you were on a
man handled carriage
studded with glimmering gold
shining like a sun
solemn in peace as i become
filled with the rooting vegetation of any
of the men that stare at you, blinding me,
staring at
the sun.
i,
causing the eclipse, you force your eyes to me.
you are a decoration for the populace
like a toy that comes
to life...
I remember.
I remember pacing around my room
interrogating you like a
suited lawyer interrogates a
guilty suspect sitting on that podium.
you.
you converse with the guilty, who are like you -
suddenly
mute.
I remember pontificating on the
stage of my room, on that
isolated, childhood
soapbox.
no longer am
i afraid of the...
my vision slowly faded into an
overwhelming white
glow.
at the gates of heaven,
only the weak survive.
and i was never ready to die
ever.
God was standing in front of me
he was dressed in army garb
that had very obviously never been
through much.
he quickly apologized for everything -
i smiled and he looked relieved.
he said he
never...
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CAMILE ORILLANEDA
THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT : RETROSPECTION
THE PROJECT / RESEARCH
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