Thursday, May 26, 2016

Slowly, Yet All at Once

I have not climbed the highest mountain,
Or flew above the most beautiful plains,
And sailed across the vast seas,
Or survived dangerous valleys,
But if your hand and mine would fit,
Then you are the adventure I'd want to keep,

For when i see you,
Or be within your arms' reach,
I feel all these things.
With a single glance,
Slowly, yet all at once,

The grandeur of the sun piercing at daybreak,
The serenity of the most pristine lakes,
The majesty of a rainbow-tainted waterfall,
A plethora of flowers on free fall,
Found my way through a forest's labyrinth,
Dove through the most majestic coral reefs,
Discovered 10,000 species of flora and fauna,
Derived all equations to all mathematical dilemma,
Now I need not be an astronaut in a space station,
Your eyes feel like a thousand constellations,
And just now, I applaud Einstein's Theory of Relativity,
It has not been any truer than when I'm with thee,

And though at times,
You feel like an ocean,
Graceful yet mighty,
Sculpting artworks out of islands,
Serene yet capable of nurturing a storm,
And your vastness,
Seem daunting to conquer,
It is in those times i'm reminded,
That the most beautiful sunsets,
And sunrise,
Are cradled in your horizon.

And all these things i feel,
A bird's eye view of the world so clear,
With just a single glance,
Slowly, yet all at once.


2014

Mahirap maging Mahirap



Mahirap maging mahirap,
Dahil ang gutom lagi mong kausap,
Ang kape na dati'y tanging inumin,
Ngayo'y tambal na ng bahaw at pwede nang ulamin,
At ang katambal na pan de sal,
Iuunat hanggang kinabukasang almusal,
At sa aming hapag ay ang panis na ulam,
Pinakuluan, pinaghalo, ginisa, binetsinan,
Nang makita ng dokumentarista,
Pinag-anihan ng gantimpala,
Pinamanhid at sinanay sa aming kalagayan ang madla,

Oo, mahirap maging mahirap,
Dahil kailangang higpitan ng malaon,
Ang nakasakal na sinturon,

Ngunit sa aming mahirap,
Madaling humugot ng dahilan,
Madali ang magngitngit sa gahaman,
Dahil wala kaming pag-aari kundi ang aming lakas,
Wala kaming ibang patutunguhan,
Kundi ang lupaing sa aming puntod pagtitirikan,
Kaya't isa lang ang tatahaking landas,
Pagka't ito lamang ang sa kahirapa'y magwawakas,

Oo, kami ay mahirap,
At nasa amin ang lahat ng dahilan,
Para ipagtagumpay ang digmaan.

2011