once more

Standing here in silence
I hear my heart beating
And I got swept away
By the haunting melody
That shaped our yesterday

A bittersweet refrain
A seemingly unending song
That moves beyond horizons
And boundaries spanning
Infinite time and distance

To a certain place and time
When I believed that love was mine
And love - a wonderland of dreams

Of sunshine and meadows and flowers
Of raindrops and streams and woodlands
Bright mornings, windy afternoons and warm nights
Dreamy sunsets, countless diamond stars and soft sweet kisses

A certain place and time
When I thought that love could endure

The beatings of cruel reality
The restlessness of youth
And the falling apart of the dream

And now here I am
Standing here in silence
Waiting for the last note
To echo back and fill
My desperate longing heart
With the old familiar melody
And let me get lost
In the dream
Once again

[skye] I wrote this for a former love; young love when out of nowhere, I just remembered the times we had and how youth was a folly.

panahon

Nakatayo sa dalampasigan
Nakatanaw sa kawalan
Hinahalikan ng pagkakataon
Niyayakap ng panahon

Umaagos ang panahon
Dumadaloy ang kahapon
Tuloy-tuloy hanggang ngayon
Tuloy-tuloy
Hanggang ang bawat ngayon
ay maging kahapon

Sabi mo, nagkataon lang
Sabi mo, panapanahon lang
yan kaibigan

Panahon ng pag-iisa
Nang pagkakataong nawala
Nang buhay na dumaloy sa iba

Nakaukit na sa isipan
Baka walang katuturan
Dinadaanan ng panahon
Iniwan ng pagkakataon

Nakatayo sa dalampasigan
Nakatanaw sa kawalan

[skye] I wrote this during one of the saddest times in my life – when I was seriously thinking about wasted chances; when I was deliberating if I had made wrong decisions that I’ll eventually regret.

at the crossroads

Once upon a time
In one of the crossroads of my life
I found you there…

Feeling alone and lonely
With no one to hold on to
Confused and shattered
Disillusioned and battered
I was walking on one of the
darkest roads of my life
And then I found you there

Feeling rejected and hopeless
With nobody to show me the way
I didn’t want a friend
I tried to walk away
I wandered on my own
I wanted to be alone
And yet I found you there

Feeling afraid and threatened
With nothing to shield me from
I was afraid of your presence
I tried to push you away
I tried to turn my back
I wanted to run and hide
But still I found you there

You brought not just a ray of light
But you made the sun shine bright
In the gloom, I saw the light
You gave me direction
And a brand new inspiration
I found the warm glow of the sun
Because I found you there

I dread the next crossroad
My heart is gripped with fear to arrive
To the place where the road divides
I fear the ending of the story
I am afraid I can’t make it without you
I am afraid that sooner or later
I will not find you there

But I continue to walk
Because now I know I walk in the sun
With all the hopes of a better today
and a wonderful tomorrow
I continue to walk
Because I know each step is lighter
With your wind upon my feet
Lifting me up, lifting me higher

I continue to walk
Because the smile on my face
Shows the laughter in my heart
The heart that now knows how deep within,
a heart can passionately care

I know that no matter where life takes me
In my heart
You will always be there

[skye]This is one poem that is so close to my heart. I have written this for a friend who has done so much for me, who contributed so much to who I am now, who I have become, who shaped me and stood by me and loved me.

Saturday, May 15, 2004 2:55:00 PM skye

run to

 

let me be the one you run to
when storm clouds are forming
when lightning crashes and thunder is roaring
when you cannot shake your fears
and you cannot stop the tears

let me be the one you run to
when you run a difficult race
and you are in trouble keeping pace
when each step seems so hard to take
and every decision is not easy to make

let me be the one you run to
when you can hear your heart breaks
when you are up against high stakes
when you feel the world has been unfair
and life gets harder to bear

let me be the one you run to
when you feel lonely and alone
and you think you’re on your own
when everything in you is tired and weary
would you come to my sanctuary


[skye] this is for you - you know who you are...August 23, 2007 Wednesday, 5:15 pm skye

ako...at ang puso kong bato
(ikaw…at ang puso mong talaw)


Nandiyan ka, nakaupo sa kanto
Nandito ako, nagbabasa ng libro
Inubos mo na ang oras sa katitingin
Sigaw ng puso, pagmamahal ay maangkin

Kung kaya lang magsalita ng mga mata
Siguro kanina pa ay may narating na
Pero natuwa ka na lang umupo sa sulok
Naghihintay marahil ang dila ay mabulok

Bakit kasi hintay ka ng hintay
Pagmamahal mo’y walang kapantay
Pero sa tulad ko na pusong bato
Hindi man lang mapansin ang pagdaan mo

Tumingin ka na kasi sa kanila
Hanapin ang pagmamahal sa iba
Please lang tigilan mo na ako
Ako… at ang puso kong bato

Isang hapon na ‘di sinasadya
Napatingin sa’yo, napansin kita
Maganda pala ang iyong mga mata
Kaya iniwan ang libro at ikaw ang binasa

Kakaiba itong bagong damdamin
Takot alamin, gustong tuklasin
‘Di mawari, parang may bagyo
Sa puso ko, sa puso kong bato

‘Di mo akalain na papansinin kita
Sa sobra mong kaba, ikaw ay nadapa
At sa nadamang sobrang kahihiyan
Umiwas, tumakas na parang tulisan

Nandiyan ka, nakaupo sa kanto
Nandito ako, nakaharap sa libro
Nagkukunwaring binabasa ito
Pero ang isip ko ay nasa sa’yo

Oh ano ba ang ginawa mo
Bakit ako ngayon ay nagkaganito
Naguguluhan, nalilito
Ang puso ko, ang puso kong bato

Nandiyan ka pa din sa kanto
Nandito ako, nagbabasa ng libro
Naghihintay na sana ay mapansin
Lapitan, tanungin at kausapin

Maraming gustong sabihin sa ‘yo
Maraming mga tanong at kwento
Bakit ba at paano nagkaganito
Ang puso ko, ang pusong bato

Umaasa na kahit lang sa isang sulyap
Matupad ang aking mga pangarap
Ano nga ba ang pwede kong gawin
Para kahit saglit, ika’y mapasaakin

Bakit mo ba ako ginaganito
At ang puso ko, ang pusong bato
Wala ng nasa isip kundi ikaw
Ikaw…at ang puso mong talaw!

[su] I think this is a joke. I just heard something and it inspired me to write this poem in less than 15 minutes. Partly, this speaks of me. Probably, I was so much like this before. But not anymore. This is just for fun. 
April 19, 2007 14:20; skye