— but I was wrong. You were just a little wound when we first met. You didn’t hurt that bad. It was the reason why I never took the medications given to me. I thought I could ease myself like I used to. Like a tip of an arrow, a random chess piece, or a…
Read moreYou’re always an impossibility to me.
“Someone once asked me why I should wait for the next life when I can have all the things I want today. The truth is, I started giggling. It was a funny move. It made me laugh. But I knew it was a hurricane that kept me awake for nights. Maybe he’s right. You don’t…
Read moreYou are the only one I could give.
You are the only man I’d spend my one to seven lifetimes with. But I don’t know why you couldn’t see that. Maybe because I always avoid your eyes every time we meet. I’d always think if leaving you in my past life is enough. And I almost did, love – almost. Maybe because I…
Read moreHindi ko alam kung bakit,
mas pinili kong manatili sa sakit na dulot mo. Marami nang nagtatanong sa akin kung tila ba’y nahihibang na ako sa aking ginagawa; na mas mabuting kalimutan ko na ang dapat sana’y mga alaala lang. Pero hindi ko kaya. Siguro nga mas mabuting itago ko nalang ang nakaraan kesa magkunwaring hindi kita nakilala at minahal….
Read moreMga paksang akala nila’y hindi na ikaw
Hindi ko mabilang sa aking mga daliri kung ilang beses na ba kitang pinangarap. Siguro mga sampu, o mga bente, o di kaya’y kahit sa naunang buhay nating dalawa ay ikaw lang ang tanging bukambibig. Pinupuna na ako ng aking mga tula sa pagiging hibang sa talang kahit kailan ay hindi kuminang para sa akin….
Read moreKahit hindi man natin sabihin,
alam kong may mga pagkakataong nahihirapan tayong bitawan ang isang bagay. Kahit anong limot man natin, may hahatak at hahatak pa rin upang tayo’y bumalik dito. At hindi ko na iyon ipinagtataka. Lalo na’t alam kong isa ito sa mga senyales na minahal ko ito ng husto. Ngunit kailanga kong bumitiw hangga’t kaya ko pa….
Read moreYou are a voiceless echo…
Lingering in the core of my mind Distract me in my deepest sleep And no pill nor cup of coffee could help So tell me, How can I forget you When this voiceless voices are as loud as your silence Back when I said,’ Forget me so I can forget you’ – Kath Panugan
Read moreAnd we could be flames of suffering…
but we aren’t. Don’t hold back when you think the sun sets down. Remember, the stars are yet to come home again. – El
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