malayo pa ang umaga

drama:princess>
ang bawat pagsikat ng araw ay nasa puso. hawiin ang itim na ulap at salubungin ang liwanag. marikit na tala ang siyang gagabay. karimla'y magwawakas pagsapit ng bukas.

ang kadiliman ng gabi ay hindi na maipapawi sa pusong nakalimot na sa kariktan ng sumisikat na araw... pusong nilisan na ng talang nagsilbing gabay, pusong namamanhid na at napapagod nang magmahal.

as i was writing this,
a rey valera song,
a song from the past, a song from childhood,
kept tugging at the edges of my consciousness,
demanding attention,
whispering release:

malayo pa ang umaga,
kahit sa dilim naghihintay pa rin
umaasang bukas ay may liwanang
sa aking buhay umaga ko'y aking hinihintay.

sadya kayang ang buhay sa mundo
ay kay pait, walang kasing lupit
kailan kaya ako'y 'di na luluha?
at ang aking pangarap
ay unti-unting matutupad.

malayo pa ang umaga, 'di matanaw ang pag-asa
hanggang kailan matitiis ang paghihirap ko?
at sa dilim hinahanap
ang pag-asa na walang landas
kailan ba darating ang bukas para sa'kin?
malayo pa ang umaga.

(epiphany 28feb08)

sangandaan

drama:princess>
maligayang paglalakbay sa paraiso ng mga pangarap

saan iyan?
alin ang daanan patungo diyan?

nakatayo, nawawala,
nag-iisa, nag-iisip,
sa gitna ng sangangdaan:
kastilyo ng kalungkutan o palasyo ng pagsisisi?

ang nais ko lang naman
ay marating ang bukangliwayway
at mamasdan ang bukas...
at nawa'y muling madama ang damping halik ng haring araw.


(epiphany 23feb08)

valentines

our tomorrow is uncertain, shrouded in shadow and full of fears. and if that thing we truly fear should come to pass with the coming of tomorrow's dawn, then i would rather spend what's left of today in the comfort of your company... before i sleep, forever, in the ecstasy of your embrace.


(epiphany 14feb08)

elections

it's not about who's the most intelligent nor who's the most charming. it's not about a pretty face nor a promise given. it's not about what they want nor what they think we want.

it's about what they truly believe in and what they stand for. it's about sacrifice and service, commitment and collaboration. it's about the sanctity of our choice and the dream of a better tomorrow.


(epiphany 8feb08)

space-time

cofee break>
when was the last time you had an appointment with space?
the last time you thought of yourself as an entity desperately needing your own time, too?


space and time are concepts
that have lost their meaning.

my space is cramped
with people i have forgotten
and people i need to forget
and my time trickles through today,
like sand in an hour glass,
between yesterday and tomorrow.


(epiphany 2feb08)