Wednesday, September 26, 2012

[Poem] Iyong Kaluguran

Nakahiga, nakahimlay,
Ang paa sa kama ay nakabayubay,
Tahimik, nag-iisip,
Hindi namalayang araw'y sumisilip.

Nagtatanong sa aking sarili,
Hanggang kailan dito ay mananatili,
Kung saan kay tigib ng kalungkutan,
Parang tila isang madilim na kawalan.

Bakit puso'y naninibugho
Sa kung anumang sa kapatid ay mayroon?
Bakit puso'y may suliranin
Na ito'y makamit at nang maangkin?

Bakit puso'y nagdurugo
Sa kanyang buhay na tila bulang-gugo?
Bakit puso'y naliliyo
Sa imbitasyong may rahiyo?

Saklolo, tulong, saklolo
Wala bang nakaririnig sa aking panaghoy?
Katawan na'y pagal, lalamunan kong tuyo
Sa pakikibaka sa sariling alimpuyo.

Sa aking kaibuturan tila may alingawngaw
Aking narinig, naulinigang kay linaw
Boses Mong akala'y isang hiraya
Tumatawag, nanghihikayat, nag-aanyaya.

Walang alinlangan ako'y sumunod,
Tumalima sa Iyo at nagpahinuhod,
Sa Iyong paanan ako'y umupong paluhod
Handang makinig, buong pusong may lugod.

Mahal kita, Iyong sambit
Mga mata'y nakatitig nang kay lagkit
Tila isang punyal sa aking kaibuturan
Iyong salita nanarak, nanahanan.

Sa aking pakiwari
Wala nang pag-asa sa tulad kong uri
Madilim kong nakaraan
Iyong sabi'y kalimutan.

Anak, ihinto iyong pagpalahaw
Ngayon ay hindi na ang dating ikaw
Magsaya, magdiwang sa iyong bagong buhay
Magandang kinabukasan sa iyo'y naghihintay.

Salamat sa Iyo Banal na Kamahalan
Dahil sa Iyo buhay ko ay may kahulugan
Sa Iyo, pag-asa at pag-ibig aking nasumpungan
Itatanghal, itataas sa mundo ang Iyong Ngalan.


- mmp 27september2012 02:36PM

Monday, September 24, 2012

[Poem] Ikaw lamang, AMA

Bawat pagsilay ng haring araw
Bawat paggising sa bagong umaga
Bawat ihip ng hangin sa aking mukha
Wangis Mo lamang ang nais matanaw.

Bawat tagumpay na aking tinatamasa
Bawat kaligayang aking nadarama
Kahit pa kirot ng isang pusong nasawi
Sa Iyo ko lamang nais ibahagi.

Bawat pangarap na inaasam
Bawat bukas na aking tinatanaw
Bawat katuparan ng aking ipinagdarasal
Ikaw lamang ang gantimpalang aking hinahangad.

Bawat pintig ng pusong sabik
Bawat ngiting hatid ng payapang dibdib
Ikaw lamang aking Ama
Ang tanging aking pupurihin.

- mmp 4sept2012 12:56am

[Poem] Untitled Measure

As day approaches its end
Dark hue covers the sky and blend
I looked up and gazed at it for a while
And savor at His majestic work then smiled. 


I walked passed a big street
Brisked walk and rushed striding feet
Heading home lingers in my head
When drops of rain start falling on my hand. 


O God let the rain stop from falling
While I still am hurrying my walking
Wind blew flipping hair on my face
As I head passed like rat in a race. 


I reached where I stopped and waited
A place where wheels are steady and naked
Under this heavy raining
Vulnerable to its soaking. 


The road was long and winding
Counting gushes one person is making
Heavy sighing heard like in a tube
As we await til we alight from this move. 


Seems like the clouds ain't yet over
From spilling so much rain, so much water
Will it ever stop from pouring
That worries everyone that's going. 


I prepped to go as the man made a turn
I sure am rain won't give me a burn
I prayed to God to hear my plea
To let me walk under the light of glee. 


I opened and slid the door
Hopped out and got my feet on the floor
Clouds still hasn't stopped from raining
So I leaped and headed home running. 


Surely, the night may seemed gloom
For the moon did not show its face from my room
But thank God for this priceless gift
For it made me sleep so quick, so swift. 


I praise the God who made the rain
I praise the God that had everything made
I praise the God who ends the day with night
To start another one under His light.


-mmp 18sept2012 10:00pm

[Poem] Liban sa Iyo

Sa mundong puno ng kahungkagan
Wari kong pag-asa'y kay layong masugpungan
Aking tinanaw ang malayong daan
Tila isang walang hanggang katapusan.


Hinanap kung saan-saan
Kaligayahang aking inaasam
Kahit anuman aki'y susunggaban
Mapunuan lamang aking kakulangan.


Kaliwa't kanan hinanap aking kaligayahan
Bisig ni adan akala'y matibay na sandalan
Inakalang marangyang buhay sa aki'y nakatunghay
Nang ang aking kastilyo'y biglang bumuway.


Gabi't araw walang patid na hinagpis
Yaring pusong nasaktan ng labis
Di ko nawari Siya sa aki'y nakaalalay
Habang buhay ko pala sa aki'y nakasubaybay.


Sa balangkas ng aking buhay
Siya sa aki'y umagapay
Na sa bawat hikbi ng pusong sawi
Kanyang tanging pagmamahal ang siyang pumawi.


Aking napagtanto
Walang katulad ang Iyong puso
Na liban sa Iyo
Wala nang ibang katulad na makakatagpo
Liban sa Iyo
Wala nang ibang masugid na manunuyo
Liban sa Iyo
Pag-ibig ay Ikaw at Iyo.


Tunay ngang ako'y mapalad
Dahil sa Iyong yakap ako'y napadpad
Iyong busilak na puso sa aki'y inihatag
Nang sa Iyo ang kamatayan ay nawalan ng tatag.


O Pag-ibig panahon ay nasa Iyong bisig
Kailanman Ikaw ang aking bukang-bibig
Ikaw lamang ang tanging aking aasahan
Sapagkat Iyong pagmamahal kailanma'y hindi mapaparam.

-mmp 25sept2012 02:00am

Friday, September 7, 2012

[Blog] How He loves us

"I will love you for the rest of our lives."
"I will be your knight in shining armor."
"I will be there for you through thick and thin."
"I will give you the moon and stars."
"I will never hurt you."
"I will be everything that you ask for."
"I wanna grow old with you."

Sounds familiar? I did hear some of it from people who promised everything that they are not. For years, I have been looking for someone who can complete me. Perhaps, I got hooked with Jerry McGuire's line - "you complete me." Sweet and super romantic but is there really someone out there who can complete you? I remember one time, I met a person years ago whom I easily gave my heart away. He's nice and I can say that he has the personality that I was looking for in a guy. I can say at that time, he completes me - PAST TENSE. He took my heart away with his suave moves and sweet words but that was just about it. Just months after, He just started dating my friend. It broke my heart to see that they are together yet denying of it. Come on! But this is in one corner of my head - drowned in the years that had passed.

Years after that, I have been to two more relationships that I should say did not feed my soul well. Instead, I have dwelt more in the darkness - right at the very core of darkness where I felt like a quicksand pulling me down where there is no escape from it. I decided on dating more like them but in my heart I pray for someone who really can fill this emptiness . I looked around and broke my heart again and again and again. Perhaps there really is no one who can satisfy my need of being loved. All I want is to be loved. Then came April 9, 2010 - the day where I was under the knife. Hours later, I opened my eyes and there was my mom talking to my doctor. It was my first time to be contained in one place where I couldn't go anywhere and mingle with people. I can say that I was a prison in that room for days. That night, I realized that there is one being so strong that I can't help but fight with because I knew I was strong. Came morning of April 10, all I had done was surrender my life to Him. There is no point in fighting because He is a lot better than I thought. His joy is my strength. He suddenly became my lover, my friend, my confidant, my dad, my God.

I fought a hard fight and all I can do is surrender. He is greater than everything in this world. His promises are true and timeless. He will be there with me wherever I go. He is the God that I want to have in my life.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

[Poem] Ikaw lamang, Ama

Ikaw lamang, Ama


Bawat pagsilay ng haring araw
Bawat paggising sa bagong umaga
Bawat ihip ng hangin sa aking mukha
Wangis Mo lamang ang nais matanaw.

Bawat tagumpay na aking tinatamasa
Bawat kaligayang aking nadarama
Kahit pa kirot ng isang pusong nasawi
Sa Iyo ko lamang nais ibahagi.

Bawat pangarap na inaasam
Bawat bukas na aking tinatanaw
Bawat katuparan ng aking ipinagdarasal
Ikaw lamang ang gantimpalang aking hinahangad.

Bawat pintig ng pusong sabik
Bawat ngiting hatid ng payapang dibdib
Ikaw lamang aking Ama
Ang tanging aking pupurihin.

- mmp 12:56am 4september2012