commissioned poem

dahil mas pinili mo na saktan ako..
dahil sinabi mo na mas mahal mo siya..
dahil mukhang hindi mo naman pinahalagahan kung ano namagitan sa atin..
dahil wala naman talagang "tayo"...

tinatapos ko na ang lahat.
itatago ko na ang mga bakas ng kahapon na pinagsaluhan natin
yung mga balat ng pagkaing binigay mo sa akin
yung pinambalot kong regalo para sa iyo
yung kwadernong ibibigay ko sana sa iyo

kakalimutan ko na ang lahat
yun din naman yung gusto mong gawin
hindi ba?

on kids...

they give the most honest comments (and most of the times, crazy!)
and show the purest random acts of love.

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mahal na mahal kita

kung darating man

kung darating man ang pagkakataon, mahal
na mapagtanto mo na hindi pala ako
ang gusto mong makasama habang-buhay
uunawain kita
sapagkat ang pag-ibig, hindi kinakahon

kung darating man ang bukas
na hihilingin mong umalis
hindi ko man mararamdaman ang iyong yakap
hindi ko man mahahawakan ang iyong mga kamay
at hindi ko na maririnig ang iyong tinig
papalayain kita...
sapagkat ang pag-ibig, hindi kinukulong

kung darating man ang panahon
na naisin mong mapag-isa
hindi ko ipagsisiksikan ang sarili ko
hindi ko ipipilit ang gusto ko
kahit masakit
kahit hindi ko alam kung kakayanin ko ang wala ka
hahayaan kita
sapagkat ang pag-ibig, mapagpalaya.


*sinulat ng humigit-kumulang limang minuto
ipagpaumanhin kung may mga pagkakamali

the girl who lived inside a box

there was once a girl who lived inside a box.

she thought she had everything inside the box - it was dark, but it was comfortable enough. it was peaceful and she believed that living inside the box is the most safest place in the world.

until one day, a small portion of the box peeled off showing a glimpse of the world outside. the girl peeked and saw strange things she never knew existed. it was noisy, the colors were too bright to her eyes... but that fleeting moment somehow gave her a nudge, and think differently - to question the "norm" and to ask "what if?"

the girl felt a certain uncertainty and started doubting herself, there was also a strong sense of curiosity - of an urge to go out and explore. she had to.

AND SHE DID.

the girl never came back inside the box.


sometimes, life has a way of waking you up and allowing you to see things in a different perspective.

the question is, are you willing to take the plunge or not?

that song...

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you

I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

Need you
Feed you
Even let you hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if you've had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you

#UnsentLetterSeries

"Research" led me to Shakira Sison's "Unsent Letters".

Last September.. i sent mine.

On a daily basis since the day I sent it, I'd check my email hoping to see my letter published.

I got the surprise of my life yesterday when I checked my email.

The letter was published last October 28th.