Always

You will still be all right for me

Even if who you are

Cannot be determined by simply looking

Even if I have to seek

Every inch of this land

From what's out in the open

To the depths of our souls

Even if what you desire

Is a mere concept no one can hold

Even if I, myself am not sure

Of what it is, what it feels like

Or what it will bring

Even if where you are

Is far away from the usual

May it be two, three, or a thousand steps back

From where I used to be

Even if when you love

Your actions show the opposite

I will love you

Even if it means being pushed away

Even if how you live

Means hiding your true self

I will look beyond your eyes

Beneath your smile

And accept all there is

Even if you build walls

To keep people like me

From coming close to you

I will wait despite uncertainty

Until I am worthy of you

And even when everything has been revealed

Don’t you worry, my love

You will always be all right for me

Oo

Naalala ko pa, nakakintal dito sa aking isipan,

Pano ko naman malilimutan ang mga iyon.

Minsan na nga lang aminin ang totoong nadarama,

Sa’yo pa.

Ako naman ‘tong hindi naniwala.

Nagduda’t napaisip sa sagot mo.

Totoo nga ba ang mga sinabi mo?

Madali lang kasing sabihin na mahal mo rin ako.

Minahal kita.

Isang sugal ang pag-ibig kong ito sa iyo.

Sa dami ng taong inunahan ko para ipaglaban ang atin,

Ilang gabing iniiyakan ka,

Bawat patak ng luha na may halong pagmamahal ko sa’yo.

Ngunit di pa rin naman ako sumuko.

Anong nangyari?

Bakit tayo humantong sa ganito?

Ipinaramdam ko namang minahal kita,

Ilang taon ko rin itong pinaninidigan,

Ang hirap kasing paniwalaang mahal mo ako,

Dahil nakikita kong mas masaya ka sa iba.

Dahil naiisip kong mahirap siyang pantayan,

Paano ba naman, iniisip kong maligaya ka sa kanya.

Hindi naman sa sumusuko na ako,

Pero minsan kailangang magparaya.

Magparaya dahil mahal mo.

Kailanma’y hindi kita ipagpapalit,

Landas man nati’y maghiwalay,

Hindi man pareho ang ating patutunguhan,

Hindi mawawala ang pag-asang tayo’y magkikitang muli.

Magtatagpong muli.

Kaya,

Hanggang dito na lang muna siguro,

May distansya sa pagitan nating dalawa.

Nasusulyapan pa rin ang isa’t-isa.

Ikinasisiya na ang pagtatama ng ating mga mata.

Hanggang dito na lamang muna tayo,

Pagkakataon ito upang muling hanapin,

Nawalay na pag-ibig natin.

8 Anonymous People on the moment they knew it was something else

The Great Wall Between Us

Built when we first met, strengthened when we didn’t tell each other the truth. This wall is fortified with fear: fear of the truth, fear of commitment, fear of being turned down and its heartbreaking outcome. Yet it’s funny how so many marvel at this beauty. Two sides divided by the wall show imperfections that perfectly complement each other and two sides blind to each other, like how we can’t see the beauty of us together. It’s sad how all but us could see how perfect we are together, thanks to this Great Wall Between Us.

Machu Picture

Taken 13 years ago, it was our first picture together after we conquered the great wall together, well before everything became awkward. This picture symbolized when we first met, marking the start of thousands of unsaid words, years of unconfessed love and much more. I never really understood why I couldn't get rid of it. It just felt like this picture was meant for this list. It’s meant to be a wonder. It's meant to make me wonder why despite seeing different people, despite breaking each other's hearts without knowing, and despite going different paths, in the end, the paths we took just lead to each other.

The Epitome of Us

The Epitome of Us is a statue made to resemble the significance of the great history we have. Built by years of emotions, countless glances, and constant mixed signals, it serves as a symbol of how much history could be told from one figure. I remembered the first picture we took together was on this very spot. We used to never think about our unconfessed love. We never tried to be anything but friends. And this statue stands here because it symbolizes something we already had but never saw.

The Sentiment Colosseum

The Sentiment Colosseum, or the Emotion Amphitheatre, was built to keep your feelings silent, since expressing them might be overwhelming or irrelevant. Used for drama and re-enactments of meaningful moments, this is where one of the biggest unseen battles took place: choosing between fighting for what I felt for you and doing what I thought was right for us. And that’s why they kept a replica of the Epitome of Us: to see its similarity in beautiful destruction. But this is a thing of the past. Nowadays, it's just a tourist spot for those attracted to our story. Although it's full of drama, problems, and setbacks, I still wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

The Pyramid of Infinite Possibilities

The first steps we took and the countless others that followed it, all these create The Pyramid of Infinite Possibilities. Similar to the Sentiment Colosseum, this pyramid consists of stones that represent the problems and challenges that, when put together in the right way, make a glorious sight that earns its spot in the seven wonders. All the hardships and obstacles may drain every ounce of hope you have in you, but seeing how it turns out in the long run makes you realize that all the steps and sacrifices you doubted were worth it.

City of Recollection

Millions of memories were bound together to form this city, from the smallest, most shallow of moments which only the two of us notice, to the grand ones we consider milestones of our “relationship.” Found here is the memory of when my mere attraction for you grew into pure admiration the second I knew you cared enough to listen to whatever I had to say and to be there for me when I failed to keep sane, even if you didn’t know what to do. The memory of the exact moment when I realized we weren’t going to be just friends is forever imprinted on the walls of this city. We were always more than just possibilities, more than just late night conversations, more than how our fears defined us. This city was built to keep and protect precious moments, good or bad, forever. In the likelihood that we ever reach the point of changing, at least some things that never will.

Taj Mahal