Poetry Collection in English, Angelo Olivier - AN EGG WITH REMINISCENT PROPERTIES

AN EGG WITH REMINISCENT PROPERTIES






1. “Sunday Prelude”

 

I hiss through the Sunday speech

‘Cause I have nothing to feel

And yet this morning

Perhaps you’re gonna preach to my soul

And without a word

Prove me wrong

So I can touch

Smile and belong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. “Mosaic”

 

I wake up knowing that Sunshine’s in a hideout,

Looking for stars in the dense night

I’m standing by the window


But I can’t seem to find

Anyone I recognize

I don’t see a light that I know

 

In the state of confusion, 

I’d whisper in order

For you to hear me rehashing your name

But I can’t remember it, you don’t exist here

And I feel incomplete, where you are my dear

 

If inside my throat was a silencer

You couldn’t make my ego into a mosaic

I’m a hunter that answers before you call

Please just let me pray

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. “My Lost Love”

 

Remember the times when I had to

Dilute your love in order to take it all

How the world ran out of air

But neither of us really cared

We just remained, running wild

Not minding whatever was passing by

It’s been too long to long for

But seems like I can’t snap out of it

 

The sky came crashing down on us

To cut right through the gloom

My lost love, you didn't see that

You sobered up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. “Habit”

 

You were so beautiful and didn’t know it

You don’t know that my hand has a habit

Of holding yours, rebelliously

 

You were so beautiful, I admit it

You don’t know my lips have a habit

Of calling your name, again and again


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. “Walk”

 

Somewhere in the city,

In the quiet night,

On a street that’s as empty as

A dangerous flight.

 

I am walking home

And I am dragging my feet

Again I’ve been missing my sleep

 

I know this trail

Let me take my blame

I cannot escape

Unusual wind

Telling me to stay

 

This air is mean

These steps are mad

And I bet no one can tell

Something’s off

 

 

 

 

 

6. “Jaywalking”


Some things don’t seem like they are gonna change

And you ain’t even acting strange

For your age

I still shiver when you speak

So like me

You liked me

 

I start to think you really need to rearrange

To me, you still seem like a book

And I still crumble when you sigh

So like you

 I liked you

 

And under your eyes

You feel like it’s hard again and I don’t mind

You’re not that into it

It’s just that you’re jaywalking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. “Love You Just In Theory”

 

You used to hug me with your words

You didn’t know how to stop

You peeled my heart whenever your hair

Tickled your shoulders, oh God,

I used to take breaks

Every time we got to hold hands

Because I didn’t want to see mine melt

And so what now

When I got good at goodbyes

And it’s getting risky

Even though the stakes were lowered

About a hundred times

Sure, I still love the idea of you

But what’s in my mind can’t compare

To what seems to be true

 





 

 8. “Love Is...”

What I've been doing here,

Is getting strange

And it's not love if I forget her name

 

Down the same street

I stumble again

Feeling dizzy, need a tamer, day by day

 

I try to wiggle, as fast as I can

But I can't, it’s getting late

And like this, I'm gonna miss my train

Which I wish I did

And I wish I could wink at you from it

Smiling as if it's great

But again, another day, I'll say

 

Love's for those who feel the same,

They leave nothing here for us,

We're just falling apart,

Take your blame, my babe.

Love's for those that feel the same,

There's nothing left for our hearts,

Our flaws are countless darts,

We’re playing to lose the game







9. “Shivering“

If sorrow steals you,

Say they'll never separate

I craved to run away

But doubted if I could

If again I won't be a habit 

If again I won’t drown in words,

 

I create a silhouette of you

And it’s a bit too much, I swear

Wonder when you’ll learn to see, where I wanna be,

Right now, it’s silent and cold, hope you’re not getting told that:

 

I'm shivering in the rain,

That started to fall,

You know I never liked to carry an umbrella

I'm shivering in pain,

That started to grow,

Afraid to protect myself

And to forget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 10. “Lazy”

 

I stay safe under my blanket

But everyone is nagging me

Oh, so very, sometimes, I will miss you,

I won’t overcome you easily

 

I flicker like a fireman,

Oh, so occupied,

Mumbling his serenade,

For strangers passing by

 

I stay safe under my blanket,

While everyone is nagging me,

Very sometimes, oh, do I miss you

But I’ll say that I’m just a bit lazy

 

I need somebody, but only want you

My jealousy takes over,

To tell the truth would be a lie,

‘Cause in my head you’re still my bae,

 

I stay safe under my blanket,

As everyone is nagging me,

I hope that I will never see you

Seeing me like this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. “Talking is Overrated”

I’ve been living carefully

Trying to catch you

But you got further.

 

I’m out of breath,

I swallow stars

And color my mind

The color of your eyes

And hold out my hand like

 

There is something

That I’m searching for

This red sunset

Is getting slippery

 

In the sunrise – it’s you,

In the deep nights – it’s you,

What can you do

To keep me here?

 

Talking is overrated,

And not what I’m looking for,

I crawl to burn your senses,

Press X to free my soul


Talk is overrated,

So I kindly ask for more,

I want to cover all expenses

If you just let me explore


 

 

 

 

12. “Blue Blood”

 


I'm feeling woozy and I am calling a cab

And I am licking all the blue walls so my blood loses tan

I sober up 'til the devil dances 

Soak my heart in past romances

Drinking my bad-decision juice

In search of the answers


I can't do hypnosis but be sure I can bluff 

Let me show you how to be guilty

And still, come out of the cuffs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


13. "Plum Blossoms”


Amidst the mist so fine

Beneath the blue spring sky

I cut the gloom

 

My heart is light

The soul takes flight

Like a plum in full bloom

 




14. “Jade”

Feel like I'm in a beef with Cupid

But what can I do?

Her fragrance feels the air with light

Her fan is open

Her jade hairpin

Cutting through the night

 





15. “Lotus”

The sea rolling before us

We found a love that's too divine

In the absence of faith

A place for refugees

From a world too chaotic to be

 

 




16. "Red Cliff"

Solitude of a mountain

Cries for lullabies so soft

As we gaze up at the majesty

Wild geese fly like needlework

 

The cliff stands

Like a drunk in the moonlight

But in its gentle whispers

I hear the voice of this universe

Calling me home

 





17. “Firefly”

Temple bells are dying out

As I kneel in prayer

Fire holds the sky

And I contemplate the mysteries

Of what might have been

 

Another springtime comes

With its promise of rebirth

 

 

 

 




18. “A Misty Night”

In a crowded room

A symphony of the urban jungle

Between arguments

And the smell of wok

I am lost in thought

 





19. “High seas”

 

The moon is madly pulling

Oceans stretch out to infinity

Winds keep howling secrets

The waves crash one after another

In the rhythm of life and death

 







20. “Sanctuary”

My heart overflowing

With the bliss of a renewal

In the quiet of a forest

That I dare not name

I found a sanctuary

 

 

 






 

21. “Still Life”

My wandering mind

Making hands clench

A few blades of grass

And the universe

They share between them

Otherwise, we’d be blown away

Time is quickly passing

And now I'm old

 






22. “Daruma”

If I could understand the birds

And the fine waltz they compose

Pridefully piercing the sky

And its gentle breeze

Wrapping a golden field

Whose rustling reminds me

Of a worn-out flute

 






23. “Lanterns”

The reflections flicker over the lake

The peaks keep poking heaven

A red leaf falls into the vibrant tapestry

Butterflies fly around like brushstrokes

And a flock in the distance

Giving the old shepherd

A sense of belonging

 





24. “Chopsticks”

Circling through my hometown

Nostalgic for a slender waist

Moonshine gently bathing

My wounded countryside

I stagger for this autumn

Now my clothes don't even

Fit me anymore

 





25. “Subway”

As the landscapes kept repeating

The local fishermen told me if the

Balls of cotton candy in the sky

Are the first ever theater

 

What's disturbing my sleep

Is not a monster

But a silly wandering flea

And the heavy road

I need to cross

 

 





26. “Kingdom””

If a bribe was enough

To buy this crimson-setting sun

Whom even the king can’t order around

I’d be the first in line

 

Over the sound of deep fatigue

Coming from the city

I cannot hear the river

Telling ancient tales

 




27. “Lost in Translation”

Concrete carved in lifelines

Smoke pinching the stars

Grasping salvation

But the cross

Is getting heavier

 








28. “Crossroad”

I stand rumpled up

In the morning trolly

Like a nut in a bag

Tremor squeezing my eyes

As I’m slowly stepping away
I melt into black tea
And so do all the bruises and rain





29. "Howling"


We became strangers 

With each other's secrets

But the magic never stopped coming

 

If you could tell me your name

And pretend it's the first time

Nothing could stop me from being yours

Even though at first

I slammed the door

 





30. "Wave Season"

Morphing

In a seductive dance

Of the misty wrangling sons

Whispering a slow heartbeat

To the tapestry of 

Ruined lungs





31. "Perfect Blue"

In the nodes of veins

Of a rippling mind 

In the silent hymn

Of the cerulean skies

A mirage is taking over

And the sight is lost

In my cerulean eyes




 


32. "Arms in the Valley"

Like a nun

The old oak tree in prayer

And the birds descending 

Carrying a crown 

The cosmic waltz that's all around

Spreading the slow slow

Rhythm of the dying sun

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