
(Based on William Brothers’ “Can’t Cry Hard Enough”)
Naging bingi ako sa iyong panaghoy
Bulag sa luha mong sa pisngi dumaloy
Bakit ba puso’y parang binasang kahoy
Sa init ng kalinga mo’y ‘di mapag-apoy
Ako’y tinik na sa laman mo’y binunot
Tiniis mo ang hapdi, naluha sa kirot
Mapagmahal mong puso biglang napagod
Lumisan ka’t ako’y ‘binaon sa limot
Nang maglaho ka’t sa tanaw ‘di maabot
Mundo ko’y parang tumigil sa pag-inog
Kapag kita’y naisip dibdib ko’y kikirot
Sa ilog ng pighati ako’y nalulunod
Sarangola ka palang kapag nabitawan
Madudurog ang puso sa panghihinayang
Sana pala hawak sa iyo’y hinigpitan
Hangin ma’y lumakas ‘di dapat binitawan
Para akong musmos na humahagulhol
Tumakbo papunta sa dulo ng burol
Sa sarangolang binatawan nais humabol
Inaabot pising dito’y nakabuhol
Sa langit malaya ka nang lumilipad
Nagtatampisaw sa ibabaw ng ulap
Tumitingala’t pilit kang hinahahap
Baka pisi mo’y akin pang mahagilap
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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