Thank You for the People

The world is a wonderful place
because of the people we meet everyday.
We begin at the person whom we see at the mirror
who look like someone else, maybe the mother or father;
reminding that we are at living alone
because we came from another person
Our neighbors may be loud or silent
we may know them or not, but hey
they [...]

Everything is Meaningless

2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
3 What does man gain from all his labor
at which he toils under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.
6 The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and [...]

panahon

sa dami ng ginagawa
sa dami ng iniisip
sa mga kalungkutang dinaranas
sa mga problemang walang kupas
sa bigat ng damdamin
tila walang panahon sa buhay
tila tinutugis ang bawat araw
at pakiramdam ko’y unti-unti
na akong hinahatak ng panahon
hay, buhay nga naman… two years ago, ganito na naman. kailangang magpatuloy. kailangang kumayod. ang buhay di madaling wakasan. kailangang magbuhat, kahit mabigat, bukas [...]

Almost

Tightly,
she held the bag of bread in her hands.
Faster,
she walk and run towards their house.
Suddenly,
there was darkness and silence.
Her eyes were wide open but everything was dark;
Neither she was able to hear anything;
She can not even take a step forward;
She anchored herself in a bollard; and
continued breathing.

Rain Falls*

The clouds so dark are coming my way
Tiny drops of water from heaven now falling
The wind blows hard at the end of day
I am cold and afraid of the dark, I’m calling
Hold me dear
Keep me near into your arms
Comfort me
With your warm embrace
Draw me closer
Walk with me through the rain
I was soaked, wet and dripping [...]

Clouded

May your will be not clouded by my own judgment
May your light so shine upon my way
And the sun shine its light even behind the clouds
When trials rain, let it not so hard for me to bear
May the dark clouds on my way
Be flown away by the strong winds of determination
Amid darkness, keep me standing [...]

True Colors

Was blue your favorite color?
You were feeling low and lonely
Were you blinded by your search?
Now, open your eyes and see
The true color is me
Does the red turn green?
The fire soothed by the calmness
Were you silenced by your search?
Now open your lips and speak
The true color in me
Spin the color wheel (spin)
Stir the shades and gradient [...]

Two Poems, Two Lives

Writing Is…
The sun that kisses the sea in the horizon
before it says goodbye to the day.
The vision of a mountain to the nearby town
while taking a long night travel.
The cold wind that sways the leaves of the trees
and blows the petals of red flowers.
The blue sky too far to reach yet the intellect
journeys beyond it [...]

Sa Kumpas ng Ulan*

Tugtugin na ang gitara at tambol
at ang mikropono’y hawakan na
Itodo mo na ang pag-awit
at itaas mo pa ang iyong tinig
sa kumpas ng ulan!
Magsitakbuhan man ang mga manonood
ngunit tiyak may nakikinig sa iyo
Tignan mo nga’t langit ay lumuluha
kaya’t ituloy mo lang ang kanta
sa kumpas ng ulan!
Hindi mo ba alam
ulan ang ibinigay na katugunan
sa awit mong alay [...]

But We Weren’t

How I wish,
my love is the coffee you sip each morning
so it would circulate together with your blood.
How I wish,
I am the red shirt your were wearing
so you could feel my care and comfort.
How I wish,
you were the camera capturing an image of me
but you could not even sense my emotions.
How I wish,
we were the [...]