It was not me, who put you into the dark
It was not me, who put too much hate upon himself
It was not me, who made you so imperfect
          Who choose this life for us?
                   It was you,
                             I am only a shadow in every decision.
The weak link, the forgotten will
of one’s owned heart, truly remains in the corner…
.
.
.
*Simply the ghost, who whispers in total silence.

my fingers have become bored with
the quicksand of routine
they prefer to dance erotically over my typewriter
frolicking like naked ballerinas
over an ancient stage
spilling their secret thoughts
onto blank page,
after their day job
threaded together
over my lap,
or bending over to
reveal the contents
of my burlap sack

they have taken instead
to jumping over cracks
in the nothing of night
stifling the sound of silence
with assortments of clicks and clacks
punching in the perfect pitch of keys
to leave Beethoven blind
from this symphony of notes combined

and just like that at last
they have unfolded some rhyme
unachievable with ink and pencil,
without the stencil of time
dictating to work inside the lines

101915

Alam kong sayo ang sakay
Medyo nainip ako buhat sa pagkabigo
Nang minsang inabanga'y
Nakaligtaang arkelado pala.

Nag-abang ako,
Pumara ng iba
Pati ruta pala'y ibang ibayo ang salta.

Ibang kalsada,
Naglakad akong muli
Oo, mas napagod
May paltos at kalyo ang mga paa
Sana'y naghintay na lang ako sayo
Kahit walang kasiguraduhang
Magbabalik para paangkasin.

Bukas makalawa,
Sa panahong hindi mala-Cinderella,
Daraan kang muli
Hihinto kahit di parahin,
Aalukin akong sumakay
Pagkat naihatid mo na ang iba.

Ako marahil ang huling pasahero
Bagkus alam kong may bakanteng silya
Silyang inilaan at palaging pinapagpagan
Nang hindi maalikabuka't
Maihanda sa  oras na nakalaan.

Sasakay ako nang dahan-dahan,
Hindi gaya ng dating may pagmamadali,
Titingnan kong maigi ang hagdanan
Nang hindi ako matalisod
At may mahawakan.

Sasakay akong may panibagong pag-asa
Walang pag-aalinlangan sa pait ng nakaraan
Marahil hihintong muli ang sasakyan
Bagkus totoo nga't
Makabababa na sa tamang hantungan.