Siguro kung hindi tayo,

Nakatulala na lamang sa ulap.

At sarili ang palaging kausap,

Marahil kung hindi tayo,

Mag-isang naglalakad sa pasilyo.

Marahil kung hindi tayo,

Sa aki’y walang susundo.

At kung hindi tayo,

Hahangaring makapiling ka.

At kung hindi tayo,

Habambuhay na lang aasa.

Pero dahil tayo…

Bawat gabi’y nabubuo,

Sa bawat ngiting mula sa’yo.

At may ganang bumangon sa bawat araw,

At ikaw lamang ang inspirasyon,

Na kumukumpleto sa akin ngayon.

At mas lalong minamahal ka,

Mas lalong minamahal ka,

Sapagkat…

Oras-oras,

Segu-segundo’y,

Kapiling na kita!

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I have always loved you

But refused to acknowledge it.

You watched me be with others,

Feeling but never really loving

I watched you be with others,

Giving but never really caring.

You are always here

Even though I run away.

You have seen every heartbreak

That I try to breeze through.

You are more than enough

And that's the problem.

I fear that loving you now

Means leaving you in the end.

But I want to stay.

So if it means

Doing anything

But showing you I love you,

I will do it.

When the pain's too much to bear,

I hope you know that I do care.

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You never knew how much I love you

Because I hear your voice

Unaware of how much it can soothe

If only you knew the truth

You and I blended in seamlessly

Like the sun and the moon in perfect harmony

But they could never be together, there is just no chance

And so I decided to keep my distance

I wish it didn't have to be this way

I thought I'd hurt you more if I'd stay

So I did what was the "right thing"

Unaware of the pain it will bring

Now I look back and regret what I have done

Trying to erase what was set in stone

I should have tried to make things right

And not just disappear, out of sight

It hurts to think that I might have to move on

But I'm still holding on, can't you see?

There is just no escaping the fact

You are still the only poetry to me

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Sa lugar na iyon,

Ang kalawaka'y naging atin.

Sa sandaling iyon,

Lubos kitang minahal.

Ngunit kapalit ay paglimot,

Na sarili ko'y mahalin.

Nilisan kita sa pagbubukang-liwayway,

Habang nahihimbing,

Ibinulong ko sa'yo ang pangakong,

ika'y patuloy na mamahalin.

Baon ko ang init ng iyong kamay,

Sa gitna ng lamig buhat ng bawat gabi.

"Ikaw pa rin ang aking mahal at aking tala"

Paulit ulit kong nasasabi sa sarili.

Mapapatawad mo pa ba ako?

Kahit hindi sapat ang mga dahilan ko.

Hihingi ako ng tawad sa bawat pagsikat ng araw,

Maging sa gabing nagliliwanag ang mga tala at buwan.

At kahit ilan pang bukang-liwayway ang antayin,

kahit ika’y nasa ang pinakadulong bituin pa’y aking susuyuin,

Kung hindi mo man ako pabalikin sa iyong piling,

Tulad ko, ang nais ko lamang ay…

Mga tala sa kalawaka'y pagmasdan mo pa rin.

Red-Handed

Vega

Though words in verse and perfect rhyme

And grandiose displays of skills

May prove the prowess of your strength

In love, you will find how these fail ill

We'd put our best forward

And yet we still cannot

Let our fears go and our guards down

For the sake of gaining trust

Be vulnerable and let her know

How she makes you weak

Surrender and admit your love,

Surrender and admit defeat.

In time, you'll be rewarded

For speaking the heart's truth

For love prefers an honest tongue,

Rather a tongue proud and aloof.

Sa tuwing nakakasalubong ka,

Tila napakaraming bumabagabag sa’yo,

Gustong gusto nang lapitan ka,

Ngunit tila iniiwasan mo ako

Naghihintay at nag-aabang

Kahit na mapansin mo man lang,

Isang “Hi” lang o “Hello”

Siguradong mangingiti na ako

Pakatandaan mong maghihintay ako

Masakit mang mabalewala paminsan-minsan,

Di ko pa rin mapigilan ang pintig nitong puso ko,

Na ikaw ang ipinagsisigawan.

Kailanma’y di ka mamadaliin,

Gusto natin ang isa’t isa, iyon naman ang mahalaga,

Hindi man maging tayo,

Sapat nang mahalaga ako sa’yo.

Wag ka nang maguluhan pa,

Alam kong natatakot ka.

Hindi naman kita pipilitin,

Na ang iyong nararamdaman ay aminin sa’kin.

Hangad ko lang sana’y magtiwala ka,

Oo, hihintayin ka

Hanggang maging handa ka na,

Dahil sulit ang paghihintay kung ikaw ang makakasama.

A Theory

Privia

Newton once stated

What has been put into motion

Will stay in motion unless

An external force acts upon it

But none is strong enough

To hinder my feelings for you

As it has accelerated

To unstoppable velocity

Was it written in the stars

That we were destined to meet?

Entering an event horizon,

Spiraling towards the singularity

To be put under love's infinite gravity

Though a comet will soon lose its tail

Though asteroids will eventually collide

Though some constellations will be distant memories

Though the sun will burst inevitably

Ceasing all life on earth

In this arbitrary universe

Of ever-changing principles and rules

Science cannot explain

How love moves

Yet forever is a theory

I wish to prove

Mamahalin kita

Hangga’t nagmamahal ako,

Dahil ikaw lamang

Ang bulong nitong puso ko.

Mamahalin kita kahit nasasaktan ako,

At kahit nangangarap lamang ako.

Mahal kita,

Dahil iba ka sa kanila.

Tinuruan mo akong magpakatotoo.

Nakilala ko ang sarili ko,

At tinanggap mo ako nang buong-buo.

Ngunit,

Minahal kita,

Kahit masakit na mabigo nang paulit-ulit.

Hanggang kailan ako aasa?

Sino ba naman ang isang tulad ko

Para mapansin at ibigin mo?

Sapat nang minahal kita.

Hindi na ako muling aasa.

I Know

Joma

We’ve spent quite some time together

From our classes in school

To the local ice cream parlor

But I never know you’d be a fool

A dunce

And all

To drop me clues

To me, to fall

The codes you have sent

I have cracked them well

To choose to stumble with full intent

I am not heartless or cruel

It’s just that I have known all along

That loving once more is wrong

Years of loving have taught me

That love is one sick fraudulent story

It is a path to your destroying

And leads to nothing but an ending

I was hurt for so long

There wasn’t anything but be strong

Now you must know

I know of your misery and sorrow

It’s too late to be saying this

But I wish I did a better job

Of showing you the red light

Now you’re tired and hopeless

I’m sorry for causing you distress

If only there’s a stop button you could press

To stop your loving

To stop your hurting

My heart’s hurt, too

But I cannot love you

Let’s now stop this game of falling

And chasing

Am I still making sense?

Forgive me

But I cannot love you

Never

Ulan

I sleep everyday wondering why

I did such things to you

When all I did was sigh

While you told me “I love you, too”

I didn’t leave anything behind

So there’s no reason for you to cry

In my mind, I always thought

It’s better to go than to lie

I knew you got hurt

That you loved me with all your heart

But what I didn’t know was your worth

I saw you as a girl, not art

I disappeared, nothing new

But now, with this guilt forever

I don’t deserve someone like you

Forgive me. Never.

"With everything that has happened--

All the hurt you gave

And pain you've caused--

I wish I can outrun it all

I wish I can forgive you.

But I'm still not ready and

I think I will never be.

"I am sorry.'"

The fights we had

And all those sleepless nights I spent thinking about you

I wish those moments would end

Then one night, one fight

We both thought we could solve—

Destroyed us

I don’t want to go back…

To the place where we used to enjoy each other’s company—

The same place where I saw you happy with another guy

Where you used to waste my time telling me lies about how I made your day

Because every now and then

I see you go back there alone

Remembering how we used to be

Don’t even think about…

Us getting back together

For my heart has not yet recovered

From the heartbreaks you caused

Even if I still love you

Because I don’t think I can handle another relationship

If that relationship is with you

I don’t want to remember…

The happiness you gave me when you admitted you liked me

When I gave you everything because you promised to do the same

When I tried to save us while you destroyed me

When I thought we’re okay but we’re not

I know there’s still a way

But I would not let that happen

Please stop trying

Bringing back how we used to be

A Second Chance

Dimasawi

"She loved me at my worst, you had me at my best

At binalewala mo lang lahat ng yun."

Noong huling beses tayong mag-usap

Parang wala lang sa'yo ang lahat

Hawak ko ang kamay mo

Pero lumalayo na ang puso mo

Sige, ako na ang makasarili at nang-iwan

Ako na ang sumira, ano pa ba ang kailangan?

Hindi na ako sasagot

Dahil walang kwenta ang magsalita

Kahit sobra kitang minahal, sobra

At lagi kang nasa puso ko

Para sa'yo, hindi ko naramdaman

Kaya ngayon, wala ka na

At iba na ang papawi ng luha

Iba na ang sayo'y bubuo

Malilinawan ang mga pangamba

Sa pag-ibig,
Sana'y maging masaya at malaya

Ikaw Pa Rin

Barcode

Simula noong sabihin kong “ayoko na”

Nagulo ang buhay ko

Simula noong nagpaalam na ako sa iyo

Nalito na ang puso’t isip ko

Simula noong pinaiyak kita

Nagsisi noon at nagsisisi pa rin hanggang ngayon

Simula noong ipagpalit kita

Naramdaman ko kung gaano kahirap mag-isa

Pero

Nagkamali ako sa pagdurog sa puso mo

Dahil puso ko’y ikaw pa rin pala ang nilalaman

Kaya

Babawiin ko ang mga salitang nasabi ko

At muli kitang sasamahan

Hihingi ako ng tawad sa pag-iwan sa iyo

At muli kitang dadamayan ng higit sa isang kaibigan

Pupunasan ko ang mga luhang idinulot ko

At muling ibabalik ang ngiti sa iyong mga labi

Hihiling sa iyo ng isa pang pagkakataon

Muli kang pipiliin at patutunayang

Higit na masaya kung tayong dalawa ang magkasama

I couldn’t count how many moments

When I noticed you looking at me

I remember that time

When you took a picture of me

The first time I talked to you

I got butterflies in my stomach, you had no clue

And before going our separate ways, I smiled

I remember that time

When you took a picture of me

Every night I play in my mind

The first dance we shared together and

That moment when you looked into my eyes

We both knew it has got to end

So you took a picture of me

I remember the first time you asked me out

You told me that you love me

I got silent; I did not know what to say

But then I said that I love you, too

Then you took a picture of me

Days passed and I loved you more and more

We learned many things we didn’t know

The moments we shared I’ll never forget

The times we spent I’ll never regret

But I never expected my feelings to fade

I realized that maybe I did not really love you

Maybe I was just fascinated with the feeling

So now you only have pictures of me

Kung Nagtapat Ka Lang

Liza

Sa tuwing

Mga mata mo’y napapatingin

Di ko na lamang pinapansin

Baka sakaling ika’y napalingon

Sa ibang babae doon

Sa tuwing

Ikaw ay magtatanong

Kung ako ay may kasama

Ang sagot ko’y palaging “Oo”

Sapagkat ako’y nahihiya

Kung ikaw man ay makipag-usap sa akin

Sandaling oras, mabilis at madalang lamang

Isip ko’y nagtataka

Kung bakit parang ika’y nahihiya

Hindi mai-deretso ang pagsasalita

Kadalasan ay nauutal pa

Kung ako’y mabibigyan ng pagkakataon,

Aking itatanong sa iyo:

Maaari bang

Nararamdaman mo’y ipagtapat

Nang sa gayon ako’y maging sapat

Sa puso mong matapat

Maaari bang makabiruan at makasama ka

Sa tuwing ako’y nag-iisa

Marinig kang tumawa, makita kang ngumiti

Maging katuwang sa pagharap sa problema?

Maaari bang

Sa huling pagkakataon

Na tayo’y magkasayaw sa gabing iyon

Masulyapan ang mga mata mong sa akin lang nakatuon

The Universe

Ms. Takes

She was all the boy has ever known.

When night had yet to take the throne

And lay claim on the heavens above,

He’d watch her fiery form, claiming she is love.

Yet the sun was smart and so she knew

She can’t let the boy give her love so true

So she kept herself millions of miles away

Because it was the moon she wanted to sway

The sun figured this was the right thing to do

Only to find a wooden ladder coming through

The sun watched as he cut down a whole forest,

Hating that she could give nothing in exchange for his best.

Piece by piece, she tried breaking the ladder down,

Yet she knew, in love, there was no way around.

So she left the boy to what he was doing

And waited for the moon to take away the morning

The sun knew the moon would not wait for her

So she rose into the heavens like a blur,

Forgetting about the boy who was still building

A future she did not want a part in.

There have been many stories like this

Where we chase after a certain kind of bliss

That blinds us into a love waiting to rust

Because we love those who cannot love us.