naglalaan pa rin ako ng panahon para pagmasdan ang mga lumang litrato
sa mga status ko sa facebook, ikaw madalas ang nagiging inspirasyon ko, kung hindi man ikaw, mga karanasan ko mula sayo
sa mga tanong ng mga kaibigan ko patungkol sa akin, ikaw ang pinagmumulan ng mga sagot ko
lumilipas ang mga araw ng buwan at madalas kasama ng isip ko ang mga alalala mo sa mga lugar kung saan madalas ang kahapon
sa bawat minsang nakakasama ka, nagiging abala ako sa paglimot sa mga salitang gaya ng katapangan at pagpapakatotoo
minamasdan ko pa rin ang sakit na dulot ng pag-ibig, katapatan o katangahan
sa lahat ng mga nakaraan, ikaw ang hindi lumipas
nawala man ang pagtingin ko sayo, mananatili ang pag-ibig ko sayo, kasama.

You were running late when I first saw you
Your worried face is a face of a confused angel
Your presence mesmerized my longing eyes
Thank you for making me capable of emotions again, thank you.
I am filled with fleeting thoughts of you
Dreamland is where I see you
I dream while I am awake
Dreaming while awake when you're near
I miss you when you are with me
for I can't look straight at you unlike in my dreams
I think you are exactly what I want
but I am afraid of having what I need exactly
For that means, my next fear is losing you
I like it this way
I'll admire you from afar
Dream of you
Just be happy with the thoughts of you

The wind is hammering the roof while it makes the trees dance.

Droplets of rainwater are trying to reach me while I am searching for words to write in darkness.

News reached me that floods are as high as their houses.

How many homeless had been displaced once again?

Where would they seek comfort in this raging storm?

Animals were seen floating on top of the debris--debris from the house of the poor old man or from the life of the hopeful mom.

How many more lives would be claimed after this disastrous catastrophe?

It seemed like we are getting used to accept the fate of our fellowmen.

That is disturbing.

To go on living in an ivory tower without realizing that the tower itself is grounded and you are the only one detached.

I hope to live and see the day when it is not only ourselves that we see when we look at the mirror.

words had been said
footprints walking away from the door
broken pieces of dreams
shattered hearts

i can only watch you weep
listen to your sighs
empathy is what I have
but there won't be a hint

i'll just peek at your pain
even lift some of your rocks
but you'll never know
i'll just wait for your smile

Let me discover you from afar
Let me smile when you're not looking
Let me feel like a teenage girl learning infatuation for the first time
You are my temporary happiness
Let's see if you are my next 9th of September
See you soon! :)

Words aren't spoken
Pain piercing me inside
Is regret real?
Or is it really a way of learning?

I wish I can do more
I wish to give you more
But all I can give now is my heart
I hope you'll see that I love you too much
And it pains me to even say that
For I don't know if I am really capable of that
What is the boundary of loving and selfishness?

Someday, we'll make sense of these
For now, let us live on and be happy no matter what

We used to be together
like fertile soil and plant
And now things aren’t the same
as if the minerals deserted the land
You have her and I had him
But when we’re together again
The tranquil paradise sets once more
Despite the frazzled road we’re in now
You will always be the fresh air that blows me
The sun that shines on me

you used to let me step on your feet and lead me to dance with you
you would sing and we would dance like we’re prince and princess
we used to have fun while I brushed your teeth and you brushed mine
you used to cook for me even if sometimes I wasn't able to eat it for I am late for class
I used to wait for you and sometimes fell asleep
but soon as you arrived, we would talk happily
you would brush my hair
I would run my fingertip from your nose to your lips
we were happy and in loved
we were a couple.
were.

Across the sea of minds
Where to sink to or where to float to?
Both have striking points
And you are left with uncertainties
Simplest things are the most complicated
Your destination is your choice
Your freedom is what you make it