A Poet's Tone of Heart presents a collection of poetry that touches the heart and soul to the core. Author Answer-Pray Alcius has written verses on topics ranging from heroes returning from war to endless love to the relationships that create our world. He has composed forty-eight poems that offer insightful portrayals of the people we encounter and the events that are part of our lives.

In "Wedding Ring," a simple object with a profound symbolism evokes a joyful heart, while another poem, "Let Me" ponders how to unlock someone's heart. The uniqueness of Alcius's poetry is the connection it has toward our hearts. A Poet's Tone of Heart portrays life experiences through unique poems that inspire deeply felt emotions.

Undefined

You are

The poetry that can never be written,

The metaphor that can never be understood.

You are

The instrument that can never be tuned,

The notes that can never be composed.

You are

The seas that can never be sailed,

The story that can never be told–

All attempts lead to failures.

You are

Wordless and beyond.

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A Poet's Tone of Heart

From My Heart, to Your Sight

By Answer-Pray Alcius

Abbott Press

Failure, 1, 
My Guidance, 3, 
Hearts of Champions, 5, 
Faded Scenery, 6, 
Through You, 9, 
Heart of a Hero, 11, 
The Gentleman That Cries, 13, 
Her World, 14, 
The Unknown Path of a Soldier, 17, 
Endless Love, 19, 
Your Will, 21, 
Second to Greatness, 22, 
To Those I Owe, 25, 
Red Carpet, 27, 
Highlights, 29, 
Wedding Ring, 30, 
Limitless, 33, 
Untitled, 35, 
Alcius Saxon Boast, 37, 
Lucifer, 38, 
Family, 41, 
A True Savior, 42, 
Undefined, 45, 
My World, My Shoes, 46, 
Untitled, 49, 
The Stranger, 51, 
The Loner, 53, 
Meaningless, 54, 
One Day, Someday, Never, 57, 
Shallow, 59, 
Let Me, 61, 
My Festive Funeral, 62, 
A Lost Diamond, 65, 
The Vision from Hell, 67, 
What If?, 69, 
The Kid That He Is, 70, 
Heaven, 73, 
Peaceful Pain, 75, 
The Camera, 77, 
Those Eyes, 78, 
A Modest Man, 81, 
The Hero, 83, 
Upon Your Request, 85, 
My Dark Hours, 86, 
Your Eyes, 89, 
Love, 91, 
The Guilt, 93, 
Show Me Beauty, 94,

CHAPTER 1

    Failure

    Failure is what I am;
    Failure is my nature.
    It is not my favorite desire
    But is my best teacher.
    It humbled my flesh
    And showed me the reflections of the truth.
    I can never deny but accept of
    What is already there.
    I can never fight it.
    If so, it will leave me as a deceiver.
    It is the climax of my roller coaster.
    At the near end, failure leaves me
    The treasure of successes.

    My Guidance

    I will not look at you
    With my eyes but with my heart.
    My sight can deceive the heart,
    But my heart can never deceive my sight.
    My heart only seeks the beauty from within
    And shadows the outer.
    It is the perfect mirror
    Without the blind spot
    That will always reveal the truth.
    The plaster emotions that you establish with
    Your thoughts and the flesh
    Are meaningless to its presence.
    My heart will never guide me to
    The wrong road but will lead me
    To the chosen one.

    Hearts of Champions

    The sweats, the heartbeats, and the breath
    Are nothing compared to this earth.
    The passion, the ethics, and the mentality
    Are beyond the insanity of any reality.
    The pains, the struggles, and the heartbreaks
    Are the immunity of their universe.
    It can never be comprehended or exemplified.
    It cannot be stopped or contained.
    Greatness is its driven force.
    The will, the fire will keep on burning
    To everlasting remarks down in history.
    Many have tried to obtain such,
    But only so few have acquired.
    They will be legends and heroes that give us
    Dreams and keep our children dreaming,
    Give us hope and inspire our grandchildren to the fullest,
    For they too have walked in their shoes in the past.
    We looked at them and captured the moments
    To cherish greatness at its best.
    The heart of champion cannot be tamed
    nor be conquered.

    Faded Scenery

    You have looked upon the past
    And wondered, will anything ever last?
    You are witnessing that everything
    Is falling apart as each day is rattling by.
    Sadly, it is strangling your heart.
    The sweet childhood memories
    Are now forever embedded in history.
    The sunset on the playground is
    Different as you walked by it,
    Wishing you could go back
    And revive those sweet melodies,
    Remembering those nights of how you used
    To dream of those things that lie ahead,
    Which were so unclear to you then.
    Now, you are feeling the tears rolling down your eyes,
    As you know that it is beyond your reach.
    The past is like a tangible stain that can never be clean;
    It is forever equipped in your mind.

    At this moment, you stand in the present—
    At the other end, where you are already
    Past your heydays.
    You are seeing the unclear images boldly,
    For you have lived on the end of both ropes.
    There is no more dreaming.
    There is no more questioning.
    There is no more waiting.
    Only time will tell the final tale.

    Through You

    Through your eyes,
    I will see all the miseries.
    Through your ears,
    I will hear the voices of the speechless.
    Through your mouth,
    I will speak for the voiceless.
    Through your face,
    I will image the outcast.
    Through your heart,
    I will love the unloved.
    Through your shoulder,
    I will carry all burdens.
    Through your arm,
    I will comfort the broken.
    Through your hands,
    I will feed the feeble.
    Through your feet,
    I will conquer every ground.
    Through your body,
    I will shield the vulnerable.
    Through your name,
    I will serve justice to the righteous.
    Through you,
    I can do all things that are beyond
    Every eye, mind, and heart.
    So let every faith become the scenes of reality.

    Heart of a Hero

    He has chosen to step on the frontline
    To witness the gory sight.
    In his eyes, you can taste his fears,
    But those fears were so precious and dear.
    He wields many weapons;
    That was so clear to the enemy.
    His will and courage was like none other's.
    He laid it all on the battlefield,
    Where he stands tall and proud.
    For those he left behind and his fellow countrymen,
    His final vision was laughter, joy, and peace.
    Of those who knew nothing of him,
    At his final moments, he had no regrets;
    He died a joyous death.

    The Gentleman That Cries

    He laid aside his pride
    And swallowed his entire ego
    That lay upon his chest.
    He wiped the mirror of lies
    That revealed the unseen truths.
    He walked away from the darkness
    And marched toward the glimpse of light.
    He vividly fell upon his knees
    And let it all sink out, the rains of pains,
    The torn angers, the emptiness that is set upon him,
    The clouds that had concealed his true emotions,
    The fears that has shadowed him,
    Holding not a wave back to shed the tears of relief.
    As the moment passed, he then rose from the ground, his new
    birthplace.
    With a brave smile upon his chest that expressed it all,
    He is the gentleman that cried
    The pure nature of his heart.
    He has conquered what most have not
    Nor could have.
    At last he has been broken from
    The soul to flesh,
    Inside and out.

    Her World

    She is dancing to her own tune.
    You can call her Looney-Toon
    In her haven room,
    Where it is filled with cartoons.
    This is where she lets
    Her imaginations run wild.
    And lets the inner soul come out.
    Her dreams become the realities
    Where no one stands to be the judge
    Behind the closed door.
    It is just her and the blank walls,
    Her true fortress
    Without the reality check.
    At last, her becomes alive.

    The Unknown Path of a Soldier

    Staring at the mirror of horror,
    Seeing not what the future holds for me,
    Lost in the world of yin and yang,
    Where darkness and light struggle.
    Confused without a motive to march on,
    I leech on their moral standards,
    Following their shackles, wherever they flow,
    Condemning my soul to my fears,
    Which grow weary for redemption.
    Weeping blood on the floor in pain,
    Alone in the dark light on my knees,
    Visualizing the coffin where I pose
    To eternal defeat.
    So I then rose before their eyes.
    As I stare deeper into the mirror,
    Shattering the magical illusions,
    Seeing a glimpse of its sunshine,
    Knowing that freedom is at hand,
    The endless, dreadful puzzle has been complete;
    The man in the mirror was destined to be.

    Endless Love

    Love is special.
    Love is the action
    Beyond the emotion.
    Love is compassion.
    Love has no doubt.
    Love is the light
    That conquered all hatreds.
    True love never fades away.
    People change,
    The sky changes,
    Time changes—
    But love forever remains.
    It has a beginning but no definite ending.

    Your Will

    You can love me,
    Or you can hate me.
    You can stay by my side,
    Or you can fade away.
    I can do nothing more,
    Nor nothing less.
    Whatever it be,
    I shall receive it with honest joy.
    I will wish nothing less
    But all of the best
    Throughout your journey
    Or the path that you have set your mind unto.
    The final power lay within you,
    Your will, and your heart.

    Second to Greatness

    I was born into the number-one jersey,
    So I chose to wear the second.
    In the classroom, I did not attempt the As,
    So I stayed proud of my Bs.
    I chose to stay out of the starting lineup,
    So I gladly enjoyed the bench.
    I stayed away from her,
    So you got the benefits of the occasion.
    In my vocabulary, me and I weren't found,
    So him and her became popular.
    In my world, I broke the light switch,
    So I became your shadow.

    To Those I Owe

    I owe it to you, to them,
    To those who believed in me
    When my future had no hope,
    To those who invested in me
    When I looked bankrupt,
    To those who created me
    When my picture had no image.

    I owe it to you, to them,
    To those who have distrusted me
    When their eyes told them no lies,
    To those who have disregarded me
    When their hearts told them the truth,
    To those who mocked me
    When their reasons were clear.

    I owe it to you, to them,
    To those without the chance to dream,
    To those who were born without the courage,
    To those who are suffering.
    I owe it to you, to them,
    To every eye, to every heart,
    Whether friend or foe, good or bad
    Rich or poor,
    I owe it to you, to them, to all.

    Red Carpet

    It has been shown that I lived a glamorous life,
    But yet you know nothing of me.
    I put on a show with a sunshine face,
    But yet my heart is quite the opposite.
    Fool you once, twice, and again and again.
    Shame on you for not noticing.
    You have sworn that you knew me
    From head to toe,
    Past and present,
    But you—still a timeline away from my history—
    Are too caught up with your blindness and foolishness
    To see my invisible mask,
    But yet you have called yourself a friend.

    Highlights

    The cameras are always there.
    The films keep on rolling.
    They have assembled all my fame and glory,
    But never my failures.
    They always seem edited to the right moments,
    Making me feel greater than the gods.
    But in my reality, they falter,
    For before my successes came my failures.
    I cherish my failures and kneel before them,
    For without them, I wouldn't be at the peak.
    So please let all the clips be shown
    And all the collages be viewed
    Because I want to be a complete story.

    Wedding Ring

    Caught a dove
    White as snow,
    Happiness at hand,
    Joy at heart.
    Complete at last,
    Colliding our wings
    To take flight
    In the light of our special night.
    Under the sheets of heaven
    Lay our hearts,
    The foundation of love,
    For eternity, for each other.

    Limitless

    My flows got a thousand miles to run
    Down under the sun.
    It trips and falls;
    Still it don't stall.
    Hate it or like it,
    It's your freedom and will.
    There is no brake to it.
    Even though the casket drops,
    It will never stop.
    My rhymes may not go
    With your grind.
    Good luck; still I will let it shine.
    The tables will get served
    Even though it gets on your nerves.

    Untitled

    Death, love, pain, and fear
    Came knocking at my door.
    At the rooster's chanting,
    We sat down across each other, fellowshipping peacefully,
    Chatting and toasting to our remorse and prosperity
    Until the howl of wolves.
    We concluded our meeting
    With warm good-byes.
    As they started disappearing from my sight,
    I chuckled, for they knew not
    That I'm one step ahead of them.

    Alcius Saxon Boast

    I am the heir of the last Alcius, which has survived to live on,
    Risen from the ashes to set my feet on the battlefields and bear
    grounds
    Where no bonehouse has stepped.
    Broken the limits beyond the lights of the universe
    To accomplish my ambitions of becoming great,
    My soul has escaped death for as long as I can remember.
    Still I laugh at the face of death.
    I have sailed the seven whaleroads from angle to angle
    And conquered every great shark of the mightiest wave traveler.
    I am the only flame that can live in the rain,
    Surpassing the greatness of gods,
    Uncontainable to every great mind that bears a battle friend.
    Carried the world on my back and tamed every
    obstacle known to men—
    Witness greatness like none other.
    I am what I am: Alpha and Omega.

    Lucifer

    He has a heart of a lion
    And the features of a goddess.
    He speaks sweeter than the flow of honey
    And possess the voice of a virgin.
    His keen eyes are irresistible
    And are sharper than the golden sights of an owl.
    He attacks his prey so clearly and dearly
    And left them ill, mentally and physically.
    They come so easily and vulnerably,
    Like the magnet that never repels.
    He is the cancer to their soul
    That is incurable in any manner.
    So will she be the next?

    Family

    Family is worth more than gold,
    Priceless beyond the glaring beauty of diamond.
    It is the cornerstone of our foundations,
    Which are passed on down from our ancestors.
    The element that cannot be broken
    But a mixture of quality of infinite love.
    We build each other like the daily skyscrapers in the city
    Standing high beyond the sky.
    Taller, brighter than the neon lights of heavenly stars,
    Our love is made out of layered concrete
    Tightly compressed in our roots,
    Never shattered by the weights on top.
    We are wielded by our failures that lead to our successes
    To multiply our greatness out of darkness.
    We are family down to the thickest blood.
    We stand next to each other down the line in the war
    As we ride into battle.
    If one falls, we all fall.
    If one rises, we all rise
    With passion and honor for each other.

    A True Savior

    Rain is pouring, thunder growling
    At the middle hour.
    You are knocking; knowing that it is you,
    My heart is wielded by fire and ice—
    You came to my rescue.
    Needing to open, so I fail to attempt
    Denying your existence before my peers.
    You knocked harder than the rocks of the earth.
    Still I refused your welcoming.
    You cried my name louder than the choired angel of heaven.
    Still I refused your welcoming.
    You are aching for my soul all night long.
    I have known the path that I had chosen,
    That is leading me to the bottomless pit,
    Chanting that it is a myth.
    Glorying my honor according to kings of the world,

    You are wet, cold, and shivering.
    Still you kept knocking.
    You never grew weary for my soul.
    You chose not to turn your back to me.
    I have failed you and lacked your commands,
    Yet I have found favor in your eyes.
    I walk to answer your final call before sunrise,
    Opening the gates that had separated our veins,
    Bowing my head and falling at your feet
    To take the mercy that you have granted me,
    Ashamed of myself but smiling with joy.
    If I were to disappear, I would reappear
    In the next life because
    I have made an everlasting treaty
    With the prince of peace.

    Undefined

    You are
    The poetry that can never be written,
    The metaphor that can never be understood.
    You are
    The instrument that can never be tuned,
    The notes that can never be composed.
    You are
    The seas that can never be sailed,
    The story that can never be told—
    All attempts lead to failures.
    You are
    Wordless and beyond.

    My World, My Shoes

    My world—
    A bar full of many open bottles,
    Nights full of emptiness,
    Hatred all over my door
    That dwells inside my heart.
    No love exists down in this aisle—
    Concealed in this dark light,
    Without hope in my sight,
    Left alone in this pit
    To be eaten by fears
    That brings untamed tears
    Outspoken by this loneliness.

    Untitled

    The camera only captured
    A small glimpse of the moments.
    The video only witness
    The external emotions.
    The movies only portraits
    The characters that we are not.
    The mirrors only see the outward
    Imperfections and the flaws that are encrypted.
    The makeup deceits us with limited
    Securities from our insecurities.
    The fame and the castles impression that
    We are enormous but yet are so small.
    Our length of time only lasts for a vapor.
    This is the world I reside in.
    Bievenue, mes amis.

(Continues...)

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