
(Inspired by John Farnham’s “Please Don’t Ask Me”)
Tatanungin mo pa ba laman ng isip
Batid mong ‘ngalan mo dito’y nakaukit
Batid mong masidhi ang aking pananabik
Na makita ka’t mayakap nang mahigpit
Tanong mo ay bakit ‘di kita lapitan
Kung sabik ako’y bakit ‘di kita hagkan
Sa halip yumakap kita’y nilayuan
Takot na pagtangi ko’y iyong malaman
Sa gabi ang diwa ko’y gising na gising
Ngiti mo’y ilaw sa silid kong madilim
Pagpikit ng mata’y kita na’y kapiling
Nagkukunwari na pwede kang angkinin
Sa pagkukunwari’y lalo lang nasasaktan
Ngunit hindi pwede na iyong malaman
Kaya’t mahal man kita’t pinananabikan
Sapat nang sa malayo kita’y pagmasdan
Kung bakit sana ay h’wag akong tanungin
Kung mahal kita’y bakit ayaw kong sabihin
Kung malaya lang akong kita’y ibigin
Pagmamahal sa ‘yo di ibubulong sa hangin
About M.A.D. LIGAYA
I am a teacher, writer, and lifelong learner with diverse interests in prose and poetry, education, research, language learning, and personal growth and development. My primary advocacy is the promotion of self-improvement.
Teaching, writing, and lifelong learning form the core of my passions. I taught subjects aligned with my interests in academic institutions in the Philippines and South Korea. When not engaged in academic work, I dedicate time to writing stories, poems, plays, and scholarly studies, many of which are published on my personal website (madligaya.com). I write in both English and his native language, Filipino.
Several of my research studies have been presented at international conferences and published in internationally indexed journals. My published papers can be accessed through my ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-3772.
Outside of teaching and writing, I enjoy reading books related to my interests, creating content for my websites and social media accounts, and engaging in self-improvement activities.
The following is a link to my complete curriculum vitae:
https://madligaya.com/__welcome/my-curriculum-vitae/
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
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