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Nakakamanghang kahit ano ang gawin
Sukdol man sa langit kung kita’y mahalin
Bakit pag-ibig ko tuwing susukatin
Sisidlan mong gamit ‘di kayang punuin

Naglahong muli sa yakap mo ang higpit
Maging sa halik mo’y nawala ang init
Kung hinahangad mo na muling umalis
Samo’y sa pakiusap ika’y makinig

Bago sana kita muling palayain
Pwede ba nating pagsikapang alamin
Bakit ningas-kugon ang pag-ibig natin
Ayaw magluwat ang alab sa damdamin

Ngunit bakit nais mong ako’y iwanan
Kung sa makalawa’y muling babalikan
Pwede ba kasing aminin mo na lamang
Ligayang hanap mo ako ang may tangan

Pwede bang sa akin ay iyong aminin
Sobra bang mahigpit kung kita’y yakapin
May pagkukulang bang dapat kong punuin
Kung may nais sabihi’y h’wag nang kimkimin

Palabas sa pinto hirap kang humakbang
Dahil ang nais mo kita ay pigilan
Humarap ka’t mata ko sana’y titigan
Lumapit ka…yakapin ako at hagkan

Usapang ito’y h’wag na nating pagtagalin
Pwede namang atin na lamang tanggapin
Ang magkalayo’y ‘di natin kakayanin
Kaylangan kita’t ako’y kaylangan mo rin

(Mula sa awiting “Just Once” ni James Ingram)

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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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