[nininnininin]

[nininnininin]

"Too cold to swim," I said

"But warm enough to be there."

This is like diving into you,

an endless depth of a giant whirlpool

bearing the freezing water

that shivers my soul.

Yet, there's that unexplainable warmth —

like I belong to this coldness,

i belong to this whirlpool,

i belong to you.

[nininnininin]

Remember when I told you,

"perhaps I'm waiting for a life-changing moment"

and you asked,

"what would that be?"

I remember failing to think of anything.

and truth be told, until now i couldn't figure it out,

because life does not actually change with the extremes.

It happens bit by bit —

in each choice you make,

in the path you decide to take,

and the smallest steps you choose to act today.

so, if we'd ever talk again,

i'd tell you this—

"I'm not waiting anymore for a life-changing moment. I am in the moment."

[nininnininin]

"who hurt you?"

"honestly, I don't know. my hurting does not stem from a single source anymore. they've become fragments I can't comprehend. one thing is for sure though, happiness doesn't come as easy as before"

[nininnininin]

my days are spent on idle fantasies of us;

of gazes eliciting a thousand explosions and subtle smiles shared in secret moments.

my nights are spent on pages inked with phrases and poems of you;

spilling incoherent words hoping they'd paint this euphoric feeling.

darling, I don't know how this love came to be.

I'm no believer in fate or astrology;

but it seems that countless stars aligned for this moment.

and in this lifetime of us —

I can say I'm glad I chose to live.

photo by Ruchie

[nininnininin]

alon

ayoko sa dagat,

galit ako sa aspetong;

sa bawat pagkumpas ng hangin,

tila'y ako'y pinapaalahanan nito

sa iyo, na tulad ng isang alon,

ay dumarating at umaalis.

pero mas galit ako sa sarili ko.

sapagka't pilit kong hinahabol ang mga alon;

pinipigilan ang pag urong nito;

nagbabakasakaling pwede ulit kita makasama,

kahit man lang sa aking huling dapithapon.

[nininnininin]

fading into the cosmos