Pretension

you don’t have to ask me
just simply trust your senses
look at me, so you can see
is this what you want me to be?

do you still have the courage?
face me, don’t mind my limitations
well, you’d never know the real me
`coz i’ve broken my reflection

i’d never walk away
because i know, i can’t escape
your existence i cannot take
and this is what i can always fake

you wouldn’t realize
that you’re blinded by my pretension
you wouldn’t know the feeling
being in the shadow of my pretension

look inside my heart
see the place you used to occupy
i’ve stopped my tears from falling
just when i’ve run out of reasons to fight

Lihim na pagtingin

hindi malaman ang gagawin
sa tuwing nakikita kang nakatingin
iyo na bang napapansin
ang aking mga nakaw na tingin

ako’y puno ng kaba tuwing lalapit ka
natutulala naman pag kaharap ka na
ang mga nais iparating
tila hindi ko kayang sambitin

kung kaya ko lang tanggapin
ang iyong sagot sa aking pag amin
madali sana itong sabihin
ngunit hindi ko kayang gawin

hanggang dito na lang ba ako
mananatiling takot
sa nararamdaman para sayo
hanggang dito na lang ba ako
aasa na lang
sa lihim na pagtingin sayo

huwag mo sanang mapansin sa mga kilos ko
dahil hindi ko kayang marinig mula sayo
na siya at hindi ako ang pipiliin mo

**My friend asked me to make this poem for this girl.

You, your letter and lies

this is the place for you and me
let’s set things up close to reality
that some things are so called
as not meant to be

you’ve let your showpiece find her place
wide awake from all these fears
finding peace again, away from
your dim direction

once more, you wrote me a letter
full of lies, you can never fake
your lies, it eats up the best of what i sing
i’ve had enough, what you bring is only suffering

now, end this up
and verbalize your lies
i’m sick of you,
your letter and lies

Mata

nakapagtataka, bat ako’y sumasaya
sa tuwing nakikita ka
ninanais na makasama ka

sa sandaling masilayan ka
mundo ko’y nag iiba
tumitigil at nagsasaya

ang pagmasdan ka
ay ang tangi kong ligaya
araw ko’y iyong pinagaganda

ano bang meron ka
na di makita sa iba
nakakahumaling ang titigan ka
nahuhulog ako sayong mga mata
hinahanap hanap ka
pag sa paningin ko’y nawawala ka na

kailan ba kita makikilala?
makakausap at makakasama?
kailan ba? kailan kaya?