No. 13 | THE DAWN

I have dreamt a hundred nights,
couple of them were the usual
while too few have turned into nightmares.
At some extent, I allowed the experience.
Then at the bottom of the dark,
while the moon lit the space,
I was awakened.
Everyone is struggling with their own nightmares, I know.
And it is either you hate or embrace the horror it proposes.
But the Supreme promises a peaceful dawn.
The night is over.
Be startled no more, you'd be fine.

No. 12 | MASQUERADE

                                                                                                                          

Have you ever caught yourself so lost?

Or dreaming and when thinking doesn’t make sense?

Have you ever been so helpless?

Or weak, deteriorating like a rotten roach?

Have you ever felt too much energy?

An ounce more of giddiness and you’ll explode.

Have you ever felt lonely despite the crowd?

Or felt at ease and found peace on your own?

Have you ever wished time would stop?

Or rewind a past then be thrilled to your future all at once?

No. 11 | INCOMPATIBLE HARMONY

Do you want me to tell you a story?

Someone, somewhere in my past, I cannot recall.

Turned me into a horror fiercer than my fears.

At once, I was at my kindest too!

Much softer, surpassing all sorts of scales.

To show or tell you how it's all written,

I am not certain.

For it was filled with thrill and sorrow

or ecstasy beyond measure.

It was disruptive yet too beautiful.

.. indescribable.

But I can sum it up with these

- worth it..

No. 10 | UNFAMILIAR REVERIE

Going back to the place I have never been

Saying words that were never concluded 

Whispering fancies I never imagined

Believing into something that was never seen

Feeling you, whom I have never needed

- Lovely, eternal and I love you.

No. 09 | REDEMPTION

He was confident yet unassuming.

He was my enemy but the only best friend I ever had.

He brought joy yet almost drowned me to sore.

He was honest and kind but knew how to fuck back.

He refused to give a shit but he was very observant.      

Sometimes he blows my mind and leaves me mystified with things hard to fathom.

He was a protector yet he had always been a child.

Maybe he was a little too selective but always decisive and just.
He could be scary and unpredictable but has chosen to be gentle and comforting.

Maybe he was difficult but I understood him.
He was just one of the puzzles we all try to figure out but he remained intangible.

From the profundity of my insanity, he tried to save me but somehow missed the path.

He may have lost his way and me the courage to stay

but I anticipate his redemption, and me, resolution.

For what it’s worth, it isn’t a fight without the bleed.

Manigong Bagong Taon

For the longest time, the last day of the year never fail to excite me. It is not because of the fireworks nor because of the festive gaze at the dining table.It is somehow the anticipation for the great year ahead.