looking back
rocel was browsing to some
peyups forums when i came to office. then she asked me if i knew the site, then i freaked out
"onga! member ako nyan! w8 lang naku tagal ko na hndi nabalikan yan subukan nga natin username ko!"now i remember. i posted three of my poems (3 of my favorites back then) there before i felt lazy over it. abang ako ng abang hanggang sa tinamaad na ko. tagal naman kse ma-approve ung entries bago ma-post, i think less than a month din ung sakin.
and now after more than 2 years, i saw my profile again, but now with the list of my submitted poems. heartwarming actually. today, i'd try to visit it more often.
so, i'd like to re-post here the poems i've submitted to them. all poems i created back in 1999 and 2001.
PAGSASAMA (kay rafi)ang tagal ng oras.
nandito pa rin ako,
malamig ang kwarto
puno ng ingay,
bwiset na mga kaklase ko.
di na naman nakikinig
sa maestrong hagap ng
hagap ng hininga
makasalita lang sa tabi
ng blakbord.
ang tagal ng oras.
inip na 'kong bumaba
sobra sa kalam ang
sikmura na kanina pa
pinupuno ng hangin ng
babol gam.
idudura ko na.
ang tagal ng oras.
oras na lalabas na
ako dito sa kwarto,
lisanin na ang maestro,
bago ko pa matapakan
ang babol gam na dinura ko.
at bago pa uminit ang
ulo kong wala nang panahon.
panahon na maghintay sa
matagal na oras.
mamya magkikita na rin tayo
doon sa ibaba, malapit
sa gate, malayo
sa mundo, dito
magtutuos tayo.
maglalaban ang ating mga kamay
sa paghawak sa isa't-isa.
magtatalo ang ating mga utak
at puso kung sino ang mas
nagmamahal sa atin, ikaw sa
akin o ako sa iyo.
oras na.
ito na ang pinakahihintay ko,
nating dal'wa, hintayin mo 'ko
iiwan natin sila
dito sa kanilang mundo.
doon tayo sa mundo natin.
kapit ka na sa'kin.
tara.
RAFAEL'S ROOMin this room
i sit and think
on what i can do
to make my life happy
meaningful.
in this room
i lay down and write
on what i can do
to make your life happy
more meaningful.
in this room
many has seen,
went in and out.
many has been with you
and it's now my time, with you.
in this room
where now i live
many has been here
and i hope to make my time different.
different for you to enjoy,
for you to smile when you reminisce,
for you to forget the other people
who used to be in this room before.
i want always to be with you
when you eat, sleep
take a bath or on a trip,
i pray always to be with you.
and now we're in this room
doin' all we can do
takin' our time.
i love you and i'll always will
whatever we do, wherever we go,
or just be here
in this room.
TAKE ME TO YOUR PARADISEtake me to your paradise
where there are no limitations
so we can have the longest night
and there would be us, not you and i.
take me to your paradise
where there is liberation
so we can be free
and no one will question us.
take me to your paradise
despite they can't accept it
despite they won't understand
despite we are the same...
i know there's nothing wrong with that
it is what we are...
it is what we feel...
it is what's right for us, i believe
we'll both be happy
if you'll love me, and
take me to your paradise.
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