puso ko'y umaasa
na ating pagkikita
ay maging lunas sana
sa iyong pagdurusa

damdaming sumisidhi
ayaw ko nang umuwi
iiyak man lang muli
ng luhang walang sukli

sa pagsuyo ng buwan
puso'y nakikiramdam,
ngayo'y namamaalam
sa noon pa lumisan

at 4 in the
morning the sun
is never up
but i usually am

i worry
about things
that are out of
my control
even more about
things that are

get up early
when i work
and earlier
when i don’t
the older i get the
more i learn
sometimes you
need to cry it out

alone
at night
into your pillow
the blankets
wrapped all
around you

sometimes you
need to cry
and cry
and cry

until the morning
sun falls across
the tears dried
under your lashes

and the lump
in your throat has
dissolved so you can
breathe with ease

you need to get up
let hot water
wash it away
let the steam rising
from your mug soften
any sorrow left around
your morning eyes
take a deep breath
don’t mention it
to anyone

and
just
keep
going

i will
just
keep
going

You kissed me softly in the rain,
then laughed gently into my mouth.
It tasted like Spring.