SCAR

A scar in my chest, a scar in my brow,
a scar in my palm, a scar in my elbow.
Those scars fade, as time slips.
  
A scar in my psyche, a scar in my spirit.
a scar in my heart, a scar in my soul,
These invisible scars harden;
and toughen my emotion.

The Recipient Mindset

We're born to cry and whine.
Grow to demand and serve.
Live to acquire and consume
and die to receive a heavenly end

and everything imaginable
fits neatly inside
the recipient mindset.

Weird Chocolate Dream

What a weird dream
I dream of toblerone
but I wasn't eating it.
Instead using its wrapper
to answer a school quiz
 
There in the questionnaire
just written some persons' names
of heros and political figures.
 
So started writing in the chocolate wrapper
skipping some questions
and not bothered to answer some that I don't know.
wrap the wrapper back to the chocolate
as I searched for my toblerone
from the piles of chocolates
on the instructor's desk
I was not able to find it again.
I don't know what to fill on the blank,
whether to describe the person
or put their date of birth
and submitted it to the instructor
 
I'm about to leave the room
but turned back to the instructor
and asked what should be the answer to those
blanks to be filled beside the names.
then I woke up from my slumber
what a weird chocolate dream

The Zombie Song

The assassin nation , cheers another death
overwhelmingly , while the real enemy
seeks another ploy , to set it's sights on

and the zombie song, goes on and on
about freedom, justice, god and his son
who says to us now, blessed is the gun
and bless the killers, we put our hopes on

and the zombie song, just goes on and on,
death and more death, the procession is long,
the brain eating chorus, death rattles it's song
then devours itself, when the prey is gone

but the zombie song, still goes on
and on and on and on.

Death of my Childhood Place

I miss the place so much
where I could climb trees
ate star apples and green mangoes
from fruit trees near our house                
 
bath in the river
made a raft
out from banana or bamboo trunk
go boating with my brother
and enjoyed swimming in the river
 
Where we made a makeshift dam
got some catfish
or played  with the tadpoles
and shooed away the frogs
 
and on rainy day
played with my childhood friend
creating pots and anything from the mud
forming clay vases and figurines
and enjoy the drizzles of the rain
 
But father sold the place
and we moved to an urban zone
where trees don't bear fruits
and fruits are not on trees but on groceries.
and clays are beneath the cemented road
and during rainy days
people will not go out
and everyone seems so busy on
their business and their job
 
so in grief of my childhood place
and gone with it is my childhood stage

Growing Up

 I never grew up

I still like beer
like I did when I was 16
Mommy
Daddy
all my teachers
several bosses
lots of friends
they all told me to grow up
I never did
Even my children hint at it
Dad! Gotta love ya
and then they giggle
That is the part I love
And when my wife says...
That is just the way he is..
I even like that better.
A kid in an old mans body
How good can it get
x

Never again

 Never again will I be duped

Never again will I fall in your trap
 
Never again will I'll get near
to someone who is tricky, sly and foxy
 
Never again will you fool me
Never again will you bring me down
 
Never again will I let cruelty triumph
Never again will you make me cry
 
I'm stronger now and have grown in wisdom
and never again can you ruin my heart
x

Rare Find

It's a rare find these days,
to find a beautiful mature person.
It's is either
beautiful and still a baby,
or matured and ugly.
not because it's the natural law,
but because most of us grow,
bringing with us negativities.
It's not just because of the law of gravity,
that the skin sags and
eye bugs drop in asymmetry
but more because of keeping under our skin,
resentment, frustrations
unforgiveness,  
anger and envy.
and I'm not pointing here
mere physical beauty.
 
 
We can still grow old gracefully,
maybe not physically pretty.
but we can dress our personality
with grace, kindness and congeniality.
It doesn't need an expensive jewelry
to show or bring out the best in us.
 
a warm smile than a frown
a cheerful disposition than a "feeling down"
for sure can make us grow with inner calm.
 
like an unattractive duckling
into graceful swan
or like an ugly caterpillar
into a beautiful butterfly.
or like a pure gold
that keeps its luster
despite the passage of time.

The Best Version of Me

I'm thankful that He made me the way I am
I can't imagine myself
if He made me like Alexander the Great
or He made me like Socrates
I guess He made the best version of me
not so well known
but happy and contented on my own.
 
I don't know what if He made me like Gandhi
Surely it's not me anymore
so instead of questioning why He didn't made me
as handsome as the mythical Narcissus or Adonis
or as powerful as Napoleon
x
I know I am blessed because he made me
to be the best version of me.
 
He doesn't made all the flowers to be daisies
Some are roses, some are tulips, and some are lilies
He doesn't made all the birds to be eagles
some are bluebirds, and some are falcons
So thankful for the diversity
Brown, red, yellow, beige, white, black or blue
I'm thankful for the variety
for the wealth in diversity
and I know this is the best version of me.

Jonathan Earl Bowser - Cascade aka Water

- Cascade -

A fluid blade

has slashed deep wounds into his ragged face

The long cascade

and torrent cuts toward its distant place

And so they know

a brief caress and interlude of sleep

but soon she'll flow

to others lost in darkest ocean's deep

He makes to her

an offering, a lonely bloom of red

to thus confer

his longing, shall the Earth and Sea be wed?

Some rainbow smiles

the Water gives, but will not be his wife

He falls for miles

impaled on her flowing river knife...

 

Jonathan Earl Bowser - Cascade aka Water

International Women's Day

Love

Love

Study the course you love

Pursue the career you love

Work on the job you love

and love the love you love

You may search it in a far away land

Only to find it that it's just near your hand

With real love, vices rot and virtues bloom

Spreading its sweet smelling perfume

Like snow before the sun

fears and worries melt

anxieties fade

when expose to love's warmth

A honey to the soul

is love to your home

True love makes life enjoyable

so hear and give heed to its call

think good and life will be good

speak good and it may uplift someone's mood

think and speak with love and you will be in a happy world

by~Champs Ulysses Cabinatan

Once Upon A Time,

Once upon a time, a long time ago,
a God was born to govern love.
With his arrows and his bow
Eros filled hearts with romance
and stomachs with butterflies
and heads with dreams,
bringing soul mates together
for harmony and happiness.
I feel so fortunate that he smiled favorably on us.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

Someone's Toes Are In My Nose

Someone's Toes Are In My Nose

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Someone's Toes Are In My Nose

Someone’s toes are in my nose.
Whose ever could they be?
Since no one else is in my bed,
they must belong to me!

I wonder how it happened.

I just don’t understand.

I don’t know how my legs got stretched

Out like a rubber band.

How will I ever get to school?

It’s a catastrophe!

Mother! Dad! Get on the phone

And dial some help for me!

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Best Friends

Best Friends

Best Friends Over The Years

You've Always Been There,

You've Helped Me

When No One Else Cared Over The Years

You've Always Been There,

You've Helped Me When No One Else Cared.

Through All The Things That Have Gone Wrong

Our Friendship Has Grown Ever So Strong

You've Always Cared Through All The Tears,

And All The Laughter Throughout The Years

We've Been Through Good Times And

We've Been Through Sad,

But We Got Through It No Matter How Bad.

You Gave Me Hope When I Thought There Was None,

We've Stayed Friends And Had Lots Of Fun.

If I Could Go Back And Live My Life Again,

Some Things Might Change..

But You'd Always Be My Best Friend

Memories

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DAD

DAD

I am your reflection,
Made by your passion,

Your blood also runs in my vain,
Hey dad I am your son,
I don't blame,

Why did you treated my like this,
Why did you left me to die,
Why didn't you killed me,
When I only knew how to cry,

Yo dad I am your reflection,
I am proud to be who I am,
Why can't you see things the way I can,
I still love you but I hate you too,
You forget me,

Like I was a bad dream for you,
Why I was to born this way,
I have a father, But I haven't seen him,
For years, months and days,
Hey god I am appealing to you,
Please tell me,

Dose my father knows I am alive,
I am shower he doesn't even know,
At what stage I am,
Just let him know,
I have a beard now dad,
I cry for you every day now dad,
Just please tell him,

I am standing on the gate for you dad,
Waiting to see you once again dad,
Because from this day forward it harts me to say,
I am your reflection,
There is nothing that I can do about that,
I am cursed with your name,
And I blame you for that

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Gravestone Poem

My Lips Smile Even In Pain

My Lips Smile Even In Pain

Whenever I Remember Those Memories...Those Past Moments
Even For A Moment Itself
I Had Got Life With Smile
My Days Were In Your Embrace
I Had Spent My Nights In Your Arms
Today When I Remember Those Moments
Those Moments Force Me To Forgot All My Sorrows
My Lips Smile Even In Pain
Whenever I Remember Those Memories
Those Past Moments
You Were Putting Your Head On My Shoulders You Were Hiding Yourself By My Chest
By Coming Into My Shelter
Breaking And Losing Yourself In Me Like Glass
Today When I See Those Scenes
It Vanishes The Loneliness Of My Heart
My Lips Smile Even In Pain
Whenever I Remember Those Memories....Those Past Moments
Something I translated from a composition I heard...and it stayed by me...tells my story...
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Only You Know How

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