Empty

He then sat on the cold steel and leaned against the cold brick walls. He then looked up towards the sky and stared at the starless sky.

“ Even the stars are against me... ”

Not a star could be seen that night. He decided to go out. He left all the doors open, figuring that nobody would have any interest on anything inside he just left. He walked around town as usual. He saw bright lights emanating from the different buildings and shops. He saw many people walking around. In his direction and against. He just looked at them, a glance or just plain staring at them. He saw couples, children’s, families, friends, he saw every conceivable type of person there was in the crowd of normal people. One thing he didn't see was someone like him.

“ They’re still dead... ”

In the midst of the crowds of people he just kept passing them, he kept walking against them, and with them. Until there were no more to see. He reached the edge of their town where a grassy field used to be. Now only patches of green was seen. He then rested himself against the soft land beneath him He stared at the still starless sky and just allowed himself to be eaten by the solitude surrounding him. He lost all cares to the world.

He just stared at the sky. Dark and starless. It was just empty, much like the feeling inside of him. He was empty. An emotionless shell, much like the starless sky. Confusion and unknown much like the cloudy night. But unknown to him, a small ember was still burning inside his heart. A small flame that kept lit the night. He might not know it yet but surely a small fire still burned inside of him. He just rested there and hummed himself to sleep.

Conversation

im with a friend discussing about stuffs
tas ang biglang banat...

friend: andito ka pa pla?!
g7: hinihintay ko na lang matapos ung dinownload ko.. >:)

friend: buti na lng andyan ka pa.. patulong sana ako sa query
g7: di ko kaya yan..

friend: simple lng ito.. promise madali lng
g7: (yang ganyang banat ang ayaw ko eh) sige patingin na lng
kung may maitutulong ako

friend: (opens laptop) (loading...)

friend: ansaya pala sa palawan
(shows pictures of the place and places she went to)

g7: ganda naman ng lugar!! kailan ung punta mo?
friend: nung january ung first two weeks na wala ako.

g7: kaya pala..

friend: (shows more of the images)
g7: (fascinated about pretty much everything)

(after everything was shown)

(at last, to the point, gusto ko ng umuwi)

friend: ay eto pala ung query, pasenxa tumagal pa na excite lng kasi ako
g7: ok lng (actually hindi >:) ).. ang ganda nga nung lugar
sana ako din hehe..

friend: (gives the details about the prob)
g7: sige test lng ako

(haayyy madali nga lng :((,. 8 na d pa ako nakakauwi,. (pde namang sabihin bukas na lang)
pero tinapos ko parin (andaming reklamo tatapusin din pala) )

(pero habang ginagawa ko)

friend: sorry,. lam ko hindi ka pa kumakain, bili lng ako saglit ng makakain
g7: wag na patapos na ako.. (joke lng,nahiya pa ang ungas :)) ) (pde ung mabubusog ako >:) )

(pagbalik)

friend: kain muna..
g7: yan ok na sya., ganyan ung output, tama?

friend: ang galing naman, salamat ha..
g7: wala nga akong ginawa, tinignan ko lng (pahumble moves)

(pagkatapos kumain)
friend: may tanung lng ako?
g7: anu un?

friend: naisip ko lng, lagi kitang nakikitang tumatawa, mukang masaya
tas ang positive lagi ng tingin mo..(pause) pero "how come your eyes look
cold"

g7: (smiles)
g7: may tissue ka, dumugo ilong ko, english eh.. hehehe


* di ko inaasahan un ah.. :)

Writing Poems (Helpful Hints)

1. Know Your Goal

If you don't know where you're going, how can you
get there? You need to know what you are trying to accomplish before you begin any project. Writing a poem is no exception. Before you begin, ask yourself what you want your poem to "do." Do you want your poem to describe an event in your life, protest a
social injustice, or describe the beauty of nature?
Once your know the goal of your poem, you can conform your writing to that goal. Take each main element in your poem and make it serve the main purpose of the poem.

2. Use Images

"BE A PAINTER IN WORDS," says UWEC English professor emerita, poet, and song writer Peg Lauber. She says poetry should stimulate six senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste and kinesiology (motion).

3. Avoid Clichés

Stephen Minot defines a cliché as: "A metaphor or simile that has become so familiar from overuse that the vehicle....no longer contributes any meaning whatever to the
tenor. It provides neither the vividness of a fresh metaphor nor the strength of a single unmodified word…The word is also used to describe overused but nonmetaphorical expressions such as 'tried and true' and 'each and every" Three Genres: The Writing
of Poetry, Fiction and Drama, 405).

Cliché also describes other overused literary elements. "Familiar plot patterns and stock characters are clichés on a big scale" (Minot 148). Clichés can be overused themes, character types, or plots. For example, the "Lone Ranger" cowboy is a cliché because it has been used so many times that people no longer find it original.

A work full of clichés is like a plate of old food: unappetizing.

Clichés work against original communication. People value creative talent. They want
to see work that rises above the norm. When they see a work without clichés, they
know the writer has worked his or her tail off, doing whatever it takes to be original. When they see a work full to the brim with clichés, they feel that the writer is not show-
ing them anything above the ordinary. (In case you hadn't noticed, this paragraph is chock full of clichés... I'll bet you were bored to tears.)

Clichés dull meaning. Because clichéd writing sounds so familiar, people can comp-
lete finish whole lines without even reading them. If they don't bother to read your
poem, they certainly won't stop to think about it. If they do not stop to think about your poem, they will never encounter the deeper meanings that mark the work of an acco-
mplished poet.

4. Avoid Sentimentality

Sentimentality is "dominated by a blunt appeal to the emotions of pity and love...Popu-
lar subjects are puppies, grandparents, and young lovers" (Minot 416). "When readers have the feeling that emotions like rage or indignation have been pushed artificially for their own sake, they will not take the poem seriously" (132).

Minot says that the problem with sentimentality is that it detracts from the literary quality of your work (416). If your poetry is mushy or teary-eyed, your readers may openly rebel against your effort to invoke emotional response in them. If that happens, they will stop thinking about the issues you want to raise, and will instead spend their energy trying
to control their own gag reflex.

5. Communicate Theme

Poetry always has a theme. Theme is not just a topic, but an idea with an opinion.

Topic: "The Vietnam War"

This is not a theme. It is only a subject. It is just an event. There are no ideas, opinions, or statements about life or of wisdom contained in this sentence.

Theme: "History shows that despite our claims to be peace-loving, unfortunately each person secretly dreams of gaining glory through conflict."

This is a theme. It is not just an event, but a statement about an event. It shows what
the poet thinks about the event. The poet strives to show the reader his/her theme during the entire poem, making use of literary techniques.

*courtesy of http://www.originalpoetry.com/?en=mail
hmmm.. i think i never followed this hints though hehehe..
as long as i could write one, my purpose was to never amuse my readers anyway.. :D