Bakit Ka Nga Ba Mahalaga?

This piece is influenced by the following:
- Sila by SUD
- Dulo't Simula by Zuela Herrera
- Bawat Daan by Ebe Dancel
- Gravity by Sara Bareilles
- Naniniwala Ako by Juan Miguel Severo
- Ted Mosby's universe line to Robin

This Tagalog piece questions the importance of someone in one's life. That s/he doubts the universe or chance since not everything is going his/her way. That s/he is looking for reasons but s/he can't seem to find one currently. Sometimes, we all go back to the roots why we're here. Sometimes, we don't need another reason because we already have one starting this war. We just have to go back and nurture the reason again.

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Bakit ka nga ba mahalaga?
Minsan, ay hindi, lagi pala

Silang laging nakasubaybay

Tinatanong sa akin ito

Pilit inaalam kung anong meron ka

Kung anong mahika daw ang iyong sinambit
Kung anong gayuma ang iyong pinagamit

Na kung bakit sa dami diyan ay ikaw pa

Sa dami ng pwede diyan, sa'yo pa

Minsan, natanong ko na rin ang sarili

Dasal ng dasal sa uniberso't pagkakataon

Na magbigay ng senyales upang maliwanagan

Ang madilim na daan na aking tinatahak

Kasi minsan, aaminin ko, mahirap

Walang ilaw, walang kasiguraduhan

'Di alam kung bawat kanan o kaliwa ay tama

Ni tala o buwan, hindi minsan kita sa pagtingala

Ang ngiti ng araw wala, hapdi lang ng kanyang init

Ang ramdam sa pagtahak sa walang kasiguraduhan

Ilang araw, linggo, buwan, pwedeng taon na

Tinatahak ang landas na walang sumubok mangahas

Naghahanap pa rin ng kasagutan

Nagnanais pa rin ng kapayapaan

Upang mapaglubag ang loob

Upang manahimik ang girian sa kongreso ng utak

At matuwa ang puso na tipong kayang-kaya

Na tumibok na parang huli na niya

Pilit inaalam, pilit inaasam

Na ang sagot ay kayang ibigay ng pagkakataon

Na may senyales mula sa uniberso na ikaw na nga

Ngunit, wala, wala siyang sagot

Walang sagot sa tanong kung bakit ka mahalaga

Minsan, wala talagang rason

Walang sagot kung bakit ka mahalaga

Dahil walang papantay sa sayang dulot mo

Walang sagot kung bakit ka mahalaga

Dahil alam kong nais lang din kita mapasaya

Walang sagot kung bakit ka mahalaga

Dahil sila ay mayroong ibang kahulugan ng halaga

Walang sagot kung bakit ka mahalaga

Dahil wala, hindi ba sapat na mahal kasi kita?

Minsan, hindi na natin kailangan magtanong sa uniberso

O minsan, hindi na natin kailangan hintayin ang pagkakataon

Minsan, hindi na kailangan tanungin pa tayo ng iba

O kaya, minsan, hindi na natin sila kailangan sagutin pa

Minsan, wala nang hihinging senyales mula sa buwan at tala

Dahil minsan, ang kislap nila'y ngiti para sa ating dalawa

Minsan, ilang subok at ulit na pero ang bagsak pa ri'y sa bawat isa

Na minsan, tipong parang dagsin na hinihila tayo pababa

Minsan, sa bawat daan mo, iisang patutunguhan

Na minsan, kahit 'di sigurado, ay ito ang gusto natin puntahan

Minsan, nabigay na pala ng uniberso ang sagot

Na minsan, alam na natin iyon, ayaw lang natin tanggapin

Nasagot na pala, takot lang tayong aminin pa

Bakit ka nga ba mahalaga?

Simple, mahal kita

Dahil naniniwala ako sa'yo, sa atin, sa tayong dalawa

Ayan, nasagot ko na

Hayaan nalang natin sila

To the Girl Who Makes Me Gay

To the girl who makes me gay
Thank you for being the light to my darkness
For letting me feel I can be loved
For letting me learn how to love again
For being one of my reasons to fight hard
For being my one and only
For believing that we can be the best us
For believing that I can change
For trying to understand my ways
For trying to accept my flaws
For taking this journey with me
For taking me to a whole new world

To the girl who makes me gay
I won't promise anything but to treasure every moment
But to be happy and be the best we can be
But to wait for the right time whenever that will be
But to be all in because I feel you are the one

To the girl who makes me gay
In the right time, everything will be fine
In the right time, everything will be better
If that time comes, I'll still be all in
Regardless how long or what age we'll be
You'll always be my true happiness

Regardless

Guess it's all a test to strengthen us
Guess we need a break to see outside us
Guess we're lost but found something in us
Guess it's never too late to break and rebuild

Never say goodbye, it's not done
Never doubt, it will be better this time
Never lose hope, a rainbow awaits
Never give up, because I won't

Every end is a new beginning
Every tear drop is waterfall
Every felt pain is happiness all along
Every minute away brings me closer to you

Hoping that time would side on me
Hoping that there's a door to knock to
Hoping that there's still a great possibility
Hoping that the end was a great window

Could there be a way to fix this? Making a way.
Could I forgive myself for inflicting this? Making up now.
Could I be happy again with you? Happy regardless.
Could there be a second chance? Will never get tired.

I promise, I'll deliver.
Regardless the outcome,
It's for the best of us

To The Girl That's Lost In The Same Set Of Stars As Me

I thought I would never
Love someone again
I thought I would never
Find somebody like you
And you changed it all
You make me believe again
And you changed it all
I've never felt this way before

To tell you the truth
I feel complete when I'm with you
To tell you the truth
I've never loved anyone this way

The Unboxing of Your Local Indian-Looking Action Figure

This action figure represents no show
He can't be seen on the screens nor comics
But he is up for grabs to anyone who has interest
Interest in exploring, in knowing, in trying
New things, out of this world maybe
Planning to be a household name to someone
For this action figure is one of a kind
And his owner, will be worth his service

This Indian-looking figure is confined in a box
Arms and legs tied with twisties to maintain his form
That's what we only know of this action figure
Because the world wants him boxed
Dictated him to be such, produced him in their likeness

The box that confines the action figure has markings
Markings that describe the action figure's capability
There's this try me button which when pressed
The Indian-looking figure shouts with his might:
"I'll always be by your side, no matter what!"
He is skilled in archery, equipped with a bow and arrow
Though his style is old, though his weapon is weak
He'll try to save the ones special to him will all might
He has no lightning speed like The Flash
Nor eyes that can fire laser beams like Superman
He doesn't have the money and tech like Iron Man
Nor have God-like powers like the mighty Thor

He's just a normal human, trying to save the world
Trying to make his owner smile by being of worth
He can be confined in a glass case protected from dust
As a collector would want to preserve such catch
Or he can be played, clashing with other toys
Brutally destroyed by his master, his owner
But all this pain, this loneliness doesn't matter
What he wants is to be appreciated, be cared for
This action figure wants to be purposeful
Having a very worth it life with his master
Wanting to be loved and love his master back
Or at the least have someone's attention
Because he just wants to see a smile
A smile that he didn't see in his past trial love

A note on this Indian-looking action figure
Is that he is fragile so take care of him
He has many emotions when you press his button
So be patient to wait for the right response
Sometimes his timing is right, sometimes not
Sometimes he can be so careless that arrows fired
Are shot in the wrong direction, or not at all
Just be patient of him and I know you'll get along
Don't give up on him because he tries his best
All day to be the best you ever had

He is a keeper, though not everyone would like
He will be with you until the very end

Yes, you really are

Yes, it has been a long journey, a gruesome adventure
Of monsters and men - of the past and the present
Until when can we and will endure this?
Regardless, I'm willing to take the risk
Even if it takes forever, as long as I share it with you

Stop said the world, my support whispers to me
Patience, voiced by the inside willing to take the risk
Enter my monster, my fear, my own worst enemy
Cheats on me, haunts me, derails our journey
I pity myself that I cannot defeat my shadow
Although that's the case, there's light, there's hope
Learning everyday to defeat him, for you believed

The world said so many things, so many gibberish
Of those, I don't understand why they say such

Maybe because they envy, maybe because they care
Either way, it kills me, it kills you and me

Cherish I will every battle I'll fight with you
Happy I will be in every moment we share
End may be near, but I wish a lasting story with you
No matter what the outcome is, your prince will be here
Girl, you are that special to me

Son Nom

Son Nom is french which means Her Name in English. Was inspired to write a sonnet with a meter of 10 and a abcabcefefgghh rhyming pattern.

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Son Nom

Never will I forget you or your name
Admit, I will, I would trade all 'morrows
Leave all behind, for just that yesterday
Oh your smile from the stars, makes not things same
Giving light chance to enter, no sorrows
Showed me how to be merry, lively, gay
Oh this time, I'm sure what I'm looking for
Good heavens sent you, a great masterpiece
Life has been good, not will I ask for more
End I will the search, give my life the peace
Happy I'm, you removed my greatest blue
Clear now, it is, I am gonna keep you
And be my Robin, I will be your Ted
Right now, I want to make you feel wanted

Magic

To every girl who makes their man go crazy for the magic they brought in their life. To that girl who's been making everyday magical...

Inspired by Coldplay's song entitled Magic

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Magic

Maybe you're a witch with a cauldron
Cooking love potions every now and then
Maybe you're a mighty sorceress
Swishing your wand, casting those spells

When you're near, I feel pixie dust around
Capturing every available sense in the six
Or maybe you lure me to sleep
As I feel hypnotised by those smiling eyes

My lady, feel free to chant your mantras
As every word you spill, heard or not
Gibberish or clear, magical or not
Makes me fall forever, an end not in sight

All I want is to see that precious smile
To feel the magical aura when you're around
No need for a wand, a spell, nor a potion
No more lamp with a genie to grant my wish
To have an afternoon ritual and be by your side
I don't care if the owls of the dark forest
Sees us, checks upon us always
All I need is that magical first date
Comes next, the road to happily ever after

Every little thing you do is magic
I believe you're the one who can save me
You're the magic I need in my life

Jackpot

The next few lines will be a song about having that feeling that you won a jackpot just because you already found the one. When everything's enough just because you have the one.

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Verse 1:
'Di ako tumataya sa lotto
'Di ako sumasali sa promo
Ngunit nang makilala ka
Mundo ko'y nag-iba,
Feeling ko panalo ako sa'yo

Chorus:
Ako'y naka-jackpot
Ako'y naka-jackpot
Tinaya ko lang ang puso ko
Swerte ko naman sa'yo

Ako'y naka-jackpot
Ako'y naka-jackpot
Effort lang puhunan ko
Pag-ibig ang sinukli mo

Verse 2:
Lugi ako sa pag-ibig dati
Lugi ako sa daming babae
Ngunit nang makasama ka
Mundo ko'y nag-iba
Feeling ko panalo ako sa'yo

Chorus

Bridge:
Ohhhhh
Jackpot ako sa'yo
Ohhhhh
Jackpot ako sa'yo
'Di na kita iiwan
'Di kita pababayaan
Kasi naman, naman, naman, naman
Jackpot ako sa'yo

Meaning

We live in a current time where we do things just because. I do believe that everything happens for a reason. Maybe if we did something, we did it because of something or someone. I wrote this poem because I wrote it for a special someone.

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We live in a very crazy world
Where almost all has no enough meaning
Where we do things just because
Where we aren't brave enough to face king truth
Where we are ashamed to be accoutable
Where we don't embrace every consequence
Where we aren't confident that we loved what we did

To you, whom I shared a part of my crazy world,
I meant that, what had happened,
It's not a deed of just because
It's not a deed that I don't want to face
It's a deed where I want to tell you
That I meant it because I like you

Let this be my piece of peace
Let this be my letter of intent and meaning
That what I did has meaning in me
Not just because of a spur in the moment
It is because I want to share my life with you

Ang Punlang 'Di Ko Malilimutan

Huli ko nang nalaman

Huli ko nang napagtanto

Bakit nga ba pinabayaan

Mawala ang punlang tinanim sa bato

Pinaghirapan, inalagaan, pinalago

Kahit sa bato sinimulan tinahak, hinamak

Sinubukan dahil liwanag ay kita ko

Kahit marami nang nagbalak

Akala ko madali lang, akala lang

Akala ko nagwagi na ako, 'di pa pala

Lumago ang punla, lumalim ugat niya

'Di na siya bibitaw sa lupa, sabi ko lang

Hanggang dumating isang bagyo

Isang unos na 'di inaasahan

Inangat siya sa lupa, hinangin palayo

'Di na malaman kanyang pinatunguhan

Wala na, 'di ko napaghandan ito

Masyado akong naging kampante

Hindi pala dapat maging sigurado

Hindi pala dapat sinabing 'di bale

Sumubok magtanim ng isa pang punla

Sa parehong bato kung saan nagsimula

Ngunit hindi na ito tulad ng dati

Ang saya ko'y 'di na mababalik muli

Paalam sinimulang punla, paalam

Napuno ako ng pighati sa pagkawala

Nawa'y mabilis mawala, maghilam

Ang sugat na damang dama ko pa

Naudlot

Dalawang puso

Parehong nasiyahan, parehong nasugatan

Dalawang puso

Dati nag-ibigan, ngayo'y 'di na magkaalaman

Kung ano ba ang itatawag sa bawat isa

Dahil ngayo'y napakalabo na

Ng estado nilang dalawa

Minsan 'di lang pag-ibig ang nauudlot

Sa dalawang pusong nasugatan

Minsan pati pagkakaibigan ay 'di naibabalik

Dahil mismo tao sa paligid nila

'Di pa matapos ang paniniwala sa magandang katapusan

Na siyang naghatol ng habambuhay na ending

Sa dalawang pusong ngayon nagnanais maging bati

[song] the damsel in distress

verse 1:
why do you wait?
for your prince that you hate
don't you get tired?
of being the one who always cried

refrain:
this is to my damsel in distress
this is the time i will confess
that i need you
that i love you

chorus:
you are my princess and you mean the world to me
you are the fairest, the only one i see
i ain't your prince
but i can be
your knight in shining armor x4

verse 2:
can you see me?
i've been here to make you happy
can you be mine?
so that everything would be so fine

refrain

chorus

bridge
you may always always cry
but i'm hear to wipe your tears
you may always be so sad
but i'm hear to make you happy
you ain't always heard
but i can be your handy diary
he might not be always around
but i'm just here always by your side

chorus

outro
you are my princess that means so much to me
you are the fairest girl that will be forever seen

Game Changer

All have their game
A certain style of playing will change
The whole  love
Some just play around
Some will fight for love
And some don't want it bad

Love, purely, isn't a game
It's like a road where you give
Where you are rewarded for giving
It's not a paper you write your plans
And not make these writing happen
Love is something real
Something that heightens your feelings
An overdrive to maxima, to infinity

Eventually, when the right one comes
She will change your game
All of the above will happen
Everything will fall in its place perfectly
And not just a part of you will change
The whole you, not only your game
Everything my friend

It's either you become the one changed
Or the one who'll change others
The one who'll be saved
From the wrong sight of love
Or the one who will shed light
And place them in the right track

Who are you between the two?
The gamer or the game changer?
Either way, that one will find the only exception

Fairy Tale

The inspiration of this writing is a song I recently loved - Payphone by Maroon 5. I was enticed with the line "If happy ever-after did exist..." Also, last night was the first time I watched Tangled, a fairy tale in itself. What a combo! Here comes the poem:




It is all in my mind
The replays and flashbacks
Of what used to be us
Of smiles not frown


I remember the happy days
When you and me run our world
Where everyone looks for us
For they envy our joy


I reminisce on the glory days
When you make me smile
And i make you smile
Every day until night


It seemed a royal story
I'm your king and you're my queen
We share everything we have
From riches to emotions
From frowns to smiles
Our life, we shared to ourselves


You're my lucky star
The guide that gave the light
One saved me from misery
One I'm thankful to have


But all good things must end
It seemed a happy ending
But after the glory was never told
It will all be a story, only a story
That will never be confirmed
No actual artifacts to prove it
Can be just my imagination


If happy ever-after did exist
Everything won't just be a memory
You won't just be a part of the past
For I will be holding you so tight
Never letting you go once more

Checkmate

Two armies, fighting each other
Black and white, capturing each other
For one reason, glory and success

I am the King of the white army
I direct all moves of every piece
Though I can only move once
The other pieces will be the one handling
Will be the one creating opportunities

She is my Queen, the one I want to protect
From being captured by my enemy
For she is the one most important to me
The one I want to be with as we battle the world

I directed every piece, the pawns helped other pieces
Other pieces began to move, slowly but surely
We attack the other army, capturing every piece with style
And have a counter for every move of the opponent

Every of my piece was going to its right place
It's like this chess game is magic for no wrong moves was done
My Queen was very happy with the results
Every move of my army makes us believe we had it all
Each move makes me closer to us being forever
Battling every obstacle in our way
Making us sure of the future we have in our hands

But it was just for some time that every move of mine
Was magic and key to winning...

The other army's Queen begin to attack
She tried to disrupt the magic Me and my Queen have
I tried to counter it, I captured her and I thought I won

But that was just the start of the test me and my Queen will have

The black army has still weapons on their sleeves
I was tricked, and took a step forward
I thought this step forward will make us win
Will make me and my Queen say the sweet "Yes!"
I protected her too much
I began to be out of sync with what we really are
I began to want more and yet I know
We're happy with what we have

And it seemed I was baited, all my right moves
For all the right reasons began to vanish
With one wrong move, everything began to turn around
I was on top, experiencing glory with what we had
Now, on my low, regretting the extra step I've done

Slowly, the other army captured every piece I placed
Every box, I thought on the right box began to be a pain for me
And my army began to fall down
My weapons began to be not sufficient
And it was my fall, that one step forward
That led the other army capturing my Queen

I tried to still battle but I had no reason at all
For my Queen was gone and no weapons are left

As this capturing game started near the end
The black army being on the upper hand
And the black's queen being happy I've lost it all
I was the one left, all my pieces we're captured
Even my most precious White Army Queen

I was there alone, trying to escape the black's wrath
From cornering me and capturing me too
But they figured me out, I was out of sync
I was captured too, I was checkmated

I've lost the game, I've lost my Queen too

//Not a poem to describe my current romantic relationship. Also, it doesn't depict any of what has happened or what's been happening. Fairly, inspiration and imagination.

How I Wish

How I wish I was your pillow,
The one you give your hugs to

How I wish I was your blanket,
So that I'll protect you from the cold winds

How I wish I was the glass you're drinking,
The one that your lips will touch

How I wish I'm that man,
Giving you all the smiles that you need

//Inspired by "Kumot at Unan"

The Reason

You are the reason why I do have perfect mornings
A great start for my day, just a thought of you

You are the cause why I smile every now and then
Though full of problems, you are the one I hold on to

You are the one that keeps me sane and not bane
You changed me, you brought out the best in me

You are the reason why I fall to sleep at night
For i know, when I wake up you'll still be there

And you are the reason why I wake up every morning
For it is my purpose to give it back, to make you smile

You are the best choice by far that I won't regret
You are my happiness I've been wanting and looking
You are simply that lucky girl I want to give myself
And I know you'll be the reason of my existence

//Written in the month of May, a very productive month for me with regards to writing poems :)
//Making her simply the reason of everything, an attribution why you are at your best :)

Always

When you're down, I'll always be here
Will reach for your hand
Lift you up, won't let you go
Holding you forever
No matter what the costs
Will stand right next to you
Be with you every single step you take

Rain or shine, one call, I'll be there
Night or day, one message, I'll respond
Up or down, support will be there
Promise, I'm just here
You need me or not, I will
When all else fails, I promise,
I won't

//When things go down for your someone, just be there for him or her

iWant

I don't want to be just a memory
One whom you'll only remember
I who makes you smile and laugh
The one who picks you up
Someone whom you constantly talk to
One whom you just share your life

I want to be the pages of your diary
Where all your stories are written
The one whom you confide to
I want to drive you home late at night
Making sure you're safe
No matter how far, I'll go the distance
I want to be yours, your one and only
The one who'll be your partner
Not just a memory
But a protagonist in your story

//inspired from a friend's quote. Imagination only, not based from an event from now.