Katahimikan

“Alam mo ba kung saan ka papunta?”

Mga katagang halaw mula sa isang kanta.
Gusto mo ba ang mga bagay na iyong nakikita?
O nais mo ng pagbabago sa isang kisapmata.

Nagmamasid ka ba sa iyong paligid?

Naririnig mo ba ang mga balita sa himpapawid?
Sa malalim na dagat ay nasubukan mo na bang sumisid?
At damhin ang katahimikan sa ilalim ng tubig.

Nais mo bang makaalpas kahit panandalian lamang?
Mula sa magulong mundo na iyong ginagalawan.
Nais mo bang masumpungan ang katahimikan?
At mamuhay ng mapayapa magpakailanman.

Pagbabago, ang malimit isigaw ng isip mo,

Ang mabago ang mga bagay na hindi mo gusto.
Katahimikan, ay hangad din ng iyong puso,
Subalit napakailap; Kailan kaya makakamtan ito?

Kung ang mundo na iyong ginagalawan,

Ay balot ng pighati at kaguluhan.
Kung ang katahimikan ay di mo rito masumpungan,
Sa dako pa roon, tiyak ito’y iyong masisilayan.

Tunguhin mo ang liwanag na kumukutitap,

Na maaring sa ngayon ay di mo pansin ang kislap,
Dahil sa paningin mo ito’y aandap-andap,
Subalit naroon ang katahimikan na iyong hinahanap.

Ang paglalakbay ay simulan mo na ngayon,

Patungo sa liwanag sa dako pa roon.
Ang pag-aalinlangan ay dapat mong itapon,
Naghihintay ang DIYOS na SIYA’y iyong matunton.

I Think of You Because

I spend the day reminiscing,

As I sit alone in a patio,

Watching the blooming violets,

And the falling of rose petals,

The tiny bird that hovers,

Which I could not recognize,

As it landed weightlessly,

On a stunted Lemon tree.

I think of the moments we shared,

The happy and depressing days,

That we both have conquered.

I think of the funny things we did,

As we frolic in the park,

As we run under the rain,

Playing like innocent children.

I think of the unforgettable day,

When we have a petty quarrel,

Over a non-sense trivial thing.

And above all, I think of you,

Because of the happiness you brought,

Because you changed my life,

From dull to one with significance,

Because you selflessly steered me,

From going out of a guided way.

Waning Love, Friendship, and Opportunity

Three colored doves on a cable

With its claws firmly clinging on

As the wind oscillates the line

Holding on so as not to fall

Then, one dove flew away

Flapping its wings towards the sky

From the naked eye it was gone

Leaving the two birds still sway

Oh, the heart that speaks of love

Why did it depart and never came back

Parted from the creature so uncaring

Now lamenting for the love that had died

I watch what the two doves will do

Will they move also and flail away?

To follow what the other one did, or

Stay as the coil blows them so

Suddenly, one dove opens its wings

Flapped to the horizon that seems near

Leaving one bird alone on the wire

Tightly on the cable it still clings

Gone was the memory of a friend

Who stood by through mirth and pain

Probing now the moment to acquaint with

To have a word why amity has to end

I wonder what the remaining dove now feels

Being alone and no one to contend with

As the wind swings the wire harder

I doubt if the bird could stand the gales

I wish I could help the poor bird

To let it stay for the entire day

However, I move not from where I stand

And so the dove, soon had disappeared

How many times an opportunity passed

Thinking that a better one will arrive

Not heeding of the options and times

Chasing now the chance but none can be grasped