Nang Ako’y Iwan

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(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

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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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