Selected Poems (Though Not Really Selected)

I totally admit to my students that I don't like poetry because of expected interpretation and symbolism used by the poet. But I guess it doesn't give me any exemption to write my own poems. So for now, I'll try to make three, from my experiences these past few days, weeks and months.

PING PONG

I am sitting just to look at both sides

Two players smashing a little, pitiful ball

If only that ball could talk and feel sighs

Its face already wounded, truly appalled

One player on the north dances to the tune

The player on the south was brought by air

Sweat from forehead, caused by boon

Both are playing, wanting to be fair

When the ball drops, nowhere to find

When the ball hits someone, I can hear pardon

When the ball hits, all I was to hide

When the ball finds it place, screamingly won

The table is sturdy, quiet and keen

Handling the blazing trails of the action

Up above it, was truly an original sin

But thereupon, works as its foundation

And now I'm sitting chancing to try

This kind of sport, I never used to play

Either way, all I need is to pry

The ball that hits me, came to my dismay

COLD JANUARY NIGHTS

Its the beginning of the year and I need to wear my jacket

The wintry feeling of Siberia comes down here in Manila

Degrees go down and down and down and down

Hugs and coffee is what I need to have right now

How can someone try not to wear anything in this season

I guess all they only think is what's best for fashion

Flavors of any coffee, from Mocha to Americano

Whatever it tastes, even Espresso will never beat the weather

I am now on my hoodie, bet you it makes me warmer

But still I can feel the chills that hints inside my body

All I ask from up above is to just give us a small amount

We need your negatives, but I guess that's already enough

But how I wish January wouldn't end and go further

So that this kind of weather will swoon me forever

Chit-chats and soul-searching! Alas! Best hobbies to date

In this kind of disaster, bet you would appreciate

The night's going shorter and shorter and shorter

So I made something to make it much longer and longer

Praying that the chilly breeze will embrace all throughout

Because I am proud to say, I love our own winter time

But weather like this truly comes and goes

So I say thank you for making my life worth living

The January nights are about to end its successful near

Next, we will be welcoming the scorching heat of April

ANG BUHAY NG ISANG NAGTUTURO SA ISANG NATATANGING PANGKAT

papasok sa loob ng klasrum

mistulang parang galit

mali ang pagbati

imbis na tagalog

ingles ang ginamit

binigyan ng pagkakataon

magsama-sama ang pangkat

ngunit anong ginawa

imbis na mag-usap

tuluyang nagpariwara

kinuha ang marker

sa aking lalagyan

ako'y may isusulat

na talagang kailangan

ngunit hindi nila kailangan

sige lang, sige lang

ang sabi ng nagtuturo

ituloy lang ang ligaya

ngunit bahala kayo

sa huli ako tatawa

iba ang nangyari sa pisara

ako'y may isinulat

walang kumopya

imbis na lapis ang gamit

bibig ang pinambura

nakakagalit at nakakairita

sa sobrang pahiya

ako'y naging higante

tinadyakan ang lamesa

wala akong pakialam

ngayon ang tahimik

nang buong paligid

aaminin kong naaalala ko

ang kanilang panimula

nang sila'y musmos pa

hindi alam kung kailan

mangyayari ang mangyayari

basta papasok ako

sa loob ng silid ko

bilang kanilang nagtuturo

Toodles!!!