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060821

Namuo ang mga luhang walang awat na nagpararamdam,
At sa kabila ng paghilot sa katauha'y
Daragsa ang hindi maintindihang elementong bumabalot sa liwanag.

Una,
Nasilayan ko ang larawan ng mag-inang minsang naging kabahgi ng akingnakaraan,
Kung saan naging bukas ang kanilang pintuan
Para sa mga kung anu-anong okasyon,
Mga pagpupulong na wala sa usapan,
Mga tawanang walang kabuluhan.

Ipinagkait ng pagkakataon ang paalam
Na sana man lamang ay naging harap-harapan.
At ang paalam na ito'y hindi malaman
Kung kailan ang simula at katapusan.

Pangalawa,
Sa pagitan ng pag-aaral at paghahanapbuhay
Ay namuti ang pangarap na lisanin ang kinasanayan.
Ngunit sa mismong araw ng kanyang paglilitis
Ay iba na pala ang nasa linya't nagbitaw ng mga salitang,
"Wala na sya."

Kinitil ang pangarap ng tadhana
At tuluyang naglaho ang alaala ng kanyang katauhan.

Pangatlo,
Sa apat na sulok ng pag-uusig
Ay naging bukas ang pagsalasat ng katotohanan buhat sa magkabilang panig.
Ang kanilang mga hain ay higit pa sa poot
Na may panghuhusgang bitbit at sigaw sa pula at sa puti.

Naubusan sila ng mga salita at nagtapos sa paghihiwalay
Ang kanilang mga ngitian at halakhakan,
At ang minsang pagbubunyi ay naging palitan
Ng liham ng paalam at katapusan.

Pang-apat,
Sa pagpunit ng bawat pahina ng kalendaryo
Ay nagwakas na rin ang kanilang pagkikita
Ang lihim ay idineklara't nagpaubaya na lamang sa Langit
Ang dalamhating tugon sa pag-ibig
Na sana'y may bukas at makalawa pa.
051421

To the man who always does what he says,
I am blessed to be pursued by you.
You’ve taught me what consistency is
Despite my inconsistency.
You bear, believe, hope, and endure all things.

As for me and our house, let’s serve the Lord.
Together, let us rise from the ashes –
Bearing one Name; hailing one Name.

Let’s build a place and call it home,
To call it our own.
And regardless of our factions,
Let us aim with one Hope.

In You, I am safe;
Love is your name.
I am home, finally Home.
091716

Nanghinayang ka kaya inayos mo;
Pinilit mo kahit hindi pinili ni Tatay.
Inayos mo nang sarili **** lakas,
Kaya napagod ka; eh lalong nasira.
Hindi ka naman eksperto dyan,
Kaya wag kang magmagaling na alam mo.

Hindi porket sanay ka ay okay na yun.
Hindi naman pinapaayos sayo,
Sinabi ba ni Tatay na gawin mo?
Oo, tamang nagkukusa ka
Pero di lahat ng pagkukusa nakabubuti.

Ilang beses ka bang pasasalo kay Tatay?
Hindi ka ba napapagod?
Kasi kung ako lang, awang-awa na ko sayo.
021722

I ponder the days that passed by,
And how I wish I could go back in time
But here I am – testifying the things
That God has done in my life.

Amidst the messy place,
He started answering one of my prayers
And it was an old prayer
And truly His timing was unpredictable.

When God answers,
It is never on our timetable
For He exceeds our understanding,
He exceeds our expectations.

I woke up in His arms today
And I’ve felt that I was in His hands
He carries me and He covers me –
He protects me and He will redeem me.

Tears I pour out on His shoulder
Even if everything seems imaginary.
I saw Him lifting my head
Like a father telling his child,
“It will be alright.”

He says I can trust in Him
And in Him, I can lay all my burdens.
One day, He will set me free
And He will drive away what is plotted against me.

Oh Lord, I find strength in You when I am weak,
I find favor in Your eyes for You have never left me.
I found hope in Your promises
And heaven and earth will pass away
But Your Words will never come to an end.

You speak no lies against me,
You know me so well, my Lord
You keep me on my feet
And I have nothing to boast about.

Lord, You are my Saviour even from the very beginning
And Your truth was never a lie
No one can imitate Your greatness
No one can take You away from Your throne.

I can hear You everywhere I go,
When people encourage me, I see that it is You.
And when they pray and lay their hands,
It is You who touch me.
021622

My heart is Yours, truly Yours my God
You bring anthem to my soul
You bring hope as I trust in You.

My enemies plot against me, Lord
And in my silence,
You are the Defender of my soul.
They laugh at me and they cancel me
But I hold on to Your Word.

For Your Word is greater than the word of mouth,
You will cover me and You will not let me live in shame,
You will draw me closer, Lord
You will secure me in Your constant hands.

You will rescue me among my enemies
You will deliver me and You will give me victory.
In Your Name, there is truth
Your promises will always remain.
052122

We are called God’s masterpiece –
We are His art in progress.
Each was an abstract of their kind
And only the Artist knows how to interpret it;
Only He knows what we are made of and made for.

When others see the beauty in us,
The credit is not ours but to our Artist.
He made us and He finds beauty in us.

Art is an expression
And God expressed Himself through us.
What kind of Artist is He?
Who made us out of His image.

How selfless is He?
And how loving is He?
No one can even take a glimpse
Of His mindful plans for us.

And so we are meant to create something new,
Something that our soul is passionate about,
Something that boosts our confidence in the Lord,
Something that brings us to the fulfillment of His purpose for us.

To express ourselves in various forms of art —
The art of love, forgiveness, redemption, salvation, and so on.
We indeed are God’s art
And as we continue to align ourselves with Him
That picture becomes clearer each day.
072022

The more I am afraid, the more that I tremble;
But the more I will look up to You.
So teach me to truly number my days,
That I count them not by the works of my hands
But by the breath of Your Spirit in me.

In my weakness, pour Your grace.
While Your love, let it be blanket to my soul.
Oh how much I fear and tremble before You
All my weapons and crowns
I lay down before You.

I surrender my whole self
And when I boast,
Let me boast of Your goodness
Let no lies come out of my mouth
But let me sing how great You are.
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