To Nesle In Nature

As our engine starts to groove,

My spirit starts to go high

Anticipating to move,

Far from the city that’s sly

As we pass through pure concrete

Through belligerent traffic

More we move noise a forfeit

A sign for being homesick

After hours of sitting

I gaze upon the window

I see the blue sea shining

Past glitt’ring green that’s shallow

The fragrant smell of burnt wood

The misty blows from meadows

Children running with bare foot

Infectious smiles from fellows

Life in this precious outskirt

So abundant yet simple

Leaving this place always hurt

For nature’s best to nestle

Liquid Metaphors

Blood, sweat, and tears, fluids which are significant to our lives. Just like them, people do exhibit their significance in a metaphorical way.

BLOOD – Overwhelming courage from coercion and bond

                “El Pacto De Sangre”, one of my favorite paintings of Juan Luna shows a scenario where in a Spanish conquistador and a Rajah seal their friendship by pouring their blood into a goblet and then drink them. This act shows the perpetual bondage of brotherhood of two different nations.

                Just like the old saying, “History repeats itself”. Like Dr. Jose Rizal, I have a friend who uses his blood in writing poems and I don’t mean it literally but metaphorically. He’s one of those few people who write with courage and candidness towards sensitive issues that people are afraid to talk about because they don’t want to be fought by the society. With him having these traits, he taught me not to be afraid to say everything that I want as long as it is right and to fight for it.

SWEAT – Conveying hard work

                No men in the field of sports succeed without shedding buckets of sweat. Every trophy and every medal is the result of their domineering drive to hone their skills they have to surpass every challenge and to win every battle.

                I have a friend who is a former MVP of our college who showed me that the path to becoming the best is a very long and hard journey. No one can be a champion overnight. I learned that greatness is achieved step by step by means of working hard with all your guts.

TEARS – the toil of candidness

                We hurt, we cry. We laugh, we cry. We feel touched, we cry. We hurt somebody, we cry. For some people, hearing this things make them think that “What a crap, that’s too shallow to cry about.” having said that, that’s not true. Tears are proof of one’s ability to appreciate things in their life that no matter it’s a happy or a sad moment.

                A friend of mine never hesitates to shed tears whenever he is broken or laughing. At some point he cried to me because he’s heartbroken. Even though he’s a guy, I don’t think that crying makes him any less of a man because I can see how genuine he is. He treasures things and relationships because he’s tears let me feel the pain that he’s feeling and for that I really admire him.

                All these three significant fluids signify three significant men in my life. They are my best friends that taught me so much in life. I must say that I wouldn’t be this strong without them so I’m dedicating this article to my male best friends: Limwell Sesuca, Mark Anthony Agualada and Jay Collin Aguilar. You’re the best! I believe that you have the same group of people in your lives. Thank you for reading and have a nice day! J

A Story As Told By My Playlist

I’m searching for a GENTLEMAN who’s looking for SOMEBODY TO LOVE. It’s been SIX MONTHS EIGHT DAYS TWELVE HOURS but I’ll still wait for ONE MORE NIGHT. Finally, one SUNDAY MORNING my dreams came true. BABY, NOW THAT I FOUND YOU, I promise I WON’T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU.

There are times when I just want to look in your face. Just to stare in your eyes like DIAMONDS feels I’m LOST IN SPACE. Sometimes I ask myself do you want to know “WHAT’S MY NAME?” If you do, let me say CHEERS, DRINK TO THAT!

From afar you look like MR. LONELY. All I want to do is to make you HAPPY.  I can see that you’re a LOST STAR looking for somebody. Please let me GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK. I’m going to CHANGE YOUR LIFE, don’t worry.

The more we get closer I found out that your TOXIC. You’re intoxicating in a way I sweetly plead. You set my HEART ON FIRE but I like it. You look so tempting like a DEMON in your BLUE JEANS. YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL, that’s the way you seem.

 I want to ask you WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN but my friends want to know why are you here.  They tell me SUMMERTIME SADNESS is what I’m bound to leer. I cry WHAT THE HELL! AM I WRONG? I tell them you’re NO MEDIOCRE but a special being.

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU I feel SAFE AND SOUND, despite my inner self shouting you’re one of those DAMAGED GOODS. I really like it that you COME AS YOU ARE. There is nothing I would ask you to GET RIGHT. When you TALK DIRTY you put me in my WILDEST MOMENTS.

All along I thought you were all MINE. I never thought that you are lying. You told me “SAY SOMETHING, I’M GIVING UP ON YOU”. Hearing those words feels like dying. All of a sudden my friends were VINDICATED when you started LOSING GRIP. As I ask myself HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU, my throat starts to BURN harshly. How I wish I could say I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE without me bleeding. 

Despite everything that happened I still want you. IF I AIN’T GOT YOU, you’ll be BEST THING I NEVER HAD. I WON’T GIVE UP ON US even if I’ll need to wait for A THOUSAND YEARS. To push myself to FORGET YOU is like running in FULL CIRCLES because I really CAN’T REMEMBER TO FORGET YOU. Regardless the excruciating pain I decided to STICK WITCHU. I promise I’ll win you back and I CAN’T BE TAMED.

                The next day I rushed to you and SAY ALL I NEED is FORGIVENESS AND LOVE for us to make it through. All I ask is another chance for us to START ALL OVER. I hate the feeling of pain but I take you as THE ONLY EXCEPTION for I LOVE YOU too much so LET’S JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. 

The Crooks Who Rule the System

(A Limerick)

Oh my dearest Education

Do they see your situation?

 So contented, they seat

Our youth in great deceit

Pretending to help our nation