Poems by Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo

Poems by Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo




The Phantom’s Shadow


Through the dark night on a starless and pale moonlight
He lurks from behind, nowhere to go to
Just wandering the streets, hiding from the crowd
His sullen face masked
But beyond that scarred countenance is a dark past
That continues to haunt him down.
He may be aloof, be misunderstood by silly, shallow people
Deep down he has a gentle heart
Yet hardened by great blows he has yet to forget.

In each one of us is the phantom’s shadow
Longing for more than just empathy
We struggle so much to find our niche in this judgemental world
To be embraced by all despite our frailties, shortcomings and flaws.
Why can’t the world just leave him alone
And erase the stigma of him being different from the rest, an outcast?
Give him space to breathe, to live peacefully, have his share and prove his worth?

Through the dark alleys, there is where he hides
Hoping his day would finally come and can break free from the chains
Like any one of us all he wishes for is to find true happiness
And all he’s asking from strangers is a little kindness
Everyone of us long to be accepted for who we are
To fit in the crowd and not be left out
How do we bring forth peace in this world
When all we do is throw stones at each other instead of living harmoniously?


Elizabeth E. Castillo © 2010





The Deafening Silence


With only the ticking of the clock on the wall
The tapping raindrops on the roof
The splashing sounds as they hit the ground,
As gray clouds hover over the gloomy sky above
Mind drifts to wander with thoughts of the distant past
A perturbed soul searching for answers,
The questions no one can even decipher.

The deafening silence puts me in a trance,
Makes me sail away to a different dimension
Trying to untangle confusing dreams,
That makes me lie awake in the wee hours of the night
Where am I? Who am I? Why am I here?
It is in silence that answers come rushing through,
When you can listen to what your heart is trying to tell you.

My mind is in a labyrinth-like maze,
Blinding lights chasing my shadow to illuminate my dark path
As I await for the Perfect Time when all these would make sense,
The deafening silence whispers his thoughts to me
Bringing me back to this chaotic reality,
My home is not here but in the heavens one fine day
When the Master up above calls me, then I can’t make myself stay…


Elizabeth E. Castillo ©





My Innamorata


a burning flame from the start
captured this lonesome heart
i feel you near me
even an ocean apart from you
yearning, waiting, hoping
more than emotions this passion for both.

the highs and lows we have conquered
sharks tried to bite off our feet
but still we chose to swim
in this sea of love only the two of us are in
my innamorata in the land of my dreams
a lass is swept off by your gentle arms.

loving you like the way i breathe in every second
being far from you is not a hindrance
to build our castles in the air today
and seeing them all come true sooner
only fools would say this is too hard and so better quit
for they don’t know true love waits.

look at how we made it through
this valley of the tempests and turbulence in our flight
in every second that passes, you are there in my mind,innamorata
we simply cannot let go of each other will break us into tiny pieces if we ever dare
our love is still growing strong, will make it through
will weather all storms and what might ever go wrong.


Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo Copyright 2011
***Poetographix “Heart Sparkles” by Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo