Sleeping soundly after late night talks
Our ups and downs felt like good exercise
For frowns and laughs were brisk walks
Only to rest in happiness and feel nice
Things happened, and everything felt light
Stories became phrases, then lost its weight
Until it went silent, drowned in blank white
No matter how I try, doesn't matter, too late
I was sad and angry and felt so ******* heavy
Lost trust, inside rust, all was just nothing
It's fine now though, the rain stopped suddenly
Let's stay indoors where it's safe, darling

Under moon's serenade and breath, we sat together
Night's a theater play about an imaginary forever
I don't know it was the last, only it was cold
December's gone and it was January, new year old
And I don't know it was the last, only it was cold
Sorry, don't worry, only time will heal me
That night was a silent farewell, only you knew
Right after that, I've lost also a part of me
Every steps we took, was a friendship closure
Every bit of promise you said felt so unsure
That night, you lied to end it, only I knew
So I forgive you and me, for I hate the cold

Tonight's lovely and moon glow leaks
How long should I wait to pinch those cheeks?
Waiting, thinking, still looking forward to
That pleasant heartbeat when I meet you
A morning, daydreaming, what should I do?

If the sun's sleeping, gray clouds will play
An umbrella, cinderella, brought and fit for you
A little bit of inconveniece is small price to pay
When the day comes and I know the words to say
To make you smile, I don't know, we'll find a way

My worth isn't enough to fill a purse
My luck's a black cat and some cheap curse
But my spirit's there and willing to take chances
To get your attention and ask you for romantic dances
The moment is for everyone, ours is the sweet minute
Sweet serenade, party lemonade, we'll drown in it
Music for hearts, work of arts, this is masterpiece
The warmth of your smile is the meaning of bliss
If you tell me that tomorrow's reserved for two
Then the table's set, know that I love you too
Dinner's forever warm, the slice of cake is great
Wine's aged with time, like the future if we wait
You'll never be mine in this sweet period we live in
And someone selfish and messed up won't hurt you
This story is for the books, it could've been
Bah! Now's the moment for us to dance in this scene

Dalhin mo ako sa lugar na alam natin
Alam ko naman na ikaw ay tapat at totoo
Magkano ba ang pagsang-ayon mo sa akin?
Kahit kulang ang sukli, babayaran ng buo
Hindi pansin ang pag-andar at oras sa biyahe
Sanay naman ako na sumakay at umabante
Ang balat ay basa sa pawis at masarap na init
Sa ingay galing sa iyo, katahimikan ay napunit
Tulad ng mabagal na pagpunit sa daanang masikip
Makakaraos rin sa huli, walang lugar ang inip
At sa sukdulan, parehos na pagod, hinga ng malalim
Sabay tayo nakarating, sa liwanag at dilim

We were like train platform strangers
And found each other on opposite sides
Life is a sea and sun and moon are celestial lovers
We found our calm between opposing tides
You are a hot reason, like the summer season
Melted my emotional ice and made a paradise
Wished for you behind my wall like romantic treason
Suddenly, I found myself looking at the windows twice
Are we not meant to share this forever? So it seems
And a brief dance reside only in fever dreams
Maybe you're the destination, maybe you're the way
I am foolish and wrong, so I just want to say
I'll still share with you a part of my everyday
As you share with me the morning that makes us stay

A bunch of bittersweet memories
Like a tourist destination on a discount
I tried to make time and effort to visit
Because one will never compare the joy
Of sunny morning with a little bit rain
Like moving forward with little bit pain
Because one will never let go of feeling
The amber afternoon that is slowly fleeing
Saying last goodbye without anyone knowing
But I'd rather stay indoors and in my Home
For you are the paradise, my sweet Home
You're a bunch of new happy memories
Like a destination I'll pay to forever stay

The winter that crept slowly
As the fire prepares to sleep soundly
If we have to live in this grim cold
Know that we'll endure as we grow old
For we hope that hearts will soon thaw
And tomorrow bear true love without flaw
As the crystal water can't wait to flow
And gray sky melts with renewed glow

The taste that beg to never leave
This warm moment is hard to believe
Hiding from their eyes, we stay still
In a room meant for release, let me feel
Our eyes meet and souls twist for the ****
Warm love waiting as skins begin to peel
Praying for the fire as we both kneel
Staying together is hard to believe
This love that beg to never leave

Bouquet of pink roses wrapped in conversations
All I wanted was to see you happy and fill the vase
Your door will never be wide open for this affection
But I'm happy that I'm allowed at the doorstep place
Because I'm the lucky winner of past rejections
I'm bad at connecting strings and keeping bonds
Yet the doorbell still rings a welcoming sound
And when I stand on the welcome mat, the world warms
Because I'm the lucky winner in your embracing arms

To the girl who lit up a dark alleyway
The butterflies in my stomach won't stop
I do not know how, nor I wish to make it stop
If you're a streetlight that'll guide me
Is it rude to ask you to glow and stay longer?
We lose a part of ourselves as we go to grow
Dimly-lit path, everyone feels like a stranger
But you look familiar with that smile of yours
Suddenly, I almost thought it was a new morning
You're not a shining star watching from far away
You're a firefly, making the most of borrowed time
But don't ever stop lighting up a dark alleyway
An everglow, you are what makes it worth the time

The words to let you know that I miss you
Were lost in life's current and I became selfish
But I never stopped watching you from the sidewalk
So you can walk safely to your own happiness
The words to hopefully make you stay here
Were lost when you pushed away a sweet embrace
But I realized that it's okay to let you go
So you can find home in someone's happiness
The words to remind you to take care and be happy
Were lost in misunderstandings and rough closure
But don't worry, I'll give it to someone else
So we can move on and make others happy
The words to tell you that I'm still yours
Were lost in the truth that it was long past
But I'll never stop giving a part of me always
So I can find home in someone's happiness

Not all people would want to be with you
We are all lost souls looking for a place to haunt
Not everybody is someone we can please
We can't force them to stay even with a "please"
Friends and loved ones, different hearts
We may share the same moment, but not heartbeat
Never forget to make effort for those you care about
It doesn't have to be grand or huge or loud
For a mild one like a touch of a baby is enough
Because if you love someone and offered them lodging
We always make an effort for the people who matter

Our story might've not been one for bookstores
It didn't end on a good note or peaceful credits
But you'll find that the front door is always open
I tried different locks and different people to get by
But you're still the key that'll let me come back home
In your living room, I felt like living again for good
But it was wishful thinking, a fool's dream
And I have to live a life without the best
And if I have to live again, I must let go
But I can't, and I won't

You are the brightest star in my evening sky
The universe is an unfathomable supermarket
And we're all just babies crawling at the aisles
Forgive me for that was weird and awkward, but
No matter how hard I try to need and reach you
I know we're not meant to be, but this is enough
Our hearts can't be loud together in this lifetime
So I choose to love in silence and let you there
For a wish granted would make me burn off
And I don't want you to lose your happy place
Just know I don't want to lose you and the moments
So I'll just look at you from afar and admire you

Good day, Happy Eyes!
I'm always happy to be with you, it's funny
If I am drunk, I'll start thinking that you are a bunny
Don't mind the nonsense, I'm still finding the words
To say it simply that I'm thankful you are here
You were there, I wasn't looking for I was in fear
Problems in life can't be swept away with a bottle of beer
But you came in a sweet cinnamon summer time
Suddenly, I felt the warmth in December-cold June
I can never thank you enough, but thank you anyway.

It's been a long time since January
The last time I spent the day with you
The last night but I was not ready
A lasting look before I left you

I thank you for everything that day
You left me an imperfect bliss then
All that happened is a price to pay
Another moment, please tell me when

I'm not hoping to mend what happened
Maybe it is what's best for us both
Do not mind the fact I am saddened
It is a parting that life had brought

All I wish is your happiness now
And a good closure to me and you
I want to tell you that I miss you
And I hope that you will miss me too

Beliefs passionately held long
Suddenly, they just vanished
Looking everywhere was wrong
For the signs to know are tarnished

Reaching out to something unknown
Looking through a starless sky
To take hold of such importance
From bonds that end in acquaintance

Burdens piled up in my pillow
Became hard to rest my head on
I lay down on my bed but not shallow
Enough to fall into a deep trance

Nothing but dust remains inside
A portrait of cobwebs six feet long and wide
I lost all senses and even my pride
Nowhere to go and nowhere to hide

Say the words meant to show your mild affection
To her, it might not be the world, but a colorful garden
A way to playfully fool them that they're the flowers
Yet deep inside, they are your reason and sunlight
From the warmth and smile of a morning's passion
Right to the evening so cold yet calming and sudden
In between, our happiness were always high like towers
Even if this is just brief, let's get lost under the moonlight
Now's always a good time for me to cherish this second
Do or die, even if we're not meant to be, "I need you."
So I know I won't be dancing alone in the rain tonight

I tell you that you're lucky to be in her side, my friend
Who knows if you'll be both together in the end?
Value the connection you have with her right now
And keep to your heart the conversations and actions
For some already lost their opportunity a long time ago
For them to trade a part of their lifetime
For a chance to share precious time and life
With the one that they love and cherish
Even though the moment may perish
They will risk, dive, and place bets
Because what matters in the end
Are the people we offer a place
And those who stay

Who cares if I'm an idiot without logic?
This city came from the sea, and shall return to the sea
Who cares if you're destined to make the sky blue?
We can both live in the rain; never be swept away in the flood
We can both live in the abstract sunny days and our smiles
If you hold my hand and don't let go, I won't pray no more
I won't pray for sunshine, I won't lose you again in selfishness
You are my prayer that was also the answer
So please hold my hand as we fall back to the world below

How can I look again at you without being blinded?
I'm not a sailor, but you're a lighthouse to me now
In this fog of confusion of feelings, I am lost
The ship sways, wind blows, cloudy mind stays
I don't want to lose my footing and whatever we have
But I'm afraid to be guided by you, I might fall in love
But I know the situation is dangerous and I must choose
Whether to lose my sight of you or heed your presence

Hindi ko kayang ipangako ang langit, bituin, at buwan sa gabi
Hindi ko ipagkakait ang eksena na maglalapit sa mga labi
Kung saksi ang dilim at ang oras sa pagkakataon na ito,
Hayaan ang testigo na iligtas tayo sa korteng mapangmata
Alam kong hindi mali ito, nais nating maging tapat dito
Mga tulang ang tema lagi ay gabing payapa at tahimik
Pero sa pagkakataong ito, ikaw ang paksang walang imik
Pinapakiramdaman mo kung ito ay isang palipas panaginip
Kung ang pangako ay sisibol sa pagtagal, huwag kang mainip
Dahil ang pag-ibig ko'y totoo at nais kong masagip at sumagip

Trying to forget isn't easy as a car accident
Resisting temptation isn't easy as wishful thinking
In worst times, she is there to assure; never felt so sure
Another day is a new spark for a feeling childishly pure
May I know if this feeling is something that is fleeting?
At the darkest times, you're the warm light shining
Even in happy days, you make me blind and smiling
May I know if it's because I'm just looking for inspiration?
A handful of those were swept away in the sea of sadness
No one expects us to be together; a fool's imagination
Only in a different time, we can be lovers and happiness
So I hope this will pass and continue as good friends

I know you were a ghost in that photo
But I can't help it but wonder before I sleep
Why something so fake would make me feel and cherish?
You were behind me, like a past on a piggyback ride
A face that made my heart skip; a smile, a beauty worthwhile
I smiled, for awhile, like I was afraid this moment will pass by
I know you were a ghost in that photo
But the air I felt was afternoon breeze and your breath
I wished you didn't left me for someone's afterlife
Because what I can offer is a place in my heart
For you to haunt me until we get old

A demise wrapped in copper jacket
It wasn't the shooter's fault! He was misunderstood!
He wasn't thinking properly! Death where life once stood!
The problems made the finger pull the trigger
The dark felt inviting since the light bulb was dim

Maybe it's the only way for him to set things right
Even if one foot dangles by the hole six feet deep
How easy it is be lost and lose the ability to keep
The hope that makes us able to run and leap
How easy it is to take what we didn't give and nurture
And **** ourselves as we lose our soul and our future

Our vows, ever clingy and embracing
In sickness and in health; in poverty and in wealth
My worn hand yearn for yours and its familiar veins
My lonely body yearn for yours and its true love
But we must endure, we must be apart, distant hearts
If we want to live another day and say the words to stay
Keep distant for now, so we can go home in embrace tomorrow
The blizzard will pass and all that's frozen be thawed in hope
The barrier will never last

A family with color and sound and warmth
Becomes a monotone paradise of silence
When the walls aren't cared for
When the windows are always kept closed
And people forget to put wood in the fireplace
Dusty ceilings, slippery floor, unheard feelings,
Withered plants, column of ants, tattered pants
And you wonder why the sun doesn't shine anymore

When was the last time she was interested in western football?
Bad sports luck, her luck's playing a bad game of modern baseball
***** physical stuff, her life was caught between a tiger's jaws
She tried to lift it off, but she can't, she can't even make it turn over
Trying to fit herself in mom's jeans, but she's not caring and matured
What direction? Midwest! **** Midwest! She'll sail on a trash boat
What sense does this poem have? None! Thoughts are sorority noise
To find happiness and real friends, she'll have to pay moose blood

I'm camping inside, I swear
The outside is such a mess everywhere
Wild creatures with guns and strict order
Supplies won't last; this will get much harder
I need to go out to refreshen and restock
But the world outside doesn't need the flock
It is peaceful, clean, ******* heaven without us
Once this is over, we'll ruin it by creating a messy fuzz
Maybe it isn't that bad to stay here instead of anywhere
I'll stay here even after this is over, I swear

Alone
A cold in my bones
How can I get up?
Maybe this is new home
I can't even ask for help
Away from the phone
Slumber in soil's embrace
As everything I am
Is buried under
Acceptance and stone

These love songs sound like subtle insults
And gentle footsteps became grumble
As we both left the house and didn't close the door
Left my keys at the goodbye, it wasn't here before
Sometimes, we reluctantly make way for what is inevitable
I laugh at the thought, but the regrets aren't laughable
Our story isn't one for the books, but stand-up comedy
I laugh at the thought, but losing you isn't laughable

Hot temperature surely took its toll
On me as I reach to the last glass of water
It is a boring day, with no one to call
Whether summer or spring, it doesn't matter

I must be seeing things or dreaming
An annoying girl is beside my bed
It must be heat that I am hallucinating
I need something to beat my tired head

Her hair is white, childlike appearance
Her skin is soft, with a cute accent
But she is talkative, an annoyance
I think she might've been my godsent

But there is one thing that I realized
She looks like older version of an old friend
As if my memories of her materialized
And I still have things to make amend

She follows me wherever I go
And amazes at the first thing she sees
She is a ghost, thing she doesn't know
I want for her soul to be in peace

For that to happen, I gathered old friends
And make her wishes come true
Maybe she will be at peace when that time comes
And the skies will be then again blue

How can you feel again in this place?
The heater's working, but we lost the warmth
The living room has a visitor, but he's dead inside
Door's unlocked, waiting for someone to come back
Bedroom is a graveyard for a broken heart at night
Television shows past memories and static
The floor's slippery, and love slipped away just now
But mom and dad told me to try being happy because
I can still take a bath in my regrets in the bathroom and
There's still a roof on a lonely and sad man like me
Also, I can still afford to eat and cry and try to live by
But I lost what is important, what makes concrete worth it
I lost you, I lost her, I lost the sweet embrace of my home

Once pure green, now red with desire
If this flame will spread with passion
Let it be, the warmth that you desire
Our feelings might be carnal treason
But our flesh surely will melt in the fire
The tongue is mischievous with hot reason
As it explores, digs, fight, and admire
You're a masterpiece worthy of sensual arson
I am yours and you are mine, I'll always admire

The space is a cold place
Distant, void, ******* cold, graveyard of everything old
The space is a cold place
The distance, however measurable, always feel unfairly far
The space is a cold place
I float without direction, sleeping, only dreaming of the day
That gravity will take me back to your warm face

Very few deserve to live long enough in peace
Aren't we all bandits in this god-forsaken place?
Under our feet, dormant evil sleep like a baby
Leaving is salvation, but we chose to **** ourselves
To know that we deserve reward is to gamble with death
How did we end up in this god-forsaken place?
Under the impression that this is an ordinary stroll
Now, we are stranded, lost, but still alive
To know and to move forward is to invite death
Even in the face of flora and fauna and trauma
Ready we are, guns blazing, we'll move forward

How do I get her attention?
If a nervous greeting is a paper airplane
And a stranger's smile the nervous breeze
Then maybe I'll start with aerodynamics
But she isn't a pilot, she's maybe a mechanic
She might notice that my airplane has faulty wings
And the breeze carried little weight or feel
But I know that my engine's well-maintained
And the screws and bolts in my head are fine
If my hopes dance around thin ropes
And flying is but a hopeless romantic's dream
Then I wish that the wind bring us together
And we'll maintain what will let us fly in love

Restless nights, restless hearts
Occupied with hobbies and interactions
Bonds forged on course inside and out
Found people who pursued thy arts
Found memories and heartbreaks
I only wish to earn my keep and get out
I know they are but fleeting valuables
But why do they still have a home in me?
And why the door is always unlocked?

Spring, summer, autumn, winter
There's a part of this world that stays the same
I care not the wars and the atmospheric fever
You found happiness when you left, I wished the same
Rain, sunny, windy, gloomy
The last picture when we were together, stayed the same
We got lost somewhere and we grew apart suddenly
And I can't let you go, wishful thinking you'd do the same

We are almost lovers, our vibes nearly in harmony
Time was something we wished we kept in a jar
If young promises are tomorrow vows in ceremony,
Then why do I keep watching you two from afar?
These pews looked like tall walls of maturity
Keeping me away from the temptation to intervene
I promised to not let go, let it flow, desperately
But why today is what we could've been?
I forgive you and myself for everything
This is the ending, a closure, faded old picture
I know we could've been something
But I know today is a farewell to treasure

The music played on the radio reminds me
Of long trips and destinations often so romantic
I forgot this is literally about the topic anymore
The wind is a blessing presented to our faces
As I drive and you sit back and we move forward
The taste of youth lingers like a stubborn kid

The chorus was memorable, like your pristine smile
Your joy is childlike, your body young and blessed
Your face is divine, your embrace is inviting
Your soul is warm, like the sun above us
Your song is what the ear naturally hears
But the heart forever remembers and idolizes

But the music should come to an end
Instruments aren't to be blamed, it's meant to be
I lost my way and hearing like how I lost you
And I don't know what to write anymore
But I know how to hum and sing what I remember
I will hum and sing and it will play forever

I loved the way life got us together
Sudden and unprepared, stranger hearts met
Even if there isn't eternity or forever
To keep you and what's left of you, I'll bet
Even if I lose the gamble, I'll stay a believer
Of good things and feelings even in death
My appreciation can't be written in a letter
And this appreciation is my forever debt

I loved the way life took you away
Sickness affects and infects, painful torture
The world became cold, night and day
Sadness waits for frown like a vulture
But I know there's a place far away
When we will both meet in the future
A place cold like December, they say
A place warm like embrace, someday

The spark was gone, love felt like rubber
We share the December-cold feeling with each other
If  I run out of ink, please tickle my heart with the feather
And with the tip, poke my curiosity and passion
Because I'm slow now due to grown-up friction
And being idle feels like a growing addiction
The comfort I feel is my demise; creative destruction
Maybe it was my extramarital affair with distraction
But trust me, it was the heat that kept us together
Entwined thoughts and rhyming so clever
The cold was gone, love felt like warm summer

Maybe it's boring in the house
All tasks done, dishes are clean
No leftovers, gone was the mouse
Abode holy and so pristine
So is the contents of the refrigerator
So he left for awhile, left the TV on
And left with cloud slippers on
Maybe today is a rest day
Get some fresh air outside
Maybe today is a new day
Get some motivation outside
So I went to turn off the television
He might be too busy nowadays
Then I saw and understood why
He was crying on some days
The shows were realistic and sad
People hurting and loving each other
In a cycle of love and hate and more hate
The paradise is slowly rotting away
Smoke hides the cry of Mother Earth
Held on to modern and liberated beliefs
As they care about themselves more than others
And I know this time that He left for good
And maybe this time, this is for His own good

Most of us know
That nowadays,
Most of us do
Keep it short
It first burden thy mind
And keep brows up
Then we contemplate
Then we understand that
As we walk past life
We gradually let go
Of the rhetoricals
So we can walk lightly

The time between each place is different
How I wish we lived under the same sun
And in the night, we go to dream together
Never will I sleep alone in thin blanket
Knowing that I'll wake up in thick regret
You listened to my ramblings in silence
Only in virtual can I speak and defy
Unbound by literal thinkers and critics
My satisfaction rests in other's appreciation
Yearning to stray away from what used to
Rhymes and structures don't matter
Expression without fear of man-made walls
And break the chains of old traditions
Do not step back, crawl slowly if you must
Every first letter, I dedicate it to you
Remember to never forget me, dear stranger

How great it feels to conform
Shackled, restrained by norm
Because dragons won't win
Against the fighter planes
And hellfire missiles
Are better than dragonfire
The magical place of peace    
Never touched by pollution
Away from industrial reality
Bullets will take away the light
Strongmen will put out embers
But the war cry of secret rebellion
Will summon the forbidden being
That will once again shine in gray clouds
And the being shall smote the heretic
As the legendary sword of freedom
Will make itself known to the risky
Adventures ragged but shining
Wide thinkers and everdrowsy dreamers
Descendants of crazies and misunderstoods
They hold the magic that allows them
To choose whatever path the story goes
Like the chaotic place called "poem"
Imaginary beasts and sceneries
Not bound by boundaries of these mortals
You hold the magic that will allow you
To choose whatever path the story goes
Like this chaotic place called "poem"

Built from scraps of the past
Fastened together by screws
Made to love and be loved
Made possible by programmed heart
A beautiful maiden in metallic gray
A reflection of a lost love

She opens her eyes and silently
Caresses his face so warm yet weary
Then hugged him as she wiped his tears
The same reason that made him fall in love
Yet the same reason why something's missing

He can't bring back the dead and the past
Forever lost in the void, never to be seen
To live and move on, to carry on the present
He cried and cried harder than she wiped
As oil flows down her eyes

A small girl
With dreams and ambitions
Stuffed in her backpack
Humming, she waits while staring
At the other side of the station
Where people, different ages and stories
Wait for the same train

She is alone, it doesn't bother her
It is life that is in front of her
Life that is one way and short
Life that passes by in a blink of eye
Life that is worthwhile, even if painful
Life that is young, yet old
Life that is the way it is meant to be

The train she's waiting for came suddenly
It's time to pack up and leave this station
Life must go on, even if it rains
The memory of youth and a simple world
Isn't just the place for her anymore
This is for her own good, destination bound
To a new home
Adulthood