Bungi

Bungi

Hirap ka bang ngumiti,
Dahil bilang ng ipin mo'y kakalahati?
Pigil ba ang iyong bungisngis, at sa bawat tawa mo'y palad ang nakatakip?

Kung walang duda kang positibo rito
Bungi ka nga aking katoto
One-sit-apart ang kanilang pagitan
Animoy may board exam
Kung panuto ay: fill in the blanks
Maaaring nasa ref ang kasagutan

Gilagid mo man ang manguna
Itawa mo lang ang saya't tuwa
Kung libangan mo'y ngumata ng mais
Sa gawaing ito, ikaw na'y lumihis
Kung may habag ka pang nalalabi
Sa mga ipin mong matatag pang tumitirik.

Nag-level up ka na!

Nag-level up ka na!

Nag-level up ka na

Nag-level down ka pa

Kung di ka ba naman shonga

Laman-tiyan na namging bato pa

Ganap ka ngang pinagpala

Nang kapalpakang bonggang-bongga

Next time na mag-booking ka

Siksikin mo ng pera ang ‘yong bulsa

Tiyakin mo ang ginhawa

Pagtalab ng gayuma-de-pitaka

Husayan mo ang paghithit-buga

Upang ang puting bato ay malulon mo na

Kung mukha mo’t talampaka’y magsinsagwa

Makabingwit ng papa ay bihira

Paghagilap kay true-love ay parusa

Liban na lang kung de-katarata ang nabiktima

Walang Maisulat

Walang Maisulat

Isang kuwadernong ubod sabik

Na mamantyahan ng paninta

Ang nanatiling dalisay sa puti

Dahil ang maninitik ay pinagdadamutan

Ng ideyang mailap, nakapananabik

Kanina pa balisa sa kamumuni

Ng mga letrang ikukorte sa pahina

Subalit isang salita lang sana

Ay hirap pang ikatha.

Ang pagnanais umakda ng likhang literetura

Ay sanhi pa yata ng biglaang pagkabura

Ng ipong talasalitaan sa pumurol na memorya

Isip. Isip. Sulat.

Kung ganito lang kadali ang hulma

Upang talinhagain ang mga linya ng isang tula

Hindi na sana ganoon kaantala ang sinapit

Ng pagbubuklod nitong mga titik ng mga taludtod.

Pinipilit namang subukan pero talagang wala…

Blangko din ang utak tulad ng putting pahina.

Makabubuti malamang na ilapag na ang pluma.

AYOKO NA!

AYOKO NA!


Lumabis na ako sa hangganan
Sa bahaging ito, dapat iba naman
Aninag na sa mukha ko ang pagkasawa
Ang mga ginagawa'y di na rin makapagkaila


Nakaaanyaya pa sa bungad
Sa unang subok ay nakagagalak
Sa kasabikan, binuhos ko ang lahat
Hanggang sa sukdulan ako ay sumagad


Nilalamon nito ang oras ko
Milya na tuloy ang agwat sa plano
Ayoko na! Tutuldukan ko na!
Ngunit ang palaisipan, "Ito kaya ang tama?"

What if I die?

What if I die?

*

Would you cry?

I hope you would

So you’ll pour out your grieves

And people will sympathize on you

Then you wouldn’t feel alone

Do it for a straight week or two

So you won’t bear it for months or years

If that wouldn’t do

Reminisce our dark moments together

That would help you feel sadder

You can cry out more sorrows

*

After that…

Recollect all our joyful days

Everything your mind can refresh

Then hate me for parting from you

Without leaving you my stand-in

*

Don’t think I’ll be just around

Or you cannot move on

Burn everything I owned

And all you treasures from me

Those will be meaningless

What for keeping them?

‘Cause I want you to forget me then

Make believe there was no me

I never existed ever… in your life

Basang-Sisiw

Basang-Sisiw

*

Mahirap man sa tahanang barong-barong

O sagana at nananahan sa mansyon

Pantay lang yan sa mata ng delubyo

Lulubog, babaon, kung yan ang palad mo

*

Inanod na ang mga pundar

Tangay pa pati mga pangarap

Ang mga mahal ay dina umahon

Tatag nalang ang dasal para sa hamon

*

Masakit mang magpasalamat sa sagip na buhay

Iisipin nalang na may naghihintay

Basing-sisiw man at ginaw sa bagyo

Darating din ang init na yayakap sayo…

Can you read it?

Can You Read It?

I wrote a tale that no one can read

It encloses not a single word to comprehend

My medium was merely invisible

But I swear I scribed a pen on it

Nonsense, it may seem

But only if it’s legible

You might not be who you are by now

‘Cause it has the power to obliterate minds

Just come to think of what is never been thought

Cross the margins your psyche can reach

Not that easy, is it?

When you find your self beyond habitual

I’ll hand you the tome

I’m pretty sure you comprise then the power

You’ll be able to read the story

And tell your fellow about it

But I suggest you not to attempt reading it

Because I myself is afraid of its meaning

Just forget about it

Just think that nothing is ever written

That you cannot read

School Friends

School Friends

High school made me friends

Tied us tight in four years

I loved them; they loved me the same way

We’ve even treated each other siblings

There came trials to test out bond

But we kept it firm like cement and sand

Curse that closing day that broke it quick

Damn! That high school who made us graduates

“bye friends”, I failed to say

Neither “Forgive me!” nor simply “Sorry!”

College helped me recover

Moved me on and granted me another

Look how chance played with me

How could he replace my old friends that easy?

I’m afraid my heart will be immune

To pain of loosing someone should cause

Please College, don’t do me tricks

Promise to alter what High School just did

I have fallen to these new you gave

We’re so compatible, what else to say?

While it’s early, we’re already getting tougher

Preparing for the day you’ll be a traitor

Thank you College you cooperate well

Difficult subjects are fair way to fail

We’ll be together with you for years

Better like this than loosing my peers

We vowed to keep our friendship living

No matter what we must keep schooling

Some must remain scholars

Cause others just flatter their parents for allowance

To shift course is never our plan

To transfer school will never be done

Each happy moment, we treasure

When there’s trouble, we’re beside each other

Full-hearted help, we voluntarily give

To those allies who are in need

Sometimes we quarrel, but that’s normal

Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, it isn’t fatal

We are hanging out often, together

We’re digging foundation much dipper

So when College forcibly divides us

We have stronghold that will last

The very chance I have is this

To take this moment, I will never miss

“Thank you friends for entering my life”

“Thank you for supporting me behind”

“Sorry for sufferings I’ve caused you”

“Sorry for being imperfect friend, too”

Graduation will separate us soon

But I promise I’m not moving on

Saying goodbye will be set aside

Wanting you are always here by my side

I have saved your sweet memories in my brain

Like the first, these will always remain

When we are pulled away by destiny

Here in my heart, you’ll stay thru eternity…

Serpent

Serpent

*

Tell it secret and it won’t keep

Feed it fruit yet bites your feet

Give it a hug but watch your neck

Or it’ll squeeze it and leaves you dead

*

It changes skin to disguise itself

But with its length you’ll know it is snake

Walk in wood secured with knife

For its terrain is right inside

*

Test it first to stand straight

‘Cause when it crawl it’s not a friend

It’s always fine to befriend another

But look around if you’re in jungle

Nasulek Sa…

Nasulek Sa…

Un-unay ti an-nad na, nasulek lat-ta

Kararagen ti naisao, pirmi pay ut-ut na

“Nu gasat mo, gasat mo”, isu kunada

Ayna ket bay-amon, awan sa met nakakita

Ngem uray nu idulin mo ket madlaw

Lumteg tu dayta adun sa nga aldaw

Isanget mun tu nga kasla ti lin-naaw

Rumwar met lat-ta maysa a singaw

Nu panagbasa ken gimong sika ti nagaget

Alwadam matisod ken dayta masulek

Dak-kel nga dayaw ti mapirdim gay-yem

Nu dagiti sumanao iti mannarimaanen

When Mother Gets Mad

When Mother Gets Mad

Mother is so kind

She gently cares for her offspring

She loves every one so much

That she provides their daily living

But she has been abused

She was paid with disrespects

She doesn’t deserve to be wounded

Mother needs but embraces

There are so many selfish

There’s a lot of narrow minded

Still she strives to understand

Yet no one sympathizes

Mother sacrificed a lot, quietly

But now her sufferings murdered her

Yet, no one noticed she’s dead

Her ghost is begging for payback

Her life was taken away mercilessly

So same price is what she wants

Don’t be surprised when she comes back

Be warned that she’ll be mad…

‘Tay, Nabitawan Mo Ako

‘Tay, Nabitawan Mo Ako

Magkasama tayo noon at hawak Mo ako
Sa malalim na ilog ay tatawid tayo
“Magtiwala ka anak… Ako’ng bahala sa’yo”
Sa sinabi Mong ito, ako’y kalmado

Habang tumatagal, lumalamig ang tubig
Lumalakas ang agos, lalong lumalalim
Di ko maiwasang kumabog ang dibdib
Nangamba ako’t nagdalawang-isip

“Huwag kang bibitaw, huwag kang lilingon“
“’Tay, natatakot ako“, agad kong tugon
“Magtiwala ka anak… Ako’ng bahala sa’yo”
Sa pagkakataong ito, nagduda ako

Bumuhos ang tubig at ako’y nahagip
Inanod ako’t lumubog pailalim
Lumangoy Ka at ako’y sinagip
Ngunit malayo na ako’t di makabalik

“Nabitawan Mo ako, kaya ngayon ay ito…
Sa marururming basura ay napasama ako”
Ang mga kamalasa’y isinisi sa Iyo
“Huwag kang bibitaw”, muli ang paalala mo.

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I was a stone

I was a stone

I was a stone

No one could see I was around

I was very firm stone

That could stand against

Rock-penetrating profanity

I was deaf to sarcasm

I was blind to witness they’re happy

Good thing I was a stone

I didn’t mind I was alone

Not being cared for is non-sense to me

I was lucky I was a stone

I couldn’t feel that it’s sad to be one

And being stepped on is humiliating

But I was just a stone

I had no idea I would crack

Somehow I could be crushed…

Now I’m a smooth powder

That every body likes

I don’t belong

I don’t belong

I have but two eyes that see

I hear with two ears clearly

Like yours, my nose smells and breathes

Yet, I’m different

My hands clap

My feet kick

I utter the same native tongue

I move in your world

Yet, I’m different

My hair waves

My face smiles

My heart beats

But beat the rhythm not like yours

Instead, for you

It’s abnormal

Yes, I’m different

And no, I don’t belong