Good for Nothing Bad

I'm starting a new philosophy

It's called good for nothing bad

I'm tired of hearing gunshots

As the cries grow worse than sad

I'm raising my fist in defiance

I can't stand more blood spilled

While they fight for freedom

And get mercilessly killed

And others just want to help

Take a step to extend a hand

Guns are nonetheless directed

And they get buried underground

And the earth is slowly dying

While we waste our lives away

We're warned 'bout global warming

Yet we shrug and have nothing to say

So let's start a new philosophy

We're good for nothing bad

Let's take a stand against violence

With the armor of peace, get clad

Yes, everyone will die someday

Of that I know for certain

But 'tis no reason to waste life away

And someday drown in regret and pain

Life is short and yes we know that

Don't let it be good for nothing

Don't let your final days be 

Of endless guilt and suffering

So the good Lord help me stand up

Raise my fist against inhumanity

Give me a voice to shout in anger

Give me justice, fairness and equality

And let these words be open-ended

Such that others may write more lines

Of every principle they want to stand for

As they break out of their confines

Hungkag

Kailan kaya muling mahahanapan ng kulay
ang tanawin habang naglalakbay
ang kulisap, tutubi at paru-paru
ang ulan, araw, ang mga bato?

Kailan muling ang aking mga titik
ay patutungkol sa bawat hagikhik,
bawat hinagpis, bawat halakhak
bawat pagdurusa at bawat palakpak?

Tuluyan na bang nawala
ang mga araw na ang paglikha ng tula
ay hindi dahil bayad ng iba
o di naman kaya'y kanilang dikta?

Tuluyan na bang mamamaalam
sa lahat ng dati'y inaasam-asam
ngayo'y manunulat sa likod ng iba
at ang bawat titik ay bayad na nila.

(orihinal na nilikha noong Hunyo 20, 2010)

Drowning in Regret

Originally written on December 14, 2009. When I wrote this poem I was becoming too aware of lots of unrequited love around me. Mostly, the stories were what I call an "ex factor" where person A falls for person B but person B can't let go of an ex. The poem is really from the person A's point of view. In an unrequited love, a person often suffers watching the love interest not wanting to let go of a past love and still, he/she waits, watches and begs for the person to let go and notice him/her and then end up begging for the heavens to help him/herself let go of the love interest in due time. I don't even know why I'm explaining but people may read it in a different light and totally misinterpret it so I wanted to give some kind of a backgrounder. hehehe.

Drowning in regret 
Will you ever see me
Standing, waiting
While you're drowning in regret

Flickering lights
Hides the tears falling
From innocent eyes
Terrible lies

And you can never let go
Not even if I asked you to
Not if you don't see me
Standing, waiting

Someday, I'll say goodbye
I'll let go of this someday
Will you realize?
I'm saying goodbye

You

You want to put things together

I like to take them apart

You're there on every bad weather

Playing the strings of my heart

Your song keeps playing

On every emotional crash

And my heart starts singing

With every lyrical rush

You're a complicated puzzle

And you say you're really not

But you say one thing is simple

And it leaves my thoughts in a knot

You're a constant picture

That haunts my daydream sketches

Though I know you're heading elsewhere

And not where my path stretches

I know I'm making every damn word rhyme

Though you're not meant to read it

I know I'm running out of time

Yet I'll let it run out frozen where I sit

(20 March 2011)