black-maned Unicorn

“And then I focused on the hooves, one word: magical. The eyes, indescribable; I just glanced at them, and hoped that the images caught would be preserved in my head forever. But when it noticed my glances, I decided to stop. Stop glancing. I tell you, it was the sweetest self-inflicted punishment I’ve ever done and felt. To not glance at this bonneted unicorn with wavy mane pained me with excruciating fear that never again shall I see it; but this also ecstatically swirled my world on this seat of a train with images of what I just behold of a creature of magic.”

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silky but not overly silky, tender skin on your hands and feet,

lavishly kept elongated nails like radiant
candles: rosy, strong,
yet delicate,

a touch of natural fragrance
only my soul can define—

just beautiful.

my all to be with you, or away from my sight;
or else…

Buti na lang umulan

Basag na paso sa may hardin,
nagkalat na mga tuyong dahong ‘di man
lang winalis at
sinigaan. ‘Alang tao.

Kinakalawang na yerong upuan;
marahil ay malimit kaulayawin
ni Ulan at
libugin ni hamog. May naiwang yapak.

Punit na liham sa may nagmamaktol na mesa,
isang paa nito’y putol na’t
kinukuyam ng katandaan na wari’y
humihingal. “Para kay Julieta”.

“Ninais kong magbalik nang gabing yaon,”
(At may drama pa yatang nalalaman itong
si binata.) “Subalit ‘di nagpahintulot ang
panahon.” Dumidilim na yata.

“Batid mong tumutupad ako sa pangako,”
(‘Asan kaya ang karugtong nitong
punit na sulat? Sayang naman mukhang
madamdamin pa ‘man sana.) Nagliyab ang langit.

Uhaw ang lupang tigang kangina,
‘ala namang gripong pagkukuhanan ng
tubig pandilig. (Kanina la’y ang init-init. Parang
may namumuo na ‘atang tagihawat.) Buti na lang umulan.

In a train car

I lied to you. I lied that I didn’t care about you at all. That you were just one of those faceless “them” I randomly share this railway box everyday. Yes I said nothing, but still I lied.

I really wanted to wrap you with all of me but I didn’t. How could, er, should I? I’d die to have my skin on yours and feel your lips right there right then, but I didn’t. All I could give were those unassuming glances—yes! They were shouts of my want of you, my need of you… like fire enveloped in hard ice. Once, our eyes met. And in those divisions of time’s littlest speck I told you I wanted you, obssessed to have you. You should’ve given more attention to my glances. You should have. You felt it didn’t you? But I know I lied; and I believe that you knew I lied to you, that I may have a reason to explain your passivity. But we shared that glance didn’t we? Funny, but I believe we did. I know we did. But yes, I lied. I so, so lied.

I hope you lied to me too.

a not-so-confident intro

Bear with me. Because I write. And I think I can be better at writing if I have reader-critics who can share their thoughts about anything I post here. The entries would range from some random scribblings, to poetry, to short stories, to, to—to anything “literary” (or those that I think qualify). I write in English, and in Filipino and Cebuano, and more—that’s how vague this whole thing is, haha.

So, again, please bear with me.

Sa mga mambabasang Pilipino:

Nais ko lang pong magsulat. Pasensya na. Pwede kayong mag-komento.

Sa mga magbabasang Cebuano:

Dili ko kasigurado nga putling Cebuano akong magamit—mao gani niy usa sa mga tumong sa akong blog, ang mapakita ang paglambo, nakz, sa dilang Cebuano. Abre para sa mga komento. Salamat.