Raindrops
Raindrops is a poem written by John Marc Cruz and shared with The Ugly Writers under the theme Terrible Ideas for the month of July. Raindrops Stuck, In the middle road. Sky’s discharging its emotion. And maybe I…
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John Krux bleeds poetry. He eats words for breakfast
Our Hearts
Our Hearts is a poem written and shared by John Krux to The Ugly Writers under the theme After The Storm for the month of June. Our Hearts And now, after countless memories, heartbreaks, and tears, the only…
Para Sa Lahat Ng Kinalimutan
Makalilimutin ka. Kaya naman ako lagi ang umaalala. Kaya lang sa hindi ko malamang dahilan, mukhang kinalilimutan mo na talaga ang mga bagay kung saan ako masaya.
Parallel Universe
Today, I saw you in the same street. Regardless of millions of people surrounding us, I saw you.
I.I Ulan, Alak, at Luha
Ako ang pinakamagiting na tanga.
Dahil patuloy akong lumulusong at nagpapahuli,
Sa matitibay na lambat ng 'di mo sa akin pagpili
00:00 Hours
I made it at 00:00.
Since there are no deafening sounds from monsters trying to destroy me. There is no light bulb forcing me to write about you. Lastly, I made it since my soul endures the pain without you.
3 Kinds of Sadness
The sadness you encounter in the middle of a conversation. Then there is sadness you kept inside of your soul.
Depensa Para sa Lahat ng Sumuko at ‘Di Nagpatuloy
Mas pipiliin ng kanyang laman at kalamnan na tikman ang panandaliang pighati subalit mas makapagpapalaya sa sakit na kanyang nararamdaman. Mas nanaisin niyang wakasan ang bawat mapapait na alaala kaysa harapin ang mga susunod na ihahain sa kanya ng mundo.
XI. Alak
Subalit hanggang kailan ba magiging sagot ang alak sa lahat ng mga tanong at bakit?
Shattered Fragments
I know you’re sad. All of a sudden you found yourself in an unfair situation — collecting all the broken pieces of your soul. I don’t know what is the reason for your unhappiness. Perhaps, people failed you, rejected you,…
Draft #21
Ayoko nang Makita ka. Ayoko na. Dahil simula ng gabing iyon, Kung saan walang pag-aalinlangan mo akong niyakap, Noon din ang gabing nagpatunay na kailanma’y hindi mo ako makukuhang mahalin. Ayoko nang makita ka. Ayoko na. Dahil nakapapagod din pa…
Veins and Arteries
I studied the nature of human veins. It is a system of blood vessels where the blood flows and it was tasked to transport the blood back to our hearts. Then I remember you. You are not the veins; however,…
Diskurso ng Salitang Pagsuko
Diskurso ng Salitang Pagsuko
By John Krux
Delusions
I love to imagine things. I really love to imagine how far my love for you would go if I was right. I love to dream of you and me. But still, when I was imagining things about you, There was…
Nightmares
It was a night of oblivion Obscurity and misconception. The sky painted with deep blue black With its flickering stars. The moon is hiding her beauty In the midst of dreary clouds. And I saw you in my paper When…