Penny For your Thoughts

 Sitting in a corner of a lonely cafe' nursing my cold drink and brooding. The sounds around me are muffled, intangible conversations, and empty laughter of people sharing their day. I barely noticed how slowly they dissipate like bubbles popping in the wind as I am left withdrawn in my pensive mood.

Something... something for SAM...!

SNAP!

And I am pulled back to reality, half expecting to find you smiling back at me through the sea of strangers queuing for their caffeine fix.

three letters

one syllable...

that is all I need

and my heart skips a beat

Wish You Were Here

 

sana'y narito ka.

mga katagang ayaw kong naririning

sapagkat kung gusto ay kayang ipilit

ngunit wala sa panahon, maling pagkakataon

kaya't ang mga katagang binanggit, sinambit ng walang habilin.

sana'y narito ka.

ang sakit marinig

ng kasinungalingang bumabasag sa nakakabinging gabi.

pagkat ang panahon, ang pakakataon ay makailang saglit na naging mailap

sa pagnanasang sa iyo'y mapalapit

sana'y narito ka...

sana'y di na dumampi

sa nangungulilang pusong walang ibang hangarin

na ang mga napipintong pagkakatao'y hindi na nakaw na sandali

pagkat tayo'y sa mahabang panaho'y mananatiling nakakubli

-----$--@

 death...

again you came and left me behind

you tease me with your comings and goings

with your constant visits in my life

taking those who mean the most to me

and leaving me behind

people forget

when you've opened 

and bared your empty and dying soul

your constant need for respite

from a world that has become

as apathetic as the stars 

they forget your struggles

to face the sun each morn

or find sustenance in the 

laughter of children

for your heart is no longer whole

scattered into a million pieces

with no one but a shadow

a figment of your imagination

to heed your call