Saturday, December 31, 2016

Questions.

Question number one is: do I really want you?
Is what I feel for you real? - is question number two.
Question number three would be: do you really love me?
'Coz I see the way you stare at me, and it's alchemy!
Why now? - Should be question number four
I was over you. So why'd you reject me before?
Question number five, why'd you avoid me then?
When I tried to be "just friends" even.
How'd you expect me to react? - would be question number six.
You know, there's nothing simple honesty cannot fix.
Question number seven: do you see me as someone you'd wanna marry?
Because I do, but that's ten years from now, so don't worry.
And finally, question number eight...
Do you still want me? Or am I too late?

- November 2015 -
Dear ex-infatuation,
Everyday I try to fight
All these feeling I've come to hide
Never have I thought I'd fall for you again
Never have I thought I'd feel this way again
Everyday, I've come to want you more

Cast away these feelings, I long have had
And yet, I've fallen for you again.

- Last week of September 2015 -

Stop Thinking About Her


- March 12, 2015 -

Please Flush The Toilet After Use!

Dear lovely ladies, may I humbly request,
That once you're done with your number ones
and your number twos,

Please flush the toilet after use!

- February (24), 2015 -

Rejection

I feel like,

I just want to fade away with the night
Leaving even no memories behind
To be crushed by the biggest boulder you could find
That not even a speck of me anyone might find
Nor should any part of me find the light

I feel like.

- February 12, 2015 -
It was quite daft... to believe this was not the ending when in truth everything has been forlorn. Ever speck of hope that had catapulted his very first step, to that moment when he ran full-stride going nowhere. Always was he hoping that at the very next bend, or at the other corner, or the very next mile, his destination will be arrived - all the while not thinking about the distance he traveled, nor the time it took. He would not have dared to imagine, much less believed, that all those years he spent searching  would have been for naught. No. Not especially on days like this, where his hard efforts of going somewhere looking for something is rewarded with some bowl of soup and a quarter piece of bread.

- Sept. 24, 2014 -

Dream A Reality (A Combination Of Writing Rust, Beer, And A Little Bit Too Much Nirvana)

I'm trapped, I'm trapped
There's no way out
I'm fucked, I'm fucked
Without a doubt

The only way is forward
That much I can see
The only way is forward
To make my dream a reality

I'm stuck, I'm stuck
I can't get out
A drag, a drag
Fuck! Get me out!

I don't want to be left in this reality
I don't want to be left without insanity
I just want to be happy
I just want to be happy

Dream a reality! Dream a reality!
For all your eyes to see
All that I could be
All that I could be
Is a dream in a reality

- July 22, 2012 -

Walang Titulo

Tumatangis sa bawat alaala
Oras na palaging ika’y kasama
Maramdaman pa kaya sinag ng ‘yong
Araw, init na siyang bumubuhay
Sa ‘king mga pangarap at ligaya
Ikaw tanging ipinagmamalaki,
Na aking tanging ikinararangal
O’ paano makababalik sa ‘yo
Aking minimithi at sinisinta
Kailan makakadaupang palad

Oyayi ng kaligayahan

- 07/31/2012 -

Batang Kalapati

Batang Kalapati
Ni Arvin Babon



Sa pagsapit ng dilim
Naghahanda ang mga kalapati
Sa pagkapit sa patalim
Nagsusukbit ng palamuti
Sa kanilang murang katawan
O’ kalapati’y sisiw pa lamang!
Bihasa na sa makamundong larangan
Sa kalalakihang hayuk gumagapang

O’ neneng, bakit kabataa’y ipinagbili?
Kamalayan kapalit ng salapi
Para ba may mai-prito sa kawali?
O para sa iskwela may pansipi?

Neneng bakit ito ang naisip na paraan?
Bakit ito ang landas na tinahak?
Para ba makaahon sa kahirapan?

O para si ama may pambili ng alak?

- 07/31/2012 - 

Panahon, Buhay at Kamatayan

Napipikon ako sa bilis ng panahon
Kanina'y umaga, ngayo'y dapit hapon
kanina'y tagsibol, ngayo'y taghulog
Kanina'y unang pagdilat, ngayo'y huling pagtulog

O' panahon kay bilis mong nagdaan
Kabataan ko'y kailan nawala?  Kailan?
Naglaho nang mabilis pa sa bula,
Mabilis pa sa pagragasa ng isang tala

O' panahon noong ako'y nabubuhay
Mayroon ba akong nagawang may saysay
Ang mga pagsubok ba na aking pinagdaanan
Sa aking pagbalik sa pinanggalingan
Kapag lumingon ba sa pinaroonan
Masasabi ko ba na ako'y may natutunan?

Masasabi ko ba na wala akong mga pagsisisi?
At mahaharap ko ba ang Ama ng nakangisi?

Ako'y pabalik na, ako'y pabalik na
Ito ang isasambit kong huling palabra

- Marso 17, 2012 -
An explosion of hope...
An eruption of possibility...
The willingness to cope...

This is the history of eternity!

Living, dying, evolving
Overcoming extinction, surviving!
It keep going round, this eternal wheel
It keeps us going, this Divine Will

The holy unending mystery of life.

- Feb. (14) 2012 -

Sandman

I lie awake at night
Punching walls with all my might
Thinking of you ‘til the sandman comes
As my heart beat like the pounding of drums

Rage engulfs my chest
All the hate and anger I can’t digest
And memories flood the corners of my mind
Which leaves me in this Earthly bind

Oh, sandman set me free
Take me away from agony
Let us fly to Neverland!
Or set sail for Treasure Island.

Take me, take me away.
Even to Wonderland, if I may say.
To Brokeback mountain,
Where cowboys go gay
Or Dantes’ Inferno
On second thought,
On that I’d say nay.
Oh sweet, sweet dreams
Where nothing is as it seems
Like magic from inside your head.

From the comfort of your bed.


- 12/04/2011 -

Contemplation

*This contemplation was lucky enough to be recorded on a MS Word document. Much of my contemplations are never written. I believe this is the only one in existence.*



To have patience is to understand. To Understand is to have faith. To have faith is to love. And to love is to have patience.

Patience, Understanding and Faith are all virtues of Love.

Love is the greatest virtue, and one that is most closely associated with God.
That is why God is the Master of Patience, Understanding and Faith. Because God is Love.

That is why God is patient with us human kind.
That is why God understands mankind.
That is why God has faith in us mankind – (that we will change, that we can be better and that we will all have faith in Him.

God never loses faith that we will never lose faith in Him.


That is why God is Love.

- 09/11/2011 - 

Conversation in my Head

Heartbroken Young Man: "I wish I could be like you, strong enough to live without love."


A Very Old Bachelor: "Really now, You know I sometimes wonder... In the end, will I be remembered as a guy who was strong enough to live without love... or some schmuck that who was too too much of a coward to show her how I really feel."

- 15 Oct. 2011 -

Debarred

June 02, 2011

It's enrollment day for UST College of Science irregular students. A day that was supposed to be my enrollment day. I would be particularly happy about today too... Today is enrollment for incoming 4th year irregulars, separate from all other year levels. I wouldn't have to suffer long lines for clearance or encoding. The line in the Dean's Office wouldn't be too long either. I wish I was there. I wish I could still be a part of it. I wish I could still be a part of UST. I wsih I could have made it to 4th year. I wish I could have graduated there.

My heart, my chest... it feels so heavy. It's like the heaviest thing in the world now... It's pulling me down. It's pulling me down so hard. I can literally feel the weight. I find some relief in distractions like computer games and movies. But once the distraction is over, that weight once again takes over. Instantaneously, never gradual, out of nowhere, pulling me down.

I feel like a boulder is crushing me and I am in and out of consciousness. The distractions are like dreams in the "passed out" part. But when I come to and gain consciousness, I get faced with reality... A BOULDER IS CRUSHING ME.

Eternal Unlove

They say love is eternal
Forever in a mortal lifespan
Love makes man immortal
The glory of every human

But what if love man cannot find?
And a pair destiny cannot bind
What am I without her?
What can there be without forever?

Can true love wait?
Will we be joined by fate?
Will you ever be mine?
Is kismet ever benign?

Will there be us in the remainder of our time?

- March 04, 2011 -

Happy Valentines Day! (This Is Me Desperately Trying To Convince Myself That I'm Over You)

Time moves forward, and years have past
Since words have been unspoken and gazes uncast
We went on our own different ways
And our connection was gone without a trace
So I tried to seek another face
But it was only yours that I saw
Only your voice that I heard
Only you in my thoughts
Only you, so I suffered
Longing for you every dreamy day
And loathing you every sleepless night
In my daydreams you'll never know
My hundred plans, devised to get you back
Or the other hundred meant to get even,
Meant to get back
Sometimes I really do wonder
If your hurting inside too
But that's a quite difficult a ponder
Because you seem like a rock
Firm, cold, numb
So I haven't a slightest clue,
To whether or not I hurt you

Time for apologies have come and gone
And more than two years have past
But our silence has yet to be undone
Well, at least I stopped needing you
At long last!
Time may have failed to heal your wounds
But please know
Though I may be free,
And though my heart now beats for me
I still love thee
Though no longer in a romantic way
But love still,
That'll forever stay
And that will never change
'Til I die of old age
So tonight, I'm wishing you were here
So I could hold you close
And hold you dear
As I greet you
Happy Valentine's Day!

- February 14, 2011 -


*** If ever you are reading this, Janelle, note that I only stopped depressing over you December 2014. You still cross my mind everyday. Though your memory no longer brings me pain. Actually now, when I remember those times we spent together when we were still friends, it paints a smile on my face, and it lightens up my heart. Maybe this is really how "moved on" is like. I'm not really sure. What I do know is you hold a very special place in my heart. And though we are not together, and may never be together, I will ALWAYS love you. - (and I say that in the key of Whitney Houston ^_<). Naniniwala na ako sa forever. Hahahahahahaha =')  ^_^) ***


If you have truly loved someone, moving on doesn't mean you have stopped loving the person. First love never dies. True love never dies. Janelle was my first true love.

Lalake Ka

Lalake Ka
(inspired by Babae Ka ni Inang Laya)

Lalake ka
Inaasahan, tagadala ng pangalan
Haligi ng tahanan
Gumising ka
Bumangon ka
Babae na ang siyang nagunguna
Sa kahit anong larangan
Sila ay 'di lang natin kasabayan
Kundi lalo tayong hinihigitan
Ito ang hubad na katotohanan
Gumising ka sa iyong pantasya
Ang laro itigil muna
Ang seks ipagpaliban muna
Mahirap nang makadisgrasya
Unahin ang aral muna
Gumising ka
Bumangon ka
Lalaking kabataan, ikaw ang pagasa
Nang bayang sadlak sa dusa
Ang pangalan ng amang nadungisan
Pagkakataon mo nang linisan
Gumising ka
Bumangon ka
Kailangan nating magkaisa
Ipakita sa mundo ang ating kaya
At nang hindi humantong sa pagka-alila
Sa mga kababaihan at kanilang mga dila
Gumising ka!
Bumagon ka!

- 2nd Semester, S.Y. 2010-2011, Philippine Literature subject, University of Santo Tomas -

Monday, December 19, 2016

Hope

Hope keeps me going. Hope keeps me growing.
Hope keeps me moving. But hope is also killing
me.

I want to hold you again.

- March 2010 -
In living this life I continue to survive,
but my heart has already died.

- March 2010 -

A Prayer

Oh God, Eternal Flame, Divine Light
Guide me in the darkness of night
As I face the coming of the tide
Stand by me, stay by my side

As the waves swallow me whole
And as my sins take their toll
Oh Lord, promise me You'll stay
And guide me 'til the light of day

For Your love knows no bounds
It spans far beyond the clouds
And Your mercy never gets tired
Even after all the stars expired

Lord, have mercy on my soul.

- March 08, 2010 -

Icarus

Fall from broken wings
Lost beneath the waves
Listen! The silence sings -
Of destiny, we are but slaves.

- March 2010 -
Fly into the sky
Rush into the flame
Live until you die
Life is just a game.

- March 2010 -

Part of You

Girl, show me how you really feel
Don't tell me your love was not real
Come on babe, show me that you care
Our silence is a damned nightmare

Talk to me my love, oh please do
Make me a part of your debut
Let me be a part of your life
Marry me, be my future wife

Can't you see all that I want is you?
Only you, in my field of view
All that I see, all that I hear
Your sweet sight, your sweet sound, my dear

Please let me be a part of you.

- March 01, 2010 -

Love At First Smile

When I first saw you smile, time stopped. All the noise and
commotion vanished, and everything around you blurred.
There was a great silence. All that I saw, all that I heard was
you. Your footsteps echoed in the room. The chair that you
bumped as you passed through exploded to life, and then died,
never to exist again as it lost your touch. In that brief three
seconds that seemed like an eternity, I felt a new universe
being born.

- thinking back when I first saw your smile in June 16, 2008.


                                                          - 02/17/10 -

Love Is A Boat

LOVE is like a boat that is sailing uncharted seas.
You'll never know where you're bound  to end up.
You'll never know if you're headed towards a storm
or the ends of the Earth. All you can do is keep on
going. And if a storm hits, all you need to do is
hold on.

- 02/17/10 -
Pricking my fingers just to feel pain.

- 'coz there's no feeling worse than
experiencing sorrow without pain.

- 02/15/10 -

Consolatory Love

Love me, love me good
Save me from my solitude
Love me tender, ride me hard
Let's do it, no holds barred

Baby, save me from my agony
Tonight, be my fucking bunny
Snatch me from the hands of despair
Rock me in bed, rock me anywhere

Comfort me, like an angel sent from above
Fuck me baby, be my temporary love
Take me away, take me to heaven
And tomorrow, we'll have all this forgotten

My heart still belongs to her.

- February 12, 2010 -

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Sent From Above

Take me, show me the way
Teach me how to live everyday
Guide me, hold me in the passing of night
Give me wings, let us take flight

Show me how to live without fear
Hold to hold you and never let go, my dear
And if ever should I fall
I'll know it is better to have loved at all

And if ever you come back to me, I'll know it's true
That the one destined for me is you
So I'll wait for you for so many hours
Just as long as we're under the same stars

Give me something to believe in love.

- February 17, 2010 -
If the sky were blue
And the winds blew true
Come back to me, won't you?
I'll love you good
I'll change your mood
I'll make you happy
You won't be sorry
I'll be the fairy
And sprinkle pixie dust
I won't break your trust
We'll fly high
Up in the sky
Soar high above the clouds
I'll erase any doubts
We won't have any bouts
I'll see this to the end
My heart will never bend
You're freedom I'll never take
And your heart, I'll never again break
So take please take me back
We'll be on the right track
This and every time
So hear me, this rhyme.

- February 11, 2010 -

The First And Last Song I Will Ever Write Is About You, Janelle. And It Sucking And Failing As A Song Has Nothing To Do Why.

Thinking of words to say
How much I miss you everyday
And how I lost you in this silent fray
With your heart gone along the way

Sitting on this sandy beach
I feel you so out of reach
Seeing lovers, each other's each
Life is such a fucking bitch!

But I never stopped dreaming
Never ceased believing
Please find this convincing
And feel my heart beating

For the one girl that it beats for is you
Please hear me, 'coz it's all so true
I know sometimes I haven't got a clue
But please know that I never stopped loving you

Seeing girls in life vests
I see you on a corset
Getting ready for our dance
and forever seal our romance

I'm tired of listening to my old songs
For the words have lost their meaning
And they fail to show how much this heart longs
For you girl with its every beating

For the one girl that it beats for is you
Please hear me 'coz it's all so true
I know sometimes I haven't got a clue
But please know that I never stopped loving you

Were we never meant to be?
Or have we met just way too early?
To the latter, I'd choose to agree
And wait 'til we're both ready

'Cause I 'll never stop dreaming
Never cease believing
Please find this convincing
And feel my heart beating

For the one girl that it beats for is you
Please hear me, 'coz it's all so true
I know sometimes I haven't got a clue
But please know that I never stopped loving you


I should have listened to you
When you were giving me a clue
But know that I loved you true
And I'll never stop loving you

- Nasugbu, Batangas February 14, 2009 -

Janelle

You are a dream that will never come true.
But if it's only in dreaming that I can be with you,
Then I'll dream until either you come true
Or 'til the sky stops turning blue.

 - Arvin Babon (January, 2009) -