My Bestfriend

by Tracy Villalon

When I'm alone,
You're always there to he with me.
When I'm down on my knees,
You're always there to pick me up.
When I find my self in the dark,
You're always there to light me up.

I remember the days when we were kids,
We were very happy when we see magic tricks.
We go to school together, share the snacks with each other,
You let me copy your homework, so I can get a star from our teacher.
Everytime I stumble when we run in the park,
You hold my hand and carry me up.

There was a time when I was broke,
The guy I loved left me with no hope.
He filled my heart with tears and hurt,
"I never loved you", was his last words.
In the middle of the night I was crying,
Then you came along to wipe my tears.
"I will always love you" is what you said to me.

Thank you my friend, you're the best in the world.
I never imagined my life without you.
We grew up together, we stand for each other,
And nobody can break the friendship we build together.
You're always there for me and I will always be there for you.
No matter how hard life is, you will always be my best friend,
I will forever love.

MFMP

by Camellia Joy Sallegue


Alone in my own world
Undisturbed and serene
Like a note from a harpsichord
You came into the scene.

In my life that's seldom shaken
Some times someone comes
My sleeping heart to be awaken
But I guess you're the different one.

You told me you're not perfect
But I like you just as you are
Unique is what you call your self
Indeed you truly are.

I feel like I've known you for so long
Yet I've often asked myself
Who is this stranger who've come along
And drives me crazy as hell?

And I must see you
To make sure you're not a dream
Give my heart what it's due
And know that you're for real.

In a world where you exist but not live
I must enter and be part of
And once I see you're not a fantasy
I'll give you the life you've long lost.

Haikus

by Jerome Philip Ricamata


» I decided to share some of the haikus I have made since my high
school days.
Enjoy!


Behold the ego
Set in glowing emptiness
On the edge of time


An island song
Like a floating river
Rain Rain Fall Fall


Fleeing and flying
Like butterflies in a meadow
Hushing and hushing


Your almond lil eyes
That sparkle like a diamond
So sly, so beauteous

Not Letting Go

by Barbra Mae Polanco

It's so hot in here, I can't breathe
I can't stand it and I know it's not because of the heat

I've been crying here for the past hour or so
Thinking about you and can't never let go

You asked me to set you free
But it's impossible....can't you see

How can you do this to me
When I know I've done to make you happy?

You chose another girl to be by your side
What do you want me to do....just hide?

I thought we promised to be together 'til the end
But you betrayed your promise and left me instead

And lastly, do you know that it's not simple to give you up?
'Coz without you my whole world's like a crap

Just believe and listen to your heart
And maybe...just maybe...you will realize
Why we can't live apart

Your Love

by Heleena Claire Pasumbal


It's been a while since I met you
It has been a while since I loved you
But my feelings do not wither,
Instead it becomes deeper.

I know my love for you will stay strong
For I feel that this feeling is for long
This heart of mine will only be looking for your face
Each and every morning I will find peace in your embrace.

Through the challenges I have encountered
You stayed with me and kept me empowered.
You stood by me and kept me warm,
When I was cold and full of harm.

The love that you gave me,
Is a love that you offer for free.
I guess it's what they call unconditional
Thank you God...for your love is eternal.

Kaibigan

by Adrian Oriondo

ANO NGA BA ANG DULOT NG ISANG KAIBIGAN?
DALA BA NIYA AY PURONG KALIGAYAHAN?
O MGA BAGAY NA PAWANG KALUNGKUTAN?
MINSAN KARAMAY MINSAN IKA' IIWAN
SA BUHAY NG TAO
SWERTIHAN ANG MANALO, MADALAS LAGING TALO
LALO'T SA KASAMAHANG PALALO
KINABUKASAN MO'Y MABAGAL AT DI SIGURADO
NGUNIT MAY KAIBIGAN NA TUNAY NGA NAMAN
NAKIKITA LANG KAHIT PAMINSAN MINSAN
KAPAG NGKASAMA SAMA NAPAKASAYA NG SAMAHAN
KAHIT NA KUNG MINASN BULASA'Y WALANG LAMAN
SA KAUNTING PAGKAIN LAHAT AY NAGSASALU SALO
KASABAY NITO'Y NGITI AT TARA KAIN NA TAYO

MADALAS HALOS LAHAT KUMPLETO
PERO MINSAN IKA NGA GALIT-GALIT MUNA TAYO
PANGKARANIWAN PAG MAY OKASDYO'Y NAGKAKAINAN
LAHAT SALU-SALO, IISA ANG KATUWAAN
NGUNIT KPAG DAKA SA PROBLEMA'Y NAGKAKAIYAKAN
NAAALALA KO PA ANG SABI NG LOLO;
DINGGIN MO APO ANG AKING PAYO
PAGKAT PAPUNTA KA PA LANG, PABALIK NA AKO
AT KAHIT KAILA'Y DI KA MAPAPANO
NAPASARAP ISIPIN AT DAPAT MALAMAN
KAIBIGANG TUNAY AY HIGIT NA KAYAMANAN
MULA SA KABATAAN HANGGANG SA KALANGiTAN
DALA NIYA'Y DI MALILIMUTANG KARANASAN
DULOT AY KALIGAYAHAN KAHIT MAPASA LIBINGAN

NGUNIT AKO'Y MAY ISANG KATANUNGAN
SA IYO AKING MUNTING KASAMAHAN
IKAW BA'Y WALANG TUNAY NA KAIBIGAN
O MAY SAMA NG LOOB, WALANG MAPAGSABIHAN?

ANG DIYOS, TANGING KASAGUTAN
ANG PAYO KO SA 'YO, AKING KAIBIGAN
HINDI KA MAPAPAG-ISA KAHIT KAILANMAN

If Only

by Kelsey Genevieve ong

He dreams of her on lonely nights
when the world seems dark and cold.
He could be a knight in tarnished armor
for her, he'd be brave and bold -

If only he could find the voice
to make his feelings known.
But though he'd fight and die for her,
He's scared dumb as a stone.

He's in her daydreams all the time,
His love's her heart's desire.
Her touch could melt his heart, her kiss
Would set his soul on fire -

If only she could find the voice
To make her feelings known.
For him she'd walk a thousand miles
But it's too far too the phone.

And so they pass, and never know
Of romance that might be;
It would take just a single word
To let their hearts fly free -

If only they could find the voice
to make their feelings known!
But fear can conquer love sometimes,
And keeps them both alone.

If only we could find the voice
to make our feelings known!
But fear does conquer love most times
and keeps us all alone.

Kahit may pag-ibig pa...

by Mart Elias Carlo Marañon

Gusto mong umiyak! Pero ayaw mo! Hindi mo siya dapat iyakan!

Wala naman siyang ginawang kabutihan sa'yo eh...
Hindi ka man lang pinahalagahan
Hindi tamang nagsasakripisyo ka para sa wala.
Simpleng bagay, hindi niya maibigay.
Layuan mo na siya.
Wala kang puwang sa puso niya.
May nararapat pang iba sa'yong pagmamahal.
Hayaan mo na siya...
Hindi siya dapat habulin pa,
Huwag mong pababain ang sarili mo...
Nakakaawa ka, sinasayang mo ang maganda mong buhay
Sa taong hindi ka kayang ipaglaban.
Sa taong kaya kang iwan.
Sa taong saya't ligaya lang ang hanap.

Magpaalam ka na.
Magapaalam ka na.

Tingnan mo ang sarili mo,
Pagod ba na,
Sumuko ba na...
Huwag kang magtiis,
Huwag mo ng pilitin ang iyong sarili
Huwag ng ipagpatuloy ang labang walang patutunguhan.
Lumalaban ka lamang para sa wala.
Ipinaglalaban mo ang taong kinakalaban ba.
Huwag kang magpaapi, hindi iyon tama.
Sinaktan ka niya para lamang sa iba.
Tinanggap mo ang sakit na kanyang binigay,
Na walang tinig na sayo'y naririnig.
Itama mo ang iyong pagkakamali.
Huwag kang magdusa!

Ginawa mo lang bung ano ang sa tingin mong tama.
Hayaan mong maisip niya ang kanyang pagkukulang.
Hayaan mong malaman niya ang tunay mong halaga
Kabutihan ang patuloy mong ibinibigay,
Sa kabila ng kasamaang kanyang hatid.

Magpahinga ka na, Sumuko ka na!
Kahit may pag-ibig pa...

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A Friendship Poem

by Pamela Malaya


When you are sad, ...I will get you drunk and help you plot
revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.

When you are blue, ...I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you.
When you smile, ...I'll know you finally got laid.

When you are scared, ...I will rag you about it every chance I
get.

When you are worried, ...I will tell you horrible stories about how
much worse it could be and to quit whining.

When you are confused, ...I will use little words to explain it to
your dumb ass.

When you are sick, ...stay away from me until you're well again.
I don't want whatever you have.

When you fall, ...I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.

This is my oath, ...I pledge 'til the end. Why you may ask?
Because you're my friend!

I Loved You

by Ronald Llabore

The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever,
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a low divine
In one another's being mingle;—
Why not I with thine?

See the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven,
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And me moonbeams kiss the sea;—
What are all these kissing's worth,
if thou kiss not me?

I loved you- even now I may confess
Some embers of my love their fire retain
But do not let it cause you more distress-
I do not want to sadden you again.

A Tale of a Broken Heart

by Johara Garcia

Sometimes I ponder about what will come next
Where will my life turn when it seems to stall?
When is the next time I will smile again?
and how will I get up, should I fall?

Happiness fills me with a touch of sadness.
By that I mean I know it can't last.
Beauty decays, laughter subsides
When will the stone be cast?

Tragedy can be measured
by the amount of happiness taken away
Elusion is our only protection
As we fall victim to its prey

So when I've reached a fork in life's road
and the choices are many or few,
I follow the one that leads away from misfortune
That's all I can really do

When life is good
You have to hold it in your hand
You have to close your eyes
You have to breathe it in!

Happiness may end
While tragedy begins
Today is the beginning
Is tomorrow the end?

Johara Garcia, BBrC 3-1D

I Know My Love

by Archibald Formales

I know my love by his way of walking,
And I know my love by his way of talking,
And I know my love dressed in a suit of blue,
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
And still she cried, "I love him the best,
And a troubled mind, sure, can know no rest,"
And still she cried, "boys are few,
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?

There is a dance house in Manila,
And there my true love goes every night;
He takes a strange one upon his knee,
And don't you think, now, that irritates me?
And still she cried, "I love him the best,
And a troubled mind, sure, can know no rest,"
And still she cried, "boys are few,
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?

If my love knew I could wash and wring,
If my love knew I could weave and spin,
I would make a dress all of the finest kind,
But the want of money, sure, leaves me behind.

And still she cried, "I love him the best,
And a troubled mind, sure, can know no rest,"
And still she cried, "boys are few,
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?

I know my love is a total rover,
I know he'll wander the wide world over,
In our school he'll no longer tarry,
And a chubby one he is sure to marry.
And still she cried, "I love him the best,
And a troubled mind, sure, can know no rest,"
And still she cried, "boys are few,
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?

Masked Shadow

by Evely Cristina Escanilla

You cheer me up when I'm sad
You let me rest when I'm tired
You take the pain away when I'm hurt
You keep me company when I'm alone.

You won't stop 'til the distress is done
You save the day when I'm in trouble
You've taught me things I haven't known
Some wonders of life to me you've shown.

Truly you're one special hero
And there's so much you can do
But there's so little time
You can't always be by my side.

I've realized I can't keep you here
Nor would you let yourself be kept by someone like me
There's so much for you out there
I can't be too attached, I guess.

Besides I don't know you well
You're too good in keeping your self
The reality, I guess, won't show
As long as you're the masked shadow.

Magbalik Ka

by Joralynn Enebrad

Madaling - araw ay nakatunghay pa rin
Sa langit na ang tanawin ay bituin
Kung nasa dagat pa'y malamang sisirin
Kaibuturan ng mundo'y tatawirin


Aasa pa ba sa muling pagkikita
O tatanaw nalang o mamimintana
Sa isang pangarap na walang kapara
Isang panaginip na hindi mapinta


Gisngin mandin natutulog kong puso
Pusong naghihintay nang pagsusumamo
Sinusuyo ang damdaming parang ginto
Pagtibok ng puso'y dili mahinto


Binubulong nang puso ko'y ikaw pa rin
Sigaw nang maluwalhating puso't damdamin
Damdaming pag-ayaw ay di pipilitin
Tanging kamatayan lang ang sasapitin


Agos ng luha'y mapapawalang bisa
Kung ka'y lalapit, hihingi nang pagsinta
Ikaw lamang ang hinahanap sa t'wina
Sa pagtibok ng puso'y nagpapahina


Lumisan kang ni wala mang lang paalam
Iniwan ang pusong sa luha ay hilam
Kahit di sabihi'y may kaunti ring alam
Ngunit kahit kelan puso'y di nasuklam


Iniibig ka ng walang pasubali
Umasang ang puso'y di nagkakamali
Hinanda ang kaluluwang magpatali
Naniwalang pangako'y di mababali


Kahapon ay parang walang katapusan
Ng tayo'y nasa isa't-isang kanlungan
Nagtampisaw sa ating kaligayahan
Ngunit bangungot lang ang kinahinatnan


Kulang ba aking pag-ibig na inalay
Na kailangan pang ikaw ay mawalay
Ni walang pasabi, wala man lang malay
Pusong duguan, gumulong humandusay

Aking mahal ito'y hindi haka-haka
Pusong iniwan, sumibol, isinaka
Desperadong salita'y huwag ipagtaka
Pakiusap sa'yo mahal, magbalik ka......

2108

Now You See How Weak I Am

by Hazel Elizes

Queries fill up the spaces on thy tortured consciousness.
Spaces supposedly filled with rapture.
Killing the mind, mutilating the heart,
Giving the poor soul no chance of survival.

Must this be deserved?
The door is not yet closed, perhaps.
Of course it is still not.
Fires of rage knock, trying to bum down the door.
But thy ears pretend not to hear.
Thy skin pretends not to feel the burning sensation.

Indeed, thou must be loathed.
But this lamenting heart cannot bear to despise thou.
Not thou, especially not thou.

Release thy anger! Shout to the mountains!
Tell them about thy heartaches.
Reveal thy frailty! Dispel thy hatred!
Let them be thy confidante.
For mountains only listen, talk not.
They shalt not bare thy foolishness to the world.
Only sympathize through silence, they will.

Wrath creeps through thy veins,
But this lamenting heart shalt not despise thou.
Because thine eyes reveal sadness as well.
Thine voice sings songs of melancholy.
Thou have been hurting as well.

Is there nothing to do, but to remain stagnant?
Perhaps, mindless anticipation is the only exploit --
The only exploit to keep the blood flowing.

Flow, thy blood, amid the sorrow.
Keep flowing like the river, never heed the rocks.
Pretend -- just pretend.
Bliss could be just a few more tears away.

Weep, if thy eyes beg to.
But better it be kept to thyself.
For if seen, it only worsens.
Leaving thy self embraced by distress.

Slowly, this wretched being dies, yet still believes in rebirth.
Prayers thrusting to the Heavens.
Hear thy wait, hear thy mourn.
Better yet, obliterate thy sentiments.
Give them wings, let them fly --
To oblivion, where they must thrive.

Let this be the threshold to a new beginning.
With these conundrums, thy sadness trails.
No more, they'll be there no more.

Despair won't thwart this soul no more.
Abhorrence can never be the answer.
Vertical as they are, hopes shall remain.
Elusive are the dreams of being with thee.

BUT wherever thou art, thou shalt remain.
A promise kept until eternity.
Not strong, both inside and out.
Not strong enough to let thee go.

Stay with thee, thy agonized soul shalt remain.
Never letting go even if thou cannot bear thy presence no longer.
Stay with thee, until the end of days doth arrive.
Until the Heavens redeem thy wounded heart.

With these conundrums, thy sadness traits.
Thy sadness trails, yet thy love lingers.

Now you see how weak I am.

Fear..

by Patri Fe Delasas


Fear of the unknown
is what makes me behind.
Fear of tomorrow
is what makes me blind.
Fear of the darkness
is what makes me seek the light.
Fear of losing
is what makes me fight.
Fear of pain
is what me insane.
Fear of getting crushed
is what makes me struggle in vain.
Fear of punishment
is what makes me flee.
Fear of beasts
is what makes me a prey.
Fear of destiny
is what makes me pray.
Fear of time
is what make my life a day.
Fear of truth
is what makes me lie.
Fear of life
is what make me die.
Fear of Fear
is what makes my life...
absolutely clear...

pfd

Haikus for HIM... Which He will never read!

by Lorman Dantes

"Endless Summer"

Morning hike with You
Tennis in the sfternoon
Nights are for kissing...


"Meeting You"

I jumped guy to guy
Then I saw You that first day
Nothing is the same...


"Dissed and Dismissed"

I thought You loved Me
But Your eyes told careless lies
Now I trust No one...

Lamentations of the Neglected Ones

by Aura Bernadette Claudio

I'm sick and tired of this life
I have this burden that cut through me like a knife.
I had done everything,
but ended up with nothing.
I have nothing to lose and nothing to gain.

All my life I lived in vain,
nothing but pain.
I shed tears
Cause my heart is filled with tears.
My emotions are worthless.
My existence is meaningless.

Dreams from the past
It drives me insane.
A disease that spreads fast
That gives me unbearable pain
If only I can get thru this
If only I can get thru this blitz
To feel the one they called bliss.

Playground

by Liezl Cabusas

The playground.
Where old friends meet.
Reminiscent of so long ago,
Carefree, careless,
Bitter-sweet.

The monkey bars, jutting out of the ground
Crooked, crusted.
Swings hanging on invisible chains,
Churns out mournful melodies,
When gentle winds flustered.

I stood steadily upon,
Gazed at the lonely setting sun.
The old playground.
An elephant graveyard.

Eyes welled up
Memories flood.
Drowning everything...
everything... anything.

The playground.
Where old friends used to go.
I lingered for a moment longer,
Stepped back,
then let go.

Confession

by Karla Beñas

How do I tell you I'm sorry -
With a gesture, a look, a touch?
How is it I never realized
I hurt you so very much?

I do not ask forgiveness,
A comfort I'll never deserve.
I merely want to let you know,
But I cannot find the nerve.

To finally confront you, face-to-face,
To look you in the eye,
To face your anger,
Too terrified to try

You called me selfish, I turned away,
and fled;
Cutting and wounding and pouring out,
Just to see if you bled.

Betraying and deceiving you,
I surely had no right
To snatch away such a precious gem;
A dark thief in the night.

Four years and forever passed
To bring us to this day,
When I present these simple words
I never thought to say.

The time has come, it's long past due,
To put aside my fear;
Would this confession torture you,
Or have you longed to hear?

To hear those two forbidden words,
To vanquish all the pain,
To understand my dearest wish:
To know you once again.

The years aged me remarkably,
Though they have not made me wise;
I do know I go wrong permanently -
For that I apologize.