Coffee on a Monday

Everyone is going about
minding their own business
not noticing you,
everyone with their own facades
students, professors rushing towards their classes.
anxious for their breaks, may it be
a lunch or yosi break.

In the midst of a rainy day
exams were almost over
a few were left
it was after five
“kulitan blues sa labas, yosi yosi”,
out of the blue
a sudden invite for a coffee drink.

Heart of Darkness

She had lots of love to share
sometimes she fooled around
but once
she fell in-love for real.

She gave all the love
her heart could
but he left her hangin’

Now her heart exploded
with mixed emotions
darkness filled it.

Alak at Ang Aking Damdamin

Tuwing ika’y naalala

damdamin ko’y di maintindihan

halong saya, lungkot at inis ang aking nadadama.

 

Tuwing ika’y nakikita

damdamin ko’y nahihirapan

naalala ang masasayang araw

na tayo’y  magkasama

ngayon ay munting alala na lang.

 

Moving On

My wounded heart
numb and hard as a rock
school, music, coffee, and friends
to make me forget you.

No longer happy in sulking
waiting for your
love to return.
I love you
yet I have to say goodbye.

Kill My Heart

Once you were mine,
now that you’re gone.
you killed my heart.

You killed my heart
and my mind is going crazy.
I can’t get you out of
my mind and my heart.

One Last Kiss

I want to tell you
I love you
yet I’m afraid of rejection.

I want to hold you
I want to kiss you
I fear that you’ll push me away

Bakit?

Bakit ba ganito ang buhay?
Bakit ba kung ano ang ayaw mo
ilinalapit sa’yo.

Bakit ba ang gulo ng buhay?
bakit ba lahat ng bagay sa mundo’y baliktad
pati utak ng tao’y baliktad.

Pretending

Pretending that I don’t care.
I like the view when there was you and me.
I thought I was in love with you,
And I thought you felt the same.

My heart is empty.
Now I pretend that I don’t love you
anymore.

Second Chance

Noong ik’ay unang nawala sa buhay ko
ako’y walang nagawa.

Ginawa at ginagawa ang lahat
para mabalik ang dati.

Letting Go

To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring,
it means I can do it for someone else
 
To let go is not to cut myself off,
it’s the realization that I can’t control another.
 
To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning
from natural consequences.