SIYA

holding-hand

(Inspired by Air Supply’s “Come What May”)

Palaisipan akong mahirap arukin
Isang suliranin na dapat lutasin
Sakit sa ulo na mahirap liripin
Ngunit siya ako’y kayang unawain

Sa mga sandaling ako’ nahihibang
Siya’y nasa tabi’t ‘di ako iiwan
Kapag ako’y nagapi ng karuwagan
Nang tapang sa kanya ako’y humihiram

Inibig ako nang walang agam-agam
Pagtangi niya’y walang gamit na sukatan
At kaylan ma’y hindi ako hinusgahan
Kapintasa ko’y pinagkibit-balikat lang

Kapag hinampas ng alon ng kahinaan
Lumilisan ako nang walang paalam
Basta ako’y kanya lamang hahayaan
Batid niyang siya’y aking babalikan

Sa tulirong isip siya ang katinuan
Sa bugtong ng buhay siya ang kasagutan
Kamay niya’y mahigpit nang hahawakan
Habang buhay ako’y ‘di na bibitawan

 

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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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