Finding I Love You

Finding I Love You

June 08, 2010

edited by my bestfriend vhone

I’ve been searching for the words many seek.

Much died for it, others shattered them weak.

While others said it’s the sweetest, others just weep.

Half of the world dreaded, half celebrated it.

I’ve been searching for the last ingredient.

That may give mine the perfect taste.

Coz I don’t know what was lacking.

Why mine is too hard for finding.

I had found many of it, but mine is lost.

I never heard the one I envied most.

Let’s start with the first, just when my heart first loved.

The man I thought who would color my world lush.

At first, the paradise we’ve built filled me joy.

When he said those words with a smile so buoy.

Because he sounds the perfect ode,

And I have his trust and his love to hold.

But just when things fell on their perfect lay.

Destiny danced the steps which he paid.

With the burden he carried and the lies he hid,

His ‘I Love You’ sounded a bitter ear indeed.

After the night when love sealed its final kiss,

I remembered him saying “Call me Chris.”

It’s long before I found the second,

Dressed in white, pure, sincere and toned.

He’s with me in times of anger and bliss.

And he gave me all but never a kiss.

He treated me special, more than a friend can ask.

Laughed with me and sometimes kicked me in the ass!

There’s no dull moment with this carefree guy.

He had the power to turn a truth from a lie.

But every heart has its secrets to unfold.

With these I found the reason why he came cold.

‘I can’t love you eventhough I want to’ said he.

And the truth dawned from his eyes, tired as ever be.

Before goodbye he said his ‘I Love You’.

Sweet it may sound but tears made it sour.

Yes, you wonder who might be this man.

Well, he called himself Gian.

Friends as it seemed after the first acquaintance.

With this sweet young boy from a long ‘rail’ distance,

I met him with those eyes that saw me through my soul.

And he’s always there to answer my call.

We shared memories and laughter to cherish.

We always had goodnight kisses on the cheeks.

We shared cigarettes and tossed glass of vodka.

And warm each other with tight hugs o’ loca.

He would always whisper his ‘I Love You’

And would wait for me to shiver and say that too.

He says I’m special, and he wants me,

Everytime he leans on my shoulder, or lay on my knee.

I watched him asleep on the pillows we both had.

Wishing that somehow, love was all we shared.

Because everytime he’s with me I wished we’re lovers.

That on his part he’ll learn to love me more than just friends.

With his ‘I Love You’ he became one of my favorite names.

Especially at the time he held his hand and said, ‘I am James’.

It’s a gamble; you may say when I first took the trick.

When I laid all my aces left me drained and weak.

Taking the bet and allowing all the risks.

Just to ease the pain of my heart from agony’s sick.

Just at the time I’m fixing that broken, fallen part of me.

I met a childish him, so modest so carefree.

I can play the game I thought I’ve mastered.

So I did my best to let him fall on my maze.

To be whole, I shattered and picked his innocence.

He withdrew all ‘coz I deceived him with my pretense.

But see what a fool I’ve been.

I fell into the pit of my own game.

Coz his affections bound me restless.

I had loved him more than anyone else.

We shared true love that started from lies.

Had moments of joy that lingered ‘till my heart dies.

He had his ‘I Love You’ sealed with every kiss.

It tasted sweet for a moment of hiss.

But time and distance shaded the lies.

I found out that he had me just for an experience of a kind.

Guilty have I been, and the pain is real.

When the love we made shattered into my worst dream.

Oh! How will I ever forget his childish grin?

And the way he said ‘‘I Love You’ it’s me, Kim.

I’m tired and I had lost hopes.

Searching for the words in any slope:

Maybe I’m not destined to be loved.

Or maybe I am destined to just love.

Life is both fair and unfair.

It’s just that I’m unlucky but I cannot wail.

I don’t know what is wrong,

Just as sure as they don’t know what is right.

Maybe I’ve been searching too long.

Or that he’s been hiding too tight.

I’ve tasted it from different lips.

But there is this one thing I have missed.

Where is the final touch for it to be perfect?

When can I say I love you back in its truest affect?

Then it came when things got tough.

He just declared his love, isn’t that silly enough?

He said his ‘I Love You’ before I knew his name.

Of course I laughed with this ridiculous shame.

I never thought I’d fall.

Into the midst of this unwanted call.

He let me feel that love can come unexpectedly.

And made me understood that he truly loves me.

He made me laughed on my worries.

And he loved me more when I shed tears.

At first I’d never believe.

How a stranger in one’s heart could live.

He wired distance for us to cross.

And he told me that I am his other half lost.

He had the breeze to carry me his kiss.

And had his smooth voice lulled me to sleep.

He laughs with my senseless jokes.

And he had everything from me to note.

He gives me preaching words when I’m drunk.

And caressing words when I dropped drunk!

But he never forgets to declare his love.

Everytime I said sorry and beg him to laugh.

Oh how lucky has I been.

To have someone whose love is undying.

‘I Love You’ he said.

‘What’s your name?’ I asked.

I heard him laughed, the sweetest song I’ve heard.

Then it dawned on me the moment he replied.

That with all the ‘I Love Yous’ I’d found.

They just told me to utter the sound.

They gave their names for me to just say.

As if it is the only best way.

Never had they let me give them names.

That’s why they never became mine.

That’s why their ‘I Love Yous’ are not mine.

I smiled for I found it sweet.

To hear those words from a stranger’s lips:

My heart beats with a joyful rhyme.

Coz at last I’ve found my perfect line.

The words I’ve been searching for.

It has been with me all this time.

I heard him said his name, his voice long been gone.

But the resounding hums of his heart loud and hard.

It came in sync with my ever wounded heart.

My heart knew it all along.

That through all these years I’ve never been alone,

He’s with me, just waiting to be called.

Deep within me in the place I walled.

He’s waiting for my voice to shout out his name.

He hears it clear only when my heart knows no more pain.

My love for him is pure and true.

Coz finally I’d found my ‘I Love You’

‘Mark’ me love that forever will flow.

With thee I bowed low.

‘I’ named him ‘ui ko’








Finding I Love You
June 08, 2010
edited by my bestfriend vhone

I’ve been searching for the words many seek.
Much died for it, others shattered them weak.
While others said it’s the sweetest, others just weep.
Half of the world dreaded, half celebrated it.

I’ve been searching for the last ingredient.
That may give mine the perfect taste.
Coz I don’t know what was lacking.
Why mine is too hard for finding.

I had found many of it, but mine is lost.
I never heard the one I envied most.

Let’s start with the first, just when my heart first loved.
The man I thought who would color my world lush.
At first, the paradise we’ve built filled me joy.
When he said those words with a smile so buoy.
Because he sounds the perfect ode,
And I have his trust and his love to hold.
But just when things fell on their perfect lay.
Destiny danced the steps which he paid.
With the burden he carried and the lies he hid,
His ‘I Love You’ sounded a bitter ear indeed.
After the night when love sealed its final kiss,
I remembered him saying “Call me Chris.”

It’s long before I found the second,
Dressed in white, pure, sincere and toned.
He’s with me in times of anger and bliss.
And he gave me all but never a kiss.
He treated me special, more than a friend can ask.
Laughed with me and sometimes kicked me in the ass!
There’s no dull moment with this carefree guy.
He had the power to turn a truth from a lie.
But every heart has its secrets to unfold.
With these I found the reason why he came cold.
‘I can’t love you eventhough I want to’ said he.
And the truth dawned from his eyes, tired as ever be.
Before goodbye he said his ‘I Love You’.
Sweet it may sound but tears made it sour.
Yes, you wonder who might be this man.
Well, he called himself Gian.


Friends as it seemed after the first acquaintance.
With this sweet young boy from a long ‘rail’ distance,
I met him with those eyes that saw me through my soul.
And he’s always there to answer my call.
We shared memories and laughter to cherish.
We always had goodnight kisses on the cheeks.
We shared cigarettes and tossed glass of vodka.
And warm each other with tight hugs o’ loca.
He would always whisper his ‘I Love You’
And would wait for me to shiver and say that too.
He says I’m special, and he wants me,
Everytime he leans on my shoulder, or lay on my knee.
I watched him asleep on the pillows we both had.
Wishing that somehow, love was all we shared.
Because everytime he’s with me I wished we’re lovers.
That on his part he’ll learn to love me more than just friends.
With his ‘I Love You’ he became one of my favorite names.
Especially at the time he held his hand and said, ‘I am James’.


It’s a gamble; you may say when I first took the trick.
When I laid all my aces left me drained and weak.
Taking the bet and allowing all the risks.
Just to ease the pain of my heart from agony’s sick.
Just at the time I’m fixing that broken, fallen part of me.
I met a childish him, so modest so carefree.
I can play the game I thought I’ve mastered.
So I did my best to let him fall on my maze.
To be whole, I shattered and picked his innocence.
He withdrew all ‘coz I deceived him with my pretense.
But see what a fool I’ve been.
I fell into the pit of my own game.
Coz his affections bound me restless.
I had loved him more than anyone else.
We shared true love that started from lies.
Had moments of joy that lingered ‘till my heart dies.
He had his ‘I Love You’ sealed with every kiss.
It tasted sweet for a moment of hiss.
But time and distance shaded the lies.
I found out that he had me just for an experience of a kind.
Guilty have I been, and the pain is real.
When the love we made shattered into my worst dream.
Oh! How will I ever forget his childish grin?
And the way he said ‘‘I Love You’ it’s me, Kim.

I’m tired and I had lost hopes.
Searching for the words in any slope:
Maybe I’m not destined to be loved.
Or maybe I am destined to just love.
Life is both fair and unfair.
It’s just that I’m unlucky but I cannot wail.
I don’t know what is wrong,
Just as sure as they don’t know what is right.
Maybe I’ve been searching too long.
Or that he’s been hiding too tight.
I’ve tasted it from different lips.
But there is this one thing I have missed.
Where is the final touch for it to be perfect?
When can I say I love you back in its truest affect?

Then it came when things got tough.
He just declared his love, isn’t that silly enough?
He said his ‘I Love You’ before I knew his name.
Of course I laughed with this ridiculous shame.
I never thought I’d fall.
Into the midst of this unwanted call.
He let me feel that love can come unexpectedly.
And made me understood that he truly loves me.
He made me laughed on my worries.
And he loved me more when I shed tears.
At first I’d never believe.
How a stranger in one’s heart could live.
He wired distance for us to cross.
And he told me that I am his other half lost.
He had the breeze to carry me his kiss.
And had his smooth voice lulled me to sleep.
He laughs with my senseless jokes.
And he had everything from me to note.
He gives me preaching words when I’m drunk.
And caressing words when I dropped drunk!
But he never forgets to declare his love.
Everytime I said sorry and beg him to laugh.
Oh how lucky has I been.
To have someone whose love is undying.

‘I Love You’ he said.
‘What’s your name?’ I asked.
I heard him laughed, the sweetest song I’ve heard.
Then it dawned on me the moment he replied.
That with all the ‘I Love Yous’ I’d found.
They just told me to utter the sound.
They gave their names for me to just say.
As if it is the only best way.
Never had they let me give them names.
That’s why they never became mine.
That’s why their ‘I Love Yous’ are not mine.
I smiled for I found it sweet.
To hear those words from a stranger’s lips:
My heart beats with a joyful rhyme.
Coz at last I’ve found my perfect line.
The words I’ve been searching for.
It has been with me all this time.
I heard him said his name, his voice long been gone.
But the resounding hums of his heart loud and hard.
It came in sync with my ever wounded heart.
My heart knew it all along.
That through all these years I’ve never been alone,
He’s with me, just waiting to be called.
Deep within me in the place I walled.
He’s waiting for my voice to shout out his name.
He hears it clear only when my heart knows no more pain.
My love for him is pure and true.
Coz finally I’d found my ‘I Love You’
‘Mark’ me love that forever will flow.
With thee I bowed low.
‘I’ named him ‘ui ko’

Come Momma

Come Momma

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Come Momma…touch me.

Feel my warmth before it vanish.

Feel my crimson cheeks.

Don’t be afraid, Momma.

I’m not angry…come closer.

Take a look at your boy,

My green eyes which opposed yours,

Once hope for the first sight,

Of your first smile;

These curly lashes, crooked nose,

My tiny lips;

All from yours Momma,

So don’t be afraid…look at your boy.

Regard not for my twisted legs.

My battered arms and crumpled bones.

For once they are flawless.

They are of my father’s, right Momma?

I dreamed once for a baseball cap.

A baseball game where I can use those arms;

My father would be the pitcher,

And I would be the batter.

And I saw you too Momma,

Laughing with my every weak sway;

Wouldn’t that be fun Momma?

Come Momma…Don’t be afraid.

Cradle me, and hug me tight.

Clean this bloody mess,

And let me suck your breast.

I waited for months.

To see the world’

I tried to hold tight,

As the monster pulled me out;

I can’t bear the pain Momma

I’d screamed!

But I know it hurts you too.

For you screamed more than I did;

It was then that I let go.

See? It wasn’t your fault Momma.

I let go.

Look at me now Momma.

Bathed with your precious blood;

Lying on this cold can;

I’m not angry at you,

Nor with Dada;

For I know you had reasons more than I do.

Just promise me,

That soon when baby brother come.

Show him the world,

The world I’d never seen.

Come Momma…closer.

Are you not going to hug your son?

Hubaran Mo Si Adan

"...tama na ba? Kuntento ka naba sa nakikita mo?

sapat na ba ang kahubdang ito upang mapuno ko

ang iyong pagkauhaw sa katotohanan?

Katotothanang ikaw mismo ang may pamantayan...

pamantayang salungat sa aking pag katao.

Nakikita mo ba ang katawang ito,

ang tanda ng aking pagkalalaki?

Sapat na ba ang  nakikita ng iyong mga mata

upang husgahan ako at ipagkanulo ang aking katauhan?

Sapat na bang dahilan ang iyong nakikita upang

ipamukha sa akin na ako ay instrumento sa isang imoral na mundo?

Aling karapatan ba ang pwede mong iamot sa nahusgahan kong pagkatao

ang pwedeng magpalaya sa akin at sa mga katulad ko?

Magagawa mo pabang hubaran ang hubad ko nang katawan

upang masilip ang tunay na ako,

at ang kakarampot na pag-asa sa masikip at madilim kong mundo?

 Pag-asang ako din ay matanggap ng lipunang pinamumugaran

ng mga tulad mong pinagpala?

Hindi ba't iyon ang mahalaga,

kung ano ang nasa kaibuturan ng aking hubad na puso?

Pagmasdan mo ang aking kahubdan, sapat na ba ang nakikita mo?" 

-"Hubaran Mo Si Adan"

gb! 

Hello, Old Friend

"Hello, Old Friend"
June 09, 2012

Hello old friend?

I'm glad we meet again.

You traveled far, Are you tired?
Come and sit for a while

And tell me about your gold mine.

How are you old friend?
It's been a while...

since the day you said your goodbye.

Did life been good to you?
Or has it been a little cruel too?

You said your long forgotten 'Hi?'

I can see it from your familiar smile.

That you've gone a distant mile.
Did you find what you've been looking for?
The things you said I didn't have before?

Why are you crying old friend?

Why are you feeling my old pain?
Aren't you the one who seek for the dream?
The dream where I wasn't belong.
Did you find it all along?

What are the tears for, old friend?
Aren't you happy seeing me?
Oh, I shed them before too.
When you found your way out,
Leaving me shattered with a broken heart.

I missed you and I will miss you again old friend.
There still be tears just like it has been.

I won't hold you now and beg you to stay,

This time it doesn't feel the same,
Because its been a while, old friend.

-o0o-

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

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You’re the beauty men ever saw.

Stood out from the desert’s hidden foes

You captured the hearts of those bravest men.

And crumpled them with unbailable shame

You had the power many envied

But nothing compares to the love you bid.

For you, dear maiden only true love rules

Beyond wealth, beyond power, the greatest fool!

They may never know how much you gave.

To save the kingdom on hands at stake

Without tears you’re blinded by the desert’s sun

Left broken by the love that had been gone.

Oh Lady! There’s sadness in your eyes.

Your heart bleeds yet your beauty smiles.

Uttering the name, the love, yet you never cry.

And on the cursed jar, you drank the serpent’s lies.

Circle

Circle

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It’s three in the morning

The wind blew.

The coldness inside

Froze every pride.

The moon hid,

'Coz shame outshined

But some stars shared

Every teardrop that fell.

Waiting from the dark

With the streetlights

Lamped the spot

Where a man of dream

Stood to wait

Someone who can grant

His wish uncommand

Dressed with his best shirt

Perfumed with fragrance

And of tears

For in the place

Where he stands

Lust chooses the best.

And lust means wealth

For a dreamer from dirt.

So when a car stopped.

On the man’s lucky spot

He had to smile

Before a tear will fall.

It’s three in the morning

The wind blew

The coldness inside

Froze every pride

The moon hid

For shame outshined

From a place where dreams

Can easily be found

Sins are made

A soul was lost

For a heavenly cost.

A Plea

A Plea

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Just tell me you care.

I’ll be fine.

Hold my hand tight,

Like I’ve hold you in my heart.

Remember once you’ve felt.

That love defies gender.

You knew that my heart thirst.

The love you can’t render.

What if by chance our hearts’ dictate.

No race, no gender; values nor age?

Would you give me your love?

Despite anything else?

Dear! Hear me asking.

Pleading for a chance

That if our Gods collide.

Let just our hearts decide.

I am Selfish

I am Selfish

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I want you to be mine,

though I can’t be yours.

I held your heart tight,

But I’ll never be at your side.

I confused you with my kiss,

And my promises that are sweet.

I demand your exclusivity,

But you can’t have me.

Once, I’m yours.

In your sanity I’m lost.

I gave all caused you demand,

I’m a poor servant at your command.

But here comes the irony,

You chose him over me.

And after your pain you came back,

But darling I wish you good luck.

You beg for chance, so I gave in

Feeding you lies and love that’s fadin’

For now I’m the king, darling it’s no sin

To give you your own dose of medicine

I want you back, you believed in it

I laugh but I have a secret indeed.

Yes, you still hold a part of me,

That’s why I can’t even set you free.

Let’s live in a world of make believe,

Coz we both fear what we can give.

And Darling you can’t just retreat

You can’t leave just like once you did.

I can make you stay through my kiss

You’re mine, and yes I’m selfish.

---

Are You Done? : Tapos Kana Ba?

Are You Done Now?
01/29-30/12

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Are you done now…?

on breaking my heart?

The heart you once promised,

to keep and to hold.

A fragile heart…young

naïve but true.

Yet you choose to break,

and shattered at most.

Are you done now…?

on making me cry

The tears that speak

Those thousands lines?

My eyes show you no pain

Because you once said,

They are my sweetest gain..

But look, they won’t stop welling.

‘coz you love to see them crying.

Are you done now…?

on painting what my future would be?

On the walls of dark uncertainty.

These dreams, in love we once shared

Are the dreams you shattered.

Do you need more of me?

Because I’ve nothing more…I am empty.

Are you done now…?

on lashing the wrath of your revenge?

Did you see the scars

Or how much I bled.

Aren’t they enough,

Or do I need to take more?

These punishments I endure…

When will you be satiated?

Are you done now…?

on destroying the life out of me?

Will your thirst be quenched?

If in pain I kneel

down the depth of my being?

How much shame do I need to take?

For you to leave, my wounded pride?

But how, when I’ve nowhere to hide?

Baby, Are you done now?

if not yet…

Then how much more do I need to endure?

If you have taken everything.

How much more do you need?

When I have nothing more to give.

I am the one, you said

The one you love.

That’s why you should do these things.

Because I’m yours.

You won your game,

The game you mastered.

I was left hanging,

Broken and shattered.

For all the love we shared.

The dreams we made.

The memories we created.

And those great moments we had.

Parts of me are those things,

Part of what you made me.

For the last time my dear,

If you’re done now

I ask you to give me back

The broken pieces of me

Because I can’t be whole

If you are not done yet.

 Tapos Kana Ba...?

Tapos ka na ba…?

Sa pagdurog sa aking puso?

Pusong minsan ‘y nabulag mo

ng iyong mga pangako.

Pusong buo at bubot pa sa kamunduhan.

Pusong nagmahal ng wagas at walang linlang.

Pusong pinili mong sugatan.

At sa kalaunan ‘y iyong niyurakan.

Tapos ka na ba…?

na ako ay paluhain?

Pagtangis na lulan ay pait ng sanlibong talata.

Di bat sinabi mo, mga mata ko’y

Bintana ng aking nadarama?

Ngayon tumitig ka, at ang sakit ay

‘di mo makikita.

Ngunit ang luha ay ‘di na paaawat.

Sapagkat inari mo na ang ligaya sa bawat  patak.

Tapos ka na ba…?

Sa pagpinta sa aking mga pangarap,

Sa pader ng kawalang pag-asa?

Mga pangarap na kapwa natin binuo,

Sa tibay at liwanag ng pag-ibig.

Ano pa nga ba papangarapin ko?

Kung  lahat na ay winasak mo?

Tapos ka na ba…?

Sa pagdagok ng pait ng iyong paghihiganti?

Nakita mo man lang ba ang mga peklat,

O pagdurugo sa bawat sugat?

Hindi pa ba sapat?

O kinakailangan ko pang magdusa?

sa bangis ng iyong poot at galit…

Kailan maging tama na ang sapat?

Tapos ka na ba…?

Sa pagwasak sa aking pagkatao?

Ang iyong pagkauhaw sa paghihiganti

ay mapapawi ba ng aking pagkasadlak,

Gayung pagkato ko’y ibinaon mo na sa lusak?

Ilang kahihiyan paba ang sa akin ay iaatang?

Para sa kawalan ay makatangis man lang

ang sugatan kong pagkatao mula sa putikan.

Mahal, Tapos ka na ba…?

kung hindi pa…

Hanggang kalian ako magtitiis?

Kung lahat na ay nawala?

Hindi paba sapat ang lahat ng sakit?

Gayung wala na akong pwedeng ipagkait.

Ako ang itinadhana

Upang iyong mahalin.

Ako’y pag-aari mo, ayon sayo.

Karapatan ko ay itinatwa mo.

Muli ay ikaw ang nagwagi

Sa larong ikaw ang bihasa.

Ako ang talo, dahil hindi ko nilaro.

Gayun ma’y aking inari, parusa at pait.

Ang pag-ibig at ang ating pagmamahalan.

Mga pangarap na ating binuo.

Mga alaalang ating iningatan.

At mga sandaling pinagsaluhan.

Bahagi ng mga iyon ay ako.

Bahagi ng pagkatao ko.

Sa huling pagkakataon, mahal,

Kung sakaling tapos kana…

Maaari nawa’y iyong ibalik

mga bahagi ng pusong nawaglit.

Dahil mananatili akong di buo

Hangga’t bawat bahagi ay sakal mo.

Guilty

Guilty

02/03/05

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I always thought that love was just a dream.

An endless tale enchanted by myth.

Bewitched by charms and cursed by sins.

Strengthen by pains and polished by tears.

Sometimes it will make you sick.

You ignored the truth, believed the fools.

From where you trust but considered weak.

Fallen apart but never picked whole.

But sometimes dreams become real.

When I found love beyond ideal.

The love I’d felt when I’m with your side.

The love you dumped and left behind.

I’d never asked for much you cannot give.

Chances and hopes just quite enough.

Now hiding the pain and ignoring the tears.

When chances lost and hopes bluffed.

Thoughts can be deceiving senses may fail.

You turned my lonely nights to worst stormy days.

You condemned me without even a bail.

And you punished me beyond reasons fair.

I was dumped – lost in my own game.

You left me hanging and crying in vain.

I did everything for I know I was right.

To hurt you I never dare tried.

Maybe this is my own destiny.

I’m longing for the love that wasn’t for me.

Do I have to set this feelings free?

Or shall I fight for this vanishing victory?

Honey, if you think this is a waste of time.

Please let it be,

 If loving you really is a heinous crime.

Then I’m guilty.

Century Tree

Century Tree

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 glenmore bacarro

We have a cactus at our door.

And a man called it a century tree.

"That's not a tree I insist"

But the man grinned and left me.

I wonder why the man smiled and left.

Leaving me puzzled with the tree he named.

He walked just like a bum.

But he talked more like a prophet.

I looked at the tree on its tiny pot.

And wonder how old is it.

I remember then when grandma told me.

"That plant had been there since I was twenty"

Awe lifted me.

How a 60 year old tiny tree? (?)

Survived more years than me?

I wonder with my age of twenty.

Am I to live more than thee?

Century tree who suffered,

life's indifference.

You are contented,

On the tiny world

Where you lay.

Where sun burns you.

And rain denies you.

How in life you survived?

By eating your own flesh?

By drinking your own blood?

Your stings then protect you.

From my sinful hands of dirt.

Now maybe I know.

Why he called you a century tree.

For I may live and leave this world,

Still you sit on your tiny pot.

Living with sorrows and pains,

Witness for hellos and goodbyes.

For as long as the rain won't drown you.

For you water is death.

For as long as the sun won’t hide.

For you shade is drought.

For as long as your ugly mask don't break.

For you glory is to prick.

You will never bleed.