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See
that
The poet
Within me
Breathes
At the exact
Same rhythm
As you
I saw your eyes that day
so focused, so pure, and so much passion
At that very moment
I thought I heard a heartbeat
beating... beating...
drawing closer to mine

and as you stroke that paint brush,
as you breath in a silent way
I can hear nothing but
the beat of your loving heart
beating... beating...
same time with mine

The wind blows my hair
and the yellowish street light
glaze upon your eyes
and I can't stop myself
looking at you, looking at
those sparkling brown eyes

Since then I always wanted
to see you, be near you
hear you, and to talk to you
wondering if you could be mine?
Then one day... you told me
a joke that I can't ever forget...



"kim, I have something to tell you..."



"I love you,... can you be mine?..."
Dreaming is all I have with you, In dreams its possible for us to be together, sharing the purest of love with each other. But reality is... your not mine... and I won't be ever be yours. because maybe ...just maybe the God of love just had a slight mistake in crushing our hearts in a glimpse of that time.
I know how painful it is to not know if the one you care for would ever return
I promised these words I thought I could keep and sealed each with a future we both thought we could forsee
I shed tears and you offered your shoulder despite the distance that laid in between
Every breath was beautiful, every emotion was genuine and never a disarray of words
Every night was an ending and every wake of mornings had their beginnings, we both knew we would be present in each one of them

At least that's what I thought

We are a mess, shambles of living flesh yet you and I served as each other's comfort for times of distress
Sometimes words need not be said for all you had to do was to pick me up with your heavy hands and envelop me in your arms, you were my blanket
But I was a deluge of restraint who chose to have her mouth sewn by demons which tempt me to repress
You welcomed me into your mind of aesthetically aligned scenarios and tragic memories
I was stepping into your life and you showered me with gifts of assurance, and it was terrifying
I didn't know how to respond to these reciprocating feelings
But I knew that I loved every minute of it

Days that were born grew older and faster than we're told and I was a helpless victim and witness to the hours of conversations that developed into tedious virtual words
I plead guilty for keeping my silence as I watched you mouth out poetry and wisdom
It was burdening to keep coming back so I left you waiting for uncertainty
You are the soldier at war and I am the wife that grew tired and deprived
I am the selfish individual that seeks for a refreshing start while you try to win me battles I choose to fight on my own
I was blinded and kept wanting for more but what you gave me surpassed the limits of overflowing
I am the fool, not you and each night the demons mock me names on top of one another
They have been growing ever since I departed from your mending surfaces
I tried to keep my distance, but it didn't work
I had already stitched up my hands with yours, and I tore away our body parts the day I didn't say goodbye
I spit out crimson and inhale regret, every day and night

And I know it would be easier to move on if you found out I was dead instead of accepting the reality to which I promised
But my mouth turned out to be a liar so I closed my heart and left
And I am profoundly sorry for saying those three words, but know that I meant what I said

n.j.
https://perennialink.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/to-the-one-i-said-i-would-never-leave-2/
Minahal kita
higit pa sa inaakala kong
kayang magmahal ang isang tao.

Kung tutuusin
walang limitasyon ang pagmamahal nguni't
hindi natin maikakaila na pinipigilan natin ang mga sarili natin
sa pagmamahal ng higit pa
sa limitasyon
na ating ginagawa.
Pero kapag nakilala nila ang taong mahal ko
ngayon ay magiging isang tila
bahay-bahayan nalamang ng mga bata
ang limitasyon
kung saan ang akala nila'y
simpleng luto,
alaga ng bata,
at paghahalik sa asawa lamang
ang pagbahay;
napakarami pa kaysa sa kanilang inaakala.

Minahal kita na higit pa
sa inaakala kong hawak kamay
at
titigan lamang sa mata
at
pagtatanong kung anong ginawa mo ngayong araw na ito
at
pagbabati paggising ng umaga
at pagpaalam bago matulog sa gabi.

Salamat,
dahil natuto akong
magmahal kaysa sa inaakala kong
dapat
**** mahalin ang isang tao.
Tama na. ilang beses ko pa bang uulitin sa sarili ko ang tama na. Tama na sa pag-asa na maaaring mahalin rin niya ako. Tama na na lagging ako lang ang nagmamalasakit pero sa huli’y masasaktan ka lang. Tama na na lagi akong nagbibigay at siya’y kuha nang kuha lang. Tama na na lagi akong talunan sa bawat paglundag. Tama na na lagi akong umiibig at sa dulo’y sasabihing “kaibigan lang kita”.
Tama na siguro na marami nang beses na lagi akong nagpakatanga para sa’yo. Tama na siguro na lagi na lang akong umaasa na darating ka sa pintuan at sasabihing iba na ang iyong nararamdaman. Tama na rin siguro ang lagi kong pag-aalala kung “nasaan ka na?”, “kumain ka ba?”, “may payong ka bang dala bilang pananggalang sa malakas na ulan?”. Tama na siguro na lagi akong naging yaya, ina o alalay mo sa bawat bagay. Tama na siguro yung ginawa kong paninilbihan sa among ‘di naman ako sinuklian ng kahit ano. Tama na siguro na tigilan ko na itong ambisyon na ipinaiiral ko, ilusyon na maaaring maging tayo.
Naaalala ko, oo naaaalala ko ang mga bagay na pinagsaluhan natin. Naaalala ko noong una kitang nakilala, naaalala ko kung papaanong wala kang takot na sumama sa akin upang tuklasin ang isang lugar na ‘di ka pa pamilyar at ‘di mo pa alam. Naaalala ko ang pagtataya mo at tiwala na totoo ang mga pinagsasabi ko at dadalhin kita sa tamang lugar na ipinangako ko. Naaalala ko kung papaanong naloko ako sa kakatawa sa mga corny **** jokes. Naaalala ko yung panonood natin ng pelikula nang sabay at tititigan mo ako at tititigan din kita nang palihim. Oo naaalala ko pa ‘yun, at oo tinititigan kita kasi nabihag ako ng mga mata **** mapungaw, tila humihingi ng atensyon at pagmamahal. At oo, naaalala ko pa yung araw na tinext mo ako at agaran kang pumunta kung nasaan ako kahit malakas ang buhos ng ulan at dumating kang basang-basa. Naalala ko kung paano ako tuluyang nahulog sa’yo sa ginawa **** sakripisyo na maaari ka namang pumunta sa iba, ngunit pinili mo akong makasama.
Pero kung akala kong masaya at wala nang makakapigil sa ating dalawa, nagising ako mula sa isang realidad. Nagising akong ‘di pala totoo ang mga nakita ko. Nagising ako na wala ka sa piling ko. Nagising ako na ang lahat ng iyon pala ay isang malaking ilusyon. Nagising ako, masakit ang damdamin at namamaga ang mga mata mula sa paghimbing dahil sa kaiiyak. Nagising akong ‘di pala totoo ang panaginip na pinaniwalaan kong totoo. Nagising ako na ‘di mo pala mahal ako. Nagising ako sa tinig ng boses **** nagsasabing “mahal kita, pero kaibigan lang”.
Kaya ganun, wala akong magawa kun’di ang magmukmok sa sulok ng kuwartong dating puno ng saya at tawanan nating dalawa. Nanatili ako sa lugar kung saan tayo nanood at nagtabing dal’wa. Nanatili ako sa lugar kung saan mo ako pinuntahan kahit napakalakas ng ulan. Nanatili ako at nag-isip bakit kaya at bakit ikaw pa. nananatili at mananatili ako rito hangga’t ‘di pa rin malinaw sa akin ang lahat.
Bakit ba ng hilig kong magmahal? Bakit ba mahilig akong tumaya o sumugal? Bakit ba lagi ko na lang napagkakamalian ang galaw ng iba bilang isang mas malalim pa? Bakit ako nabibihag sa mga salita at gawa na ilusyon lamang pala? O baka naman sadya lang akong tanga. Baka sadya talagang kaibigan lang ang ipinakikita mo noong una, pero mali ang pagkakaintindi ko dahil ‘di ko pa nararanasan ang umibig nang mas higit pa.
Pasensya na sa mali kong pagbasa. Pasensya na at nagawa kitang mahalin bilang kaibigan. Pasensya dahil inakala kong mamahalin mo rin ako tulad ng pagmamahal ko sa’yo. Pasensya na sa aking damdaming tila mahilig lang talagang magmahal nang lubusan. Patawad na ‘di nabasa ang nais mo. Patawad na ‘di ko pa rin matanggap na hanggang magkaibigan lang tayo. Patawad marahil dahil ang sinasabi ng puso ko’y hanggang “magKA-ibigan” lang tayo.
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