Wish

i wish i am still a child

free from the worries of an adult world

full of  love and innocence

unconditional and not profit oriented

i wish worries and regret never met me

laughter and joy to always surround me

tears and pain will avoid me

and forever to be always merry

what a wonderful world it could have been

if all the negative emotion was not here

no pain or regret, no tears and pain

only happiness and a whole lot of merry making

Rhoderic N. Domingo

rest day

i have a job that needed attention

from monday to friday until five in the afternoon

come saturday and sunday

is my designated rest day

they say all i have to do is rest

stop worrying about the office pests

but as i woke up every saturday

it's not really my rest day

the laundry is screaming 

the kitchen needs scrubbing

the toilet needs cleaning

and my room needs tidying

sunday is even worse

i have to iron my clothes

i have to clean the porch

and only then can i go to church

saturday and sunday 

rest day is a lie

it's only an imagination

it's only an illusion

Rhoderic Domingo