Friday, November 19, 2010

One Empty Station



The room was field with empty noise,
Like a cloud of random voice.
Thousands of words storm my ear,
But no trace of crisp laughter to hear.


I tried to search for the missing piece;
Filtering the sounds and frequencies.
Realization then struck me:
One station was empty.


I extracted her bouncy voice from memory,
And recalled her spirit's genuine glee.
My thoughts took me back to old conversations;
Then another look at the empty station.


She flashed a faint smile for the show;
But it lacked the familiar glow.
She chuckled a bit as she spoke,
But devoid with the usual life and echo.


I walked out the room with a heavy heart,
And felt the deafening silence behind my back.
I hoped I could suck all the weariness out,
As I closed the door and left everything in the dark.


I closed my eyes to utter a little prayer,
And wished for more strength for the fighter.
Please bring back the glow and luster,
On that one empty corner.


Thursday, November 11, 2010

Nightmare


















A nightmare
hovers me;
Arouses the
nothingness in me.
In the dark,
A hollow face
I see;
Caressing
my indignity.
Lost
in oblivion,
Snatched
with lucidity;
My ghost
cries
over
me.
----
galing sa balon ng aking kwaderno.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

ESL Blooper(s) 3

Well, at least the boy really gave it a shot.
We really can't blame them.
Koreans have only one sound for l and r (and it's actually somewhere in the middle).

RIP



Malakas ang bugso ng hangin,
Tila bagyong paparating;
Agad idinipa ng bisig,
Parang ibon sa himpapawid.


Bumuhos ang mga alaala,
Parang pelikula;
Kahit pikit ang mga mata,
Mga pangyayari'y kitang-kita.


Pag-ibig na pinakawalan,
Posas na di matakasan,
Dahil sa mga tinig ng taghoy.
Paalam... ang mahina kong tugon.


Sa huling pagkakataon, langit at sinilayan.
Wala nang ibong nag-aawitan.
Mga puno'y kinawayan,
Pagpatak ng daho'y sinabayan.


Ulirat ay ginising
Ng isang lagabog.
Naiwan ang sakit
Sa katawang lasog.


Mundo'y hindi natakasan,
Pait ay naulit lamang.
Pusong duguan,
Parang kaluluwang

Pinagkaitan ng kamatayan.


--
galing sa balon ng aking kwaderno
Hindi ko na maalala kung para kanino ito.

ESL Blooper(s) 2

During a phone class between a newbie ESL teacher (at the time her native accent was still prominent) and a korean student.