth The misery behind your existence, Unfathomable despair Yet preceded by discontent Stare at me Stare at this void The very one you made The one you despise Look me in my eyes And you will see Your darkest fears Don’t belong to me You can’t run You can’t hide My resolve, bright as the sun I n

Jose
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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OUT OF LIFE
My eyes are heavy, So full like the stained Graveyard on my lips Filled with death. It is too much. I do not know how much more I can take, I have been holding on too long. It is 3 am and I am nauseated Not feeling, Still plagued With the madness lingering beneath. What is going on in my mind, Where is the peace, What has happened to my soul, Now lost in anguish? Find me, Please find me. I am sinking lower each day, So someone please help. I am tired Oh so tired. It hurts
Oct 102 min read
ETERNITY
Spent an eternity wondering If that was me Blindly locked in, True form, mirror trapped, reflected. What has been seen Remains a mystery still, Like the source of life, All that is, all that we are. If death truly was the healer, And life, the most gruesome lessons, Where does that leave Our presence on this fickle earth? Why is there no peace For the innocent, Hope for the lost, Love for the weary. Each streak of blood Through these persons Has been a thousand lifetimes O
Oct 101 min read
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