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Sally A Bayan Aug 2021
(Be Relevant)


By a beading table, is where i sit,
a few steps across a desktop corner,
a sky-lighted, cozy space, a vantage
point where i see and hear clearly, as
i'm easily heard and seen...close to
the kitchen, where home scenes and
sounds...and scents of home-made
food, inspire and influence creativity.

here is where i mend torn garments,
repair anything that must be mended.
here, i'm found when my presence,
my sentiments and advice are sought,
when they ask what's for dinner, or,
just wanna hug...reasons for one's
existence, speak loud, just as my
thoughts...speak loud, too.

"is this why i'm here in this world?
why i was created here, and not in
other livable spaces in the universe?"

purposes and roles come to mind,
when hope is nowhere, and thoughts  
of an ungrateful world, an ungrateful
surrounding, drag on...

while the rest are still hushed by
the twilight of dawn, my eyes are
half-closed, but the mind is already
up and about...deaf and blind to
disappointments and frustrations,
oblivious to estrangements,
because,
family...is always a priority.

no arguments, just a choice...to
live through this purpose-driven life,

to be relevant,

to be involved, to be a part of the
whole...as long as time allows.  

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sally b

© Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
    August 15, 2021
Happy Sunday everyone!
I miss you all.
May happy thoughts prevail on this rainy August morning <3
Gustuhin ko mang makipagsapalaran
Sa mga letrang nakalutang sa himpapawid
Ay binabalot ako ng pagtatantya
Kung ito na ba ang tamang oras
Para kunin ang aking panulat
At iguhit ang silakbo ng aking damdamin.

Humihinto ang mga oras sa bawat pag-uusig
At tinitimbang ko pa rin
Ang mga barkong pumapagitna sa akin.
Nais kong kumawala at lumisan na lamang
Ngunit ang aking pagpapaalam
Ay mas magdudulot lamang ng dilim.

Gusto kong maniwala na ang solusyon
Ay sa pagitan ng mga iginuhit na linya
Ngunit ang aking puso'y nagtataglay ng apoy
Na maaaring makasunog sa mga barkong ito.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang nagniningas sa aking kaloob-looban
At ang boses na mas lalo pang lumalakas
Kasabay ng pagtambol ng aking hininga.
Gusto Nitong tupukin ang lahat
At sakupin ang bawat naglalayag
Sa kani-kanilang mga direksyon.

Pumikit ako at tumalon sa karagatan ng aking imahinasyon –
Imahinasyong masasabi kong tunay na engkwentro.
Patuloy kong nilalaban ang mga ugat sa aking mga braso
Na sa bawat pulso ng aking pagkatao'y
Pilit na kumikitil sa aking pagpapasya
Na mas sumisid pa sa mas malalim.

Napahinto ako sa aking pagpupumiglas
Pagkat narinig ko ang tinig na nagsasabing,
"Manatili ka lamang,"
At ako'y kusang sumabay sa ritmo ng Tinig na iyon
At unti-unti kong nasilayan na naglaho na
Ang mga agiw sa aking mga mata
At kusa ko nang nararamdamang
Mas kaya ko nang huminga sa mas malalim pa.

Ito ang aking hantungan,
Ito ang sinasabi kong liwanag.
Ito ang aking kapanatagan,
At sa Kanya ang aking lilim ng kaliwanagan.
Anna-Marie Rose Aug 2021
So alone  in a world  
When the only thing that matters is
What other people want,
Drugs are  always considered  the top priority
And  having feelings
Will make you wind up
As crazy as they come.
When looking for
A friend is  too much of a  risk
And falling in  love
Is the biggest mistake of your lifetime.
Never trust anyone whom tells you  
To trust them and always  have a look out
Because you might get  caught
If you need a point of Black  
You call them back
And if you need a fix of white
Slip into the abyss
Your never  be free
If you decide
You need more than ****.
Lunar Jun 2021
I didn’t plan it
Still a thought emerged
The seas opened
And the skies roared
The ship rocked
And an island emerged
An invite was extended
Making acceptance more tempting
Wonder if you would be mad
Confused, angry or sad
Impulsive it may be
But chronic it always was
Sometimes it’s probably easier to give in
A painless route, an undemanding path
Just need to turn the steering wheel fast  
Yet, I want a link to you
You are my invisible life vest
My anchor when the sea is violent
However, I fear that one day I’ll break free
I dread one day I’ll leave you behind and
I guess that’s what’s makes it interesting.
I'm anxious of my will to escape
My temptation to run far far away
I guess I'll just hold on tight for now
And pray for a silver lining to make its way somehow
“So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!”
― J.M. Barrie
Alexa Genesis Jun 2021
decision makes action decide what fate we will belong
behavior makes people judge who we are
reason makes us decide what choice we have
and
personality is who we are
Maria Mitea Jun 2021
I get stuck too,
because
sometimes
I wonder
what to say
when I
myself have not finished my waiting,
my obsessions, my doubt, ...
and when I finish it,
how will I be able to advise you?

How I can be sure?

When, still, all my obsessions
and commitments
go hand in hand.

I don't know,

Honestly,

Sometimes,

If these words are not superfluous,
Forgive me for announcing you
That you have your own life,
Wait for it!
As she waited for you …
”No shortcuts to the top”
K D Kilker May 2021
Could I go after you
when so much is here
waiting for me?
K D Kilker May 2021
This terrible freedom
pulls me;
the comfort of shackles
holds me
no longer am I trapped,
so where,
then, will I go now?
Ang bawat salitang bibitawa’y
Mistulang mga butil ng ulan.
Dahan-dahang tutuksuhin ang damdaming
Hindi mawari kung saan nga ba lulugar.

At unti-unting magtatago at maglalaho,
Gaya ng mga imahe sa panaginip
Na minsa’y nagigising na lamang --
Kupas na ang mga alaala.

Naglaho at nagbago,
Tulad ng gabing mapanlinlang.
Tulad ng pag-aalinlangan
Kung bubuhos na ba ang unang patak ng ulan
O mananatili’t makapaghihintay
Kung sino ang taya; kung sino ang handa na.

Hindi ko lubos maisip
Na ang tadhana pala ay may katapusan,
At ito’y matagal nang dumaong
Sa kawalan ng tiwala.

At gaya ng mapanuksong dahong
Sumasalo sa luha ng langit,
Siya rin pala'y bibigay at mapapagod --
Mapapagod at lilihis hanggang pangako'y mapako.

Naubusan ang bawat katauhan
Ng sandatang  mas masakit pa sa ligaw na bala.
Hindi na rin nila naggawang humanap ng paraan
Para likumin ang minsang mga butil
Na ngayo'y karagatan na.

Naubusan na rin ng mga salitang maibibigkas
Pero minsan din naman nilang sinambit,
Na “ako’y handa na."
Nagtuturuan at nagtutulakan,
Kung sino ba ang may sala.
Ang rosas na alaala, ngayo'y tinik na sinusuka.

Humahampas ang agos ng nakaraan
Sa mga pusong nanamlay habang naghihintay.
Marahil, napagod nga sila
O talagang naubos na ang alas
Sa kani-kanilang mga baraha.

Naulit nga lang ba ang nakaraan?
O ito ang katapusan ng kanilang sumpaan?
Pagkat minsan na ring nalumbay
Buhat sa distansyang pumagitan sa kanila
Ngunit sa pagitan ng “oo” at “hindi,”
Hindi na nila nagawang sumabay.

Ang bigat na kargo ng isa’y
Hindi na kinayang pasanin ng isa pa.
At sa sabay na pagtalikod
Ay namutawi ang poot at tampo.

Hanggang sa dulo ng sinasabi nilang “simula”
Ay naging hangganan na.
At naputol ang pulang lasong itinali nang sabay.
Sabay nga silang nangarap,
Ngunit sabay din silang naubos.
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