I like not too girly girls,
they appear like sunsets.

Selfie here. Selfie there.
Selfish people ---
all I can see.
All I can hear.

she cut her arm
with lonely blades
to feel
the nectar of pain
inside her heart
then hide the scars
to look
perfect again

I write through the words I could not speak,
for every teardrop, lying on her lonely lips;
she is my sunset before night comes awake,
she is my poetry, in my dreams, when I sleep.

I write on the silence embraced by the night,
for every hope, foresee but strength to move;
I cast myself away from the shadows of life,
she is my poetry, in my eyes, when I love.

I write those heartaches she tried to seclude,
for every doubt, which ever maimed her feet;
she is a one perfect love story to be told,
she is my poetry, in my grave, on my death.

her words
are savory
i might
devour,

but i
should escape
from her
maneuvers

Para lang nagbabalat ng sibuyas
ang istorya ng pag-ibig.

Sa simula...

Ng nasa mga kamay mo pa lang ito'y
may gana ka pang tumawa,

Hanggang sa inilagay mo na
sa isang sangkalan...
('chopping board' na nga lang, para mas maintindihan)

At nang binalatan mo'y
bigla ka na lang umiyak
at tumulo ang iyong mga luha
(sa sahig, alangan naman sa balkonahe!)

Pagkatapos nama'y nakatawa na ulit,
ngunit hindi pa rin nadala't
kumuha pa ng ibang sibuyas para balatan.
(sira-ulo lang te?)

Pero wala tayong magagawa dun,
hindi sa eksaherada masyado
ako kung makapagsalita,
eh ganun yun eh!
(ganun talaga!)

Kaya tanggapin ****
kapag sinubukan mo nang umibig,
alam mo nang sa huli'y
masasaktan at masasaktan ka rin...
('wag kang mag-aalala marami naman kayo!)

Ayyy! hindi 'yan!

Sa gitna pa pala 'yan,
dahil ang nasa huli'y
liligaya ka ng walang kasintulad ng dati.
(para bang nasa alapaap daw?)

Dahil ang magmahal ng isang gago...

Ayyy! Este tao,
ay maraming pagsubok,
tulad ng pagbabalat ng sibuyas...

Masusugatan ka talaga
kapag hindi ka marunong
magdahan-dahan at mag-ingat.

Let me die
not because of hunger
and thirst,
but of missing you
that would only
make me sick.

Sino ba naman ako para magpakitang muli sa'yo
at sabihing sorry sa lahat ng aking nagawa?
Sino ba naman ako para humingi ng pagkakataong
maibalik pang muli ang mga nangagdaang panahon?
Sino ba naman ako para magparamdam muli
at sabihin sa'yo, na miss na miss din kita?
Sino ba naman ako para mahalin kang muli
at susubugang ibalik ang 'yong pagtinging nawala?
Sino kaya ako? Sino ba naman ako?

Ayos lang na magalit ka sa'kin, okay lang talaga! Promise 'yan.
Sapakin mo 'ko kung gusto mo, wala akong imik pa rin,
wala akong pakialam,
kasi ang alam ko pinaghintay kita ng matagal,
sinaktan kita ng matagal, iniwan kita ng matagal,
matagal na matagal, kasi mali lahat ng inakala ko.
Sabi ko, "You're too good for me",
tama! Oo, kaya nga siguro mahirap lumapit
at sabihin lahat ng nararamdaman ko noon.
Pero sino ba naman ako para humingi pa
ng isa pang pagkakataon na ibigin mo?
sino ba naman ako?
Kundi isang tao lang na wala ng silbi na sa'yo.
Okay, tanggap ko na, tanggap ko na lahat,
pero tanong lang,
May chance pa ba ta'yo?
May chance pa ba na maibalik ko ang nakaraang
inukit natin sa isang bato?
I think it's too early pa para magparamdam muli.
Pero teka lang, wait.....
tanong ko muna, bago matapos 'tong tula,
mahal mo pa rin ba ako?
O kaya'y,
hanggang ngayon ba'y may gusto ka pa rin
sa isang pahamak na katulad ko?
At sinasabi mo lang ba na wala na para
masaktan mo rin ako?
Please lang naman o, try to answer lang.
Kahit anong isasagot mo,
I will accept it naman.

Sir, I'm in front of you to tell that
     I do love your daughter,
And I never have a rehearsal to what words
     to be uttered.
Sir, I'm here to be transparent
     about a love I found,
I'm just nervous, so please don't feel
     my voice to be unsound.

Sir, I'm asking your princess' hands;
     your princess is your precious gem:
I love her not just because I love her;
     I will make her my queen.
Sir, she stained my heart with love;
     sir, I hope you understand
I will never leave her alone, we'll be together
    walking on the strands.

Sir, please don't cast away your eyes
     from this name I owned,
I never have a replica of my love for her,
     your daughter is the only one I long.
Sir, the fact is irrevocable, I love her
     and she loves me
And the church will be the witness
     about these things I'm saying.

If I need to kneel on the floor
     and beg for the chances,
Sir, I will never doubt to do it, if this
     can only change your mind.
Sir, I have never been like this,
     I honestly love your daughter sir
And my life is worthless without her
     near by my side.

When the beautiful day comes, I hope
     you'll be with your daughter on the aisle;
I will offer my life to her sir,
     and I will take care of her every time.
Sir, I will marry your daughter,
     so please let me wander the world with her
I can't truly afford to lose her,
     and only be drowned on memories.

Sir, your answer will matter the most,
     if I should gain or lost;
But sir, I will fight my love for her
     even the skies turned to be the worst.
She's my everything, and I need to be
     transparent about what I feel.
Sir, I will marry your daughter,
     can we have now your blessings sir?

We are slaves of the night,
thinking,
forever may not exist.

I failed, I stumbled,
but you were there
to remind me of tomorrow.

I may not be perfect,
but my heart
burns like ice.

We are slaves of the night,
you and I
are living stories.

As I lay me down to sleep,
I can't get you
out of my head.

Come run with me
to forever,
I'll hold your hands
till we grow older.

Smile when my eyes
are frozen,
because they're all frozen
for you.

Kisses might be far too soon,
but I'll be waiting,
our hopes and dreams
are ever in our destiny.

Let me take you
to the edge of all heartaches,
and show you
how beautiful it is
to be with.

Take this love of mine
wherever you go,
no, I don't even call it love,
I call it Geronimo.

you're so close to steal,
     yet so far to feel;

you're so close to see,
     yet so far to touch;

you're so close to hear
     yet so far to catch:

you're so close to me
     yet still you're so far...

you're so close in my dreams,
     yet so far when I woke up;

you're so close to walk
     yet so far to be back:

you're close yet so far,
     you're so numb and I'm so dumb:

you're so close to me,
     yet still so far away...

Poetry*. Is it from the heart or from the mind?

Leave me nothing but mess,
leave me nothing but this,
because it is easy for you
to let me go...

but I will fight no more,
I will just find myself a cure,
I have given you all my love
but tonight...

I will be the best thing you never had.

Whispers are sometimes louder
     than screams.
Sometimes it is easy to escape
     from those rusty chains.

A step is sometimes farther
     than a thousand miles.
And tears are sometimes sweeter
     than smiles.

A day is sometimes colder
     than a night.
Sometimes it is clear to see
     when you are blind.

Words are sometimes more painful
     than a sword.
Sometimes to live longer,
     is to die first.

A river is sometimes deeper
     than any ocean.
A walk is sometimes faster
     than a run.

We may begin each chapter with cries,
     and ends up with laugh.
Well, my point of view is not that strong
     than what others have.

© 2011

Eftsoons, thee would fain depart and chasten thy chance
Meseems to be fond of thou beloved with fears:
Harken thy anacreontic jovial at once,
For whosoever conveys love shall drown on tears.
Thee may not ratify affections I bestowed;
Each morn may bring no reasons to behold the sun.
Yon enigmatic events has come and winnowed
Beseech, to cease the fires, afore thy love has gone.
Somehow, blossoms will wither, as rivers will dry
Mayhap, thy heart I own shall be shattered in twain,
Welkin rings, pearls cannot retrieve ev'ry goodby
Maimed and futile; whence, no one can withstand the pain.
If these velvet ropes would seize thine eyne twixt the thrill,
Utter prayers, for Heaven would burn me in hell.

Come, let our hearts embrace thy warm embers,
I will keep you safe beneath my feathers,
I will be the moonbeams to light your way;
Beseech reasons to awaken each day.
Come, let our tongues speak every truth’s decree,
To sing a once melodious harmony;
The angels descend from heavens, and trust,
We will be forever till worlds are dust.
Come, let our eyes never be left deceased,
Behold thy love, of which my warfare ceased,
Of my tears diminished and secluded,
I would clench roses, of roses which bleed.
My love resembles upon every shore,
Of laments of sadness will all deplore.

Tears ---
Distorting life  for decades.
Faded innocence ---
Wars,
Chaos everywhere.

You pulled me closer
to your life,
you showed me the world
of wha­t it looks like
with you in my arms,
you made me believed
for a m­oment
that I could only see
in my dreams,
then all of a sudden
yo­u asked for space.

Spare me some of your love
and love shall color our hearts each day;
no roads will diverge, and make me move,
if you could be my only loving way.

Spare me some of your time
and time shall reveal happiness to our world;
odd words from frozen faces will rhyme,
if you could be my only loving girl.

Spare me some of your kisses
and kisses shall warm our moonlit nights;
we will embrace the darkness of the eve,
if you could be my only loving wife.

We will meet on the horizons
where no one can ever hold us apart,
and that...

...if you spare me some of your love.

we were lying down on the grass,
watching the beauty of the sky;
she had her eyes on the stars,
i had my eyes on my world

I will not find a person better than you.
Instead, I will find a better me,
for maybe a better me
will attract a better you, someday.

Will our government know
what those blankets are used for?

We experienced struggles in life in order for us to be persistent to what we are planning to build for the future, and to make ourselves stronger than what we have ever thought of.

We cannot deny the fact that we, sometimes, came across of a feeling that we are being left behind, but it should not make us rely on a conclusion that what we can only do is to accept defeat, instead, make up our minds and keep the fire burning in our heads.

As for these struggles unfolded right before my eyes, I knew, it is meant to break my heart but never my aspirations in life. I will do my best, even if best is yet to be found.

You make me feel like
I've never been before,
the key words we used to say
are so sweet to be heard:
I just want to fall in love
over and over again to you,
for it has been a couple of days
since I've let you enter my world.

Maybe I'm just the first man in line
standing still for you,
expecting for your cue
to be completely intertwined:
and so, it's just like
you have given me an attention
that now, I can't help calling your name
for it always crosses my mind.

I need no experience
to create such glittered moments,
the essential thing needed
is just what they called love;
for all I see,
for all I do
and for all I know,
the reason that
I'm spending my time like this
is because I'm stuck on you.

No matter how long
that I'll be staying to entirely have you
as long as I still have the courage,
I won't let you go:
and even if now that you're so near
but still so far away,
I will still wait for you
until you will perceive
that I'm ever stuck on you.

Calling you a stupid
is an insult
to stupid people.

Lesson #1:
In LOVE, you have to act like a WOMAN,
and think like a MAN.

Lesson #2:
In LOVE, never do an ACTION
which can cause CONFLICTS.

Lessons #3:
In LOVE, PATIENCE is still
a VIRTUE.

Lesson #4:
In LOVE, you must be familiar
on the word "CHANCE".

Lesson #5:
In LOVE, you have to be
more ACCURATE to your ANSWERS.

Lesson #6:
In LOVE, ARGUMENTS has
the sweetest RECONCILIATION.

Lesson #7:
In LOVE, TIME is IMPORTANT
for each other.

Lesson #8:
In LOVE, MEMORIES you built
are IRREVOCABLE.

Lesson #9:
In LOVE, LIES must be outnumbered
by TRUTHS.

Lesson #10:
In LOVE, never run to CONCLUSIONS
faster than the SPEED of LIGHT.

breathe in,
                                    breathe out...

breathe in,
                             breathe out...

breathe...
      
                     breathe...

Sometimes, love
can hurt you
like a sunburn
in Sahara.

Take a chance on me
I'll show you respect
and love,
the beauty
of the azure skies,
you're still worth
figthing for,
hold my hands
and we'll turn
sad memories
into butterflies.

Take a risk on me
I'll be the remedy
to your pain,
the silence
of a moonlit evening,
you're still worth
the wait,
for all changes
are in chaos
and now he's gone,
you'll realize
you've chosen
the wrong one.

Nakatindig sa harap ng mga nangagdaan;
Sa pagtunog ng batingaw, ikaw ang s'yang naaalala,
na ikaw sana'y magbalik.
Ako ngayo'y nakabinbin sa bangin ng kalungkutan:
Nasa'n ka na nga ba?
Sadyang 'di kita matanaw kahit man lang ay saglit.

Nalulunod ako sa mga luha
sa bawat oras ng pagkadapa,
Nakapako sa krus ng pag-iisa't pighati;
'Sang pinsala dulot ng pag-ibig
na nawaglit lang ng bigla
Nasa'n ka na nga ba?
Hinahanap-hanap kita sa bawat sandali.

Nakakulong sa rehas ng iyong pagmamahal,
At sa pagdating ng hating-gabi,
ginagapos ng lubid ng karimlan:
Walang mahagilap na dahilan
sa paglayo mo mula sa 'king piling,
Bukod-tanging kahapon na lamang
ang aking sinusubukang gunitain.

Subalit gulo ang s'yang aking batid,
pait ang s'yang aking lasap;
Ni walang kapayapaan,
ni bigkis man lang ng galak.
Tayo sana'y ikakasal na, ba't ka pa lumisan?
Nasa'n  ka na nga ba?

At kung hindi ka pa rin darating,
sa panahong mundo na'y magdidilim,
Maghihintay pa rin ako sa 'yo
hanggang mayro'n pang akay na takipsilim.

It was 3:27 in the morning,
when I woke up too early
just to feed my mind
of the lessons that were hard
to bare with, I studied then.
Too creepy, silence killed me,
the voice of the cold wind
whispered in my ears. (whoosh!)

Minutes passed, I heard noise
coming from the window pane,
it was intimidating, disturbing.
But I didn't mind it,
I continued reading on my notes.

Not too later, I took a break.
I stretched my arms, and my legs.
Well, it is really tiring to study.
I was thinking, that the sun
already rose up,
because I heard footsteps,
and laughs, which maybe
came from the people outside.

So then I drew my eyes
into the windows,
I saw a man, wearing
his jogging pants,
and white jacket.
He stopped, and stare at me,
and waved his hands,
I saw him face to face,
then I waved my hands too,
but I wondered, I asked myself:
"Do I know him?".

The awkward moment
is when I realized ---

my room is in the 3rd floor.

tik tok...
tik tok...

as the sound of the clock,

always reading between the lines
my regrets,
my tears,
my regrets

tik tok..
tik tok..

caught in the middle,
can't solve every life's riddle

always up against the walls,

tik tok...
tik tok...

as the sound of the clock,

alas!
no!
alas!

when the day becomes another day
all I can hear in my ears is

tik tok...
tik tok...

they taste like toothpaste,
but you taste like birthday cake...

Once, flying beneath an overcast sky,

Out of nowhere, a bullet hit its wings!

Was seeking for remedy, and for help;

There the eagle cries on an old oak tree.

Most of the time,
it is better
to just walk away
through the doors
than to jump off
from the windows.

cut the strings attached,
burn bridges between us,
paths never will cross again,
hide the tears and pain—

this my love,
the end we might—
to our love story,
i refuse to write

barely
                                             breathing,


STILL                 she's

                           the girl
                I used
                                                          to LOVE

What is in you
that makes me
fall in love?

The lady in red
wakes up every morning in  her bed
seizes the light of the sun
to embrace her day with fun

She changes her mind, yes!
like every girl does
but the lady in red
is now the lady in black

The lady in black
walks with her bare feet at noon
trying eliminate the past
from the tears she ever owned

She changes her mind, yes!
like every girl does
but the lady in black
is now the lady in white

The lady in white
wanders at night the world
from the zenith of her achievements
to the abyss of her downfall

She changes her mind, yes!
like every girl does
and the lady in white
is now back to be the lady in red