SHOCK ABSORBER

sucking up
the strain of a bumpy ride
the tension is slowly building up

the pressure is stronger
the burden is heavier
the journey is longer

unloading is a requisite
to reclaim the spaces
once filled with

anger
anguish
jealousy
suspicion
resentment

dwelling in the psyche
of some people around me

RMP
9/29/2013

PRECEDENT

obliged to decide
with a sense of urgency
a looming consensus
is about to be made
bringing into play
the tyranny of numbers

claiming a risky pattern
might develop into
a recurring experience

a final verdict
from those who pretend
to be
fair
credible
consistent
unprejudiced

will surface
convince and prevail

exploiting an argument
anchored on ignorance
hypocrisy and plain stupidity

the decision will kill a dream

RMP
9/24/2013

TULA NG PAG-ASA

may parating na hamon na dapat harapin
kailangang manirahan sa malayong lupain
mga alinlangan dapat na maiwan
kahit kapalit nito ang pagkakakilanlan

pansamantala kailangang mag-isa
mga mahal sa buhay maiiwan muna
unti-unti dahan-dahan kailangang maghanda
walang mahihita kung pabigla-bigla

pag-asa ang nakikita sa nakatakdang paglisan
kahit damdamin palihim na nasasaktan
di man lahat maisama at may mga maiwan
tuloy ang lakbay tuloy ang laban

takot sa dibdib alinlangan sa isip
dapat iwanan dapat iwaglit
kailangang matuto sa mga nakaraan
upang pagkakataon di na muling masayang

sa muling pagkikita di na maghihiwalay
sa katibayang inaasam sama-samang maghihintay
mga pangarap mabubuo habang kapit-kamay
maaliwalas na bukas magsisilbing gabay

RMP
09/22/2013

I’M ON FIRE

you set my heart on fire
every time i hear your name
you’re like a firestorm
i am consumed by your flame
my soul is burning
like a forest fire
your billowing smoke
lifts me higher and higher

willing to turn to ashes
just to be with you
burn me as you wish
there's nothing I can do
bring me to heaven
bring me to hell
you can put me right
under your blazing spell

i’m on fire, i’m on fire
no one can cool me down
i’m on fire, i’m on fire
no one can cool me down

heat up my life
burn it to the ground
i won’t say anything
you won’t hear a sound
will march in your inferno
if that’s what it takes
i will swim with you
in that burning lake

i’m on fire, i’m on fire
no one can cool me down
i’m on fire, i’m on fire
no one can cool me down

RMP
09/07/2013

COITUS INTERRUPTUS

mula sa lagusan
huhugutin ang tulay
kailangang mapigilan
tuluyang paglalakbay

hindi dapat magtagpo
sa takdang sisidlan
mga bahaging bubuo
ng iisang katawan

magpapatuloy ito
hanggang kapwa gusto
pakiramdam laging handa
nang laging maabswelto

makakasanayan din
ang dating ng hudyat
maililihis ang daloy
sumabog man ang lahat

RMP
9/19/13

PAGNINIIG

nilukuban ng init
ang malamig na kalamnan
habol ang hininga
unti-unting lumilipad
ang diwa tungo sa kawalan

mahigpit ang kapit
madiin ang bawat indayog
tila sumasabay sa ritmo ng isang sayaw
ang bawat kilos at galaw
bumibilis ang tibok ng dibdib
lumalakas ang ingay ng pananabik
tumatakas panandali ang katinuan
hindi maintindihan ang nararamdaman

ilang ulit na ba itong naganap?
subalit ganun pa rin
pananabik di kayang sulitin
laging uulit-ulitin
hahanap-hanapin

bukas ang pandama
nakapinid ang mga mata
pilit na sasairin ang mga nadarama
hanggang mapagtanto ano nga ba ang nakuha
katawan lang ba o buong kaluluwa?

RMP
9/17/2013

UGNAY

magkaiba man
ng panahon
sa pakikibaka

magkaiba man ang antas
ng ating pakikidigma

pinag-ugnay naman tayo
ng mga mumunting alaala
ng prinsipyong kailanman
ay hindi natin tinalikdan
at tatalikdan

pinaghiwalay man tayo
ng kasalukuyang panahon

Alaala mo ay mananatili
saan ka man pumaroon

RMP
9/10/2013

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

you had a lot of time
but you squandered the chance
to let me feel that you are here
while I regain my stance
i was waiting patiently
to hear a word from you
but I can’t break the silence
so there’s nothing I can do

it was a tough battle
my body did not prevail
i tried hard but I knew
i can no longer beat the scale
my journey has ended
i ran out of time
i can no longer wait
so I wrote the final rhyme

too late the hero
too little too late
the hope for something better
might not really worth the wait

catching my breath
i got rid of all my fears
death’s no longer a threat
knowing that the end is near
the demise of the body
is not the real loss
the real death ensues
when we live without a cause

i will live forever
with or without your part
my dream can’t be stopped
even with the failure of my heart
my world will continue
with or without your sign
my timeline will reside
within other peoples’ mind

too late the hero
too little too late
the hope for something better
might not really worth the wait

too late the hero
too little too late
the tons of praises
have already lost their weight

RMP
9/11/2013

BAVARIAN CREAM DONUT

hinawakan
pinisil
nilamutak

dinilaan
sinipsip
kinagat

pinasukan
dinutdot
sinalat salat

bawat tikim
sarap na sarap

paglabas
sa butas
nasaksihan
ng lahat

RMP
9/6/2013

PARADIGM SHIFT

having no more gaps to fill
i have reached my plateau

nothing more to prove
nothing more to absorb
nothing more to dissolve

i have to accept
that the path I chose
is no longer relevant

RMP
9/4/2013

MOUSE

nakadampi ang mga daliri
sa magkabilang pisngi
habang ginagalaw
mga mata ang saksi

paling sa kaliwa
paling sa kanan
taas at baba
ang galaw kadalasan

ang bilog sa gitna
na bahagyang nakalitaw
hintuturo o panggitnang
daliri ang gumagalaw

matambok na hugis
tamang tama sa kamay
palaging pinipindot
minsa’y nakakangalay

sa madalas na gamit
maaaring malaspag
lalo na kung gamit
maghapon at magdamag

RMP
09/03/2013