Me, myself and I
by The ZEN Bitch
Me, Myself & I (Remix) – Beyonce
The Narcissist
1
The mirror has two faces:
They’re both looking at me.
The mirror has two faces
And they both belong to me.
2
Look at me
Stare at me
Talk to me
Just don’t
Examine me
Scrutinize me
Analyze me.
3
My greatest fear
Is when the world turns
Its gaze on another–
The devastation
Is going to be immense
And the whole world
Will have no choice
But to suffer with me.
K.S.P.
1
Dalawa ang mukha ng salamin:
Pareho silang nakatingin sa akin.
Dalawa ang mukha ng salamin
Sila’y di kaninuman kundi akin.
2
Pagmasdan mo
Ang aking kariktan;
Malasin mo
Itong kagandahan
Huwag mo lang
Pagtangkaang
Tuklasin ang lihim;
Pagtyagaang
Ako’y unawain.
3
Pinangangambahan ko
Ang pagbaling ng tingin
Ng daigdig palayo sa akin–
Ang lungkot at lumbay
Ay magiging kalunos-lunos
At ang buong mundo’y
Walang magagawa kundi
Magdusa sa aking tabi.
Phnom Penh, 2009
Copyright by Michael P. De Guzman
Comments
ang heavy naman… is this just writing poetry, or talagang you feel this way? if so, what brought this on?
hay, i’m trying to process some little dramas unfolding among my friends… i’m torn between blaming just one person for causing all of it and doing things to keep the peace, kumbaga… instead of a blog post, this was the result of that internal wrangling… i guess i didn’t do a good job in trying not to blame one particular person…
you did succeed. You blamed yourself. This is actually not about narcissism but an attempt to conceal being messiahnic. Nice poem, medyo catalogish nga lang. Nice nevertheless
uy, salamat sa comment… it’s always nice to listen to how people interpret my (attempts at) poetry… at, yes, medyo mahilig ako mag-catalogue… is that bad?