TURUAN AKO

Couple-Holding-onto-Each-Other

Ayaw maniwala sa bulung-bulungan
Na may iba ka na’t ako’y iiwanan
At nagkandarapa kita’y pinuntahan
Umaasang ito’y pasisinungalingan

Niyakap mo ako’t patawad hiniling
Nagmakaawa kang kita’y unawain
Wika’y nalusaw pag-ibig mo sa akin
Nang ikaw ay kanyang hagkan at yakapin

Mundo ko’y gumuho sa aking nadinig
Nanlumo ako’t mga tuhod nanginig
Ngunit di magawang sa iyo’y magalit
Masakit ma’y inunawa kitang pilit

At ako’y nagsumamong bago lisanin
Lumapit ka’t mahigpit akong yakapin
Habang ako’y yakap ibulong sa akin
Paano mabuhay nang ‘di ka kapiling

Turuan akong mamuhay nang mag-isa
Bago ka lumisa’t sumama sa kanya
Nasanay akong pag-gising sa umaga
Ngiti mo’y sisilay pagmulat nang mata

Mahirap na tanggaping ako’y iiwan
Ngunit hindi na kita kayang pigilan
Basta’t turuan mo akong kita’y kalimutan
Bago tuluyan na kamay ko’y bitawan

(Inspired by Michael Bolton’s “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You”)

 

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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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