Nang Ako’y Ngitian

man and woman

(Inspired by Air Supply’s “Two Less Lonely People In The World”)

 Buwan  sa gabi’y nakatago sa ulap
Araw sa umaga ay ayaw sumikat
Laging bigo at sa lungkot nasasadlak
Ayaw nang umasa’t dala nang mangarap

 Ayaw sa kabigua’y muling malugmok

Bakit nanaising sa luha’y malunod

Mundo ko sa pag-ibig ‘di na iinog

Puso marahil ‘di na muling titibok

 

Ngunit nakita ka’t ako’y nginitian

Tumigil ako at kita’y pinagmasdan

Ngiti mong nagkukubli ng kalungkutan

Parang nag-aanyayang kita’y damayan

 

Atubili ma’t maraming agam-agam

Ngumiti rin ako’t kita’y nilapitan

Nang kamay mo’y mahigpit na hinawakan

Balikat ko’y masuyo mong sinandalan

 

Sa malambot mong pisngi ako’y humalik

Ang tugon mo rito’y yakap na mahigpit

Sa puso’y tumibok muli ang pag-ibig

Minithing ligaya sa wakas nakamit

 

Mga puso nating bihasang mabigo

Nilaro ng tadhana bago nagtagpo

Nang kita’y matagpuan saka natanto

Sa ‘yo nakalaan itong aking puso

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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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