MOMENTS

“Will you promise me that you’ll love me forever?” she asked him this
“I promise to love you until this day ends” he then gave her a kiss
“So, tomorrow you won’t love me anymore?” she said with a bit of irritation
“The future is uncertain; I’d rather live in the moment” he said with good intentions

“You’re evading my question; give me a plain answer, not a quote” she said quite angrily
“I won’t commit to something that I do not have control of” he said in all honesty
“So, that’s it then, as of now we are through being together” she then left fuming
He was unable to utter a reply; it was so sudden, but after a minute he started crying

They hung out by the seashore every Friday at 5pm as a sort of permanent date
They were a picture of perfection; it was like they were joined by fate
Her head was on his lap while he gently strokes her hair
Letting the world pass them by with nary a care

All of these ended today, with him unable to explain the reason for what he said
He stood up and went on his way, while her last words kept echoing in his head
She stopped by a bench near the bus stop to gather herself for a while
Then it finally hit her; they were over and the tears fell for quite some time

There was no communication between them until Thursday night came by
He asked her to meet him tomorrow at their hangout; she decided to give it a try
The day opened with the sun shining brightly; a portent of good things to come
She didn’t know how she felt about seeing him again; she couldn’t stay calm

She was quite anxious, so she got there a bit early; it was still five minutes till five
She sat there while the sun prepared to set; it was now 5:15pm and he has yet to arrive
Worried, she called his house, but the line was busy; she decided to visit him
She arrived at his house around 6:30pm; there were lots of people all looking sad and grim

His mom was the first to notice her at the gate and solemnly ushered her inside
She noticed that his mother’s eyes were red streaked and misty, signs of how hard she cried
She was led to living room; she stood still for a casket was there
She realized their fight was stupid and the tears ran down; her emotions were laid bare

“He passed away this morning. He had a smile on his face” his mother said haltingly
“Why did he die? We were supposed to…..” she said distressfully
“He was diagnosed with a rare illness last year and had a few months to live”
“I didn’t know that. He never told me” she said feeling a bit deceived

“He left this letter for you. May be it will explain everything”
She accepted it while having a hard time accepting things and believing
It took her quite a bit to finish reading for her tears kept misting up her eyes
She then understood what he meant by living in the moment; she wiped her tears and smiled

THE TEST

“I want to be your friend”, she told me this
I asked her, “Are you really sure? May be something’s amiss?”
“You wouldn’t like who I am beneath this façade of mine”
“I don’t care! I believe everything will turn out fine”

“Ok, then. But let me ask you one more thing.”
“Are you prepared to journey to the core of my being?”
Without a moment’s hesitation she said, “Yes”
So it begins now, her journey, her quest.

I showed her my mind; she found herself confronted by a maze
At times the path seemed easy, at times they left her in a daze
Amidst the choking and tripping vines, she still persevered
Assailed by phantoms and almost drowning in a quagmire, she showed no fear

Despite the confusing twists and turns, still she ventured forth
All the while believing that she will find something of worth
After countless hours, she found the maze’s end; she found a guy strapped to a hospital bed
One minute he was ranting like a lunatic; one minute he was quiet as the dead

I then showed her my heart; she saw a convergence of darkness and light
Infinite scenarios entered her mind; some eased her mind, some gave her fright
She saw visions of me ascending in goodness; she saw me as the ultimate evil
Finally it ended and she stood up weakly, for it had almost broken her will

 “You’ve seen my faults and weaknesses; do you still want my friendship?”
“I still do; the good and the bad are included in a budding relationship”
“There will be times when I will fail you; there will be times I’m not there”
“It won’t matter to me; I’ll forgive you; you’ll see how much I care”

“So be it, we’ll be friends from now till the day we grow old”
“I know we’ll last that long; as if this was our destiny foretold”
“I hope that I won’t make you regret your choice”
“I know you won’t; just listen to the sureness in my voice”

I awoke with a start, I was on my bed; it was all just a dream
Yet I can remember her face so clearly; I won’t ever forget it so it seemed
Still a bit shaken up, I went to class reluctant and dismayed
Still wrapped up in my thoughts, I didn’t know we had a new classmate that day

It was not until she sat beside me that I snapped out of my contemplation
I glanced at her and almost fell out of my chair from the sudden realization
She was the girl from my dream; here as real as can be
I said, “Hi” then I smiled at her; she said, “Hello” then she smiled back at me

Lunch with Friends Set 5 / Bits-Byte Getaway 2 (May 14, 2008)

me and my bits, cha and tina, had lunch at secret recipe. =) grabe cursor days pa ata yung last time na i spent time with them (bit-byte getaway pa yun). haaaay...daming kwento sa buhay-buhay. si cha kinikilig habang nagkukwento ako. =P hehehe. =)

Lunch with Friends Set 4 (May 2, 2008)

nhiza and i had lunch at wham burgers at the block. we weren't as close before, but thanks to multiply and ym we are closer now. =) i usually asked her comments on my recent poems that i posted. we talked during lunch then walked around sm after (browsing through stores). oh, yeah, almost forgot, there was a cute baby near us at wham, and he kept smiling at nhiza the whole time. =)