sa iyong paglalakbay
ika'y humingi ng gabay
sapagkat diyan nakasalalay
ang kaligtasan ng iyong buhay
kung ako man ay mamatay
'di kaya'y mawalan ng malay
aking ipapaalala nang walang humpay
na araw-araw akong naghintay
laging tatandaan, walang makakapantay
sa pag-ibig **** 'di nagkulang at tunay
ngang ikaw ang nagbibigay kulay
sa mundo kong matamlay
sa pagbalik mo, ako'y kakaway;
hahagkan at hahawakan ang 'yong kamay
sapagkat ikaw lang ang nagtataglay
ng mainit yakap na hinahanap-hanap paghimlay

would it be selfish of me
to ask for more
than sneaky glances here and there?

mouths desperate
to form sentences
to confabulate with you
but i rebel against my own body,
incorrigible mutters
bolting its way out of my lips.

would it be selfish of me
to ask for more
than an hour to spend with you?

eyebrows knitting together
in confusion
as you laugh
about matters of the heart,
looking through me
with perceptive eyes
and i try not to look away.

but fate
has a terrible affinity
for separating the two of us,

so i wish
we werent back to square one
but that would be wistful thinking.

"hello?"
"sorry, the number you've dialed is emotionally unavailable at the moment."
"should i try again later?"
"perhaps, never."

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