My heart dost crave
closeness with Him Who
defeated the grave.
If to Him, I could be
as faithful and true
as He is to me,
then peace would fill
this puny little heart of mine.
Oh, how His light would shine
through me, if I were faithful.
Oh, my heart dost crave
intimacy with my Lord.
Oh, my heart dost crave
my very life's breath.
Beautyganda
Maaraw ngunit
hindi ka natinag
Malamang parang
gatas na balat ang
nabanaag
Muntik pa yata
akong mabulag
Kay ganda mo kasing
tinitingnan sa iyong sinuot
Habambuhay tila
pupuwedeng mawala
ang masalimuot
Kaaya-ayang umaga
sa iyong ngiti at mga mata
Ako'y biglang tinamaan
ng isang uri ng Ginhawa
Hindi baduy, hindi rin gaano maporma
Pero bagay sayo ang
pagdadala
Salamat sa Diyos sa
iyong uri ng ganda
Ako tuloy napapasaya,
talaga, O Beautyganda!
Para Lang Tayong
Nagdurugong Puso
Sa Hardin Ng Unang Panahon
Nahalina ka yata
sa aking hardin
Minabuti kong ikaw
ay patuluyin
"Halika, pagmasdan
mo ang mga likha
ng sining!"
"Mga likas na yaman—
lupain, hangin, dagat, araw,
at mga bituin!"
Ganyan ang nakita ko
rin
sa kislap ng mata mong
tumataginting
Kasing ganda ng mga
bulaklak na maraming
gustong umangkin
Oo, luma na ang mga
tumubong punong kahoy
at iba't-iba pa ang
disenyo ng mga dahon
Hindi ba't ganyan din naman
nung nagkataong maulap
ang ating panahon?
O, Tag-ulan!
Tag-ulan lang!
'Wag sanang lumakas ang ihip
mong
hangin at sila'y tatangayin.
Mga ginintuang halaman
at karilagan ng
pagkalikha na disenyo sa
ating hardin
Mga bulaklak lang
parati ang nariyan upang
samahan ang mga
ibon—
Tila Siya ang Nagiging Musika Sa Aking Munting Mundo
Sa tugtuging Bago
walang tatalo,
ngunit sa tugtuging Luma
ay para bang
binabaon na sa lupa.
Ano pa ba ang ritmo
na gugustuhin pa niya
ngayong ako'y tumatanda na?
Ililipad ba ako ng hangin sa tuwing
oras ay nagdaraan?
Maglalahong
parang bula.. o
mawawalang parang
multo sa kadiliman?
Sa kalagitnaan nitong
gabi'y aking tatanawin,
O malayong abot-tanaw!
Nawa'y palaging
mahimbing itong
aking pagtulog
upang magising
ng tama at wasto
sa araw-araw!—
Nagsasalita Rin Ba Ang Biyolin?
Nagsasalita rin ba
ang Biyolin?
Ganyan naman sila,
pati ang Piyano.
Kung magsasabay
ay melodya lang
ang tanging habol.
Sa mga interpretasyon
lang kung magkakatalo,
sa ganda, at hugis
ng kanilang
mga naratibo.
Gaya ng ulan,
sa kanilang pagpatak
Maingay man sa iba
ay dahil ito'y
parang may binabalak
O Ingay, sa hagod, at kalampag,
tilamsik at bangayan ninyo,
Nawa'y ako'y 'wag
mapaiyak, aking di maaninag na Anino
Hindi pa man nagdaratingan ang mga ibong marikit,
sa sandaling ito,
sana'y malaman mong
nawala ka ng isang saglit.
“the kind of stories that people turn life into,
the kind of lives people turn stories into”
isn’t that just what I promised you
when we both pushed fear
to the bottom of the page
because we liked the beginning
too much to second guess
isn’t love just as simple
and just as complicated
as we have all tasted it
isn’t being here the pleasant shiver that fits my skin so well
isn’t your warmth the way I have always wanted to wake up
isn’t today just another love note we have written each other
and when I run out of words
aren’t we the beautiful I have been chasing here
now I have turned around and
this is what we have built
with a summer (or two) apart,
a cross country trip,
some wrenches thrown
straight to the heart
and now in the same city
something to build our own
our story to tell
even when I’m second guessing
my chaos hums with your fire
my insides burn with your song
why should I be caring about the universe
when everything I’ve built is in my hands?
You whispered words, sweet and sincere,
Promises held, in the misty atmosphere.
I believed every vow, every line you fed,
But beneath the surface, lies lurked instead.
You painted a picture, so vivid and bright,
But shadows crept in, concealed from the light.
Your love was a facade, a delicate guise,
Leaving me stranded, beneath empty skies.
You said you loved me, with all your might,
But your words were hollow, veiled in the night.
You lied to me, but you lied to yourself too,
Leaving shattered pieces, of what we once knew.
In the echo of silence, I hear the truth ring,
The melody of deception, the song you sing.
Each whispered "I love you," now a bitter sting,
As I unravel the truth, the pain it brings.
We danced in the moonlight, lost in the trance,
But your love was a fiction, a fleeting romance.
You wore a mask, hiding secrets untold,
Leaving scars on my heart, as your lies unfold.
You said you loved me, with all your might,
But your words were hollow, veiled in the night.
You lied to me, but you lied to yourself too,
Leaving shattered pieces, of what we once knew.
I'm picking up fragments, of shattered dreams,
Torn apart by your deceitful schemes.
The love that we shared, now lost in the tide,
As I bid farewell, to the tears I've cried.
You said you loved me, with all your might,
But your words were hollow, veiled in the night.
You lied to me, but you lied to yourself too,
Leaving shattered pieces, of what we once knew.
So I'll walk away, from the echoes of lies,
Embracing the truth, beneath clear skies.
Though your love was a lie, I'll learn to forgive,
And find solace in the life, I now must live.
February 03, 2024
Be Careful With Your Heart and With Whom You Share.
I hid my heart in a shell
So invisible, out of reach and I pretend .. i am incapable of feeling
A knock on a door, as if it was a spell
Filled with hope, a butterfly escaped.. she was trampled while she was sneaking
I spoke my mind and I did tell
So many words, yet I was stumped, my heart desires to stop the beating
I wore my dream catcher and asleep I fell
out of a dream, I was chased by nightmares.. yes; my dreams were deceiving
I put a smile while my heart dispersed,
My thoughts were muddled, my face I painted while I was breaking
I pulled my self and walked through hell
As many times as I needed, fractured and shattered but I’m still dreaming