Katangi-tangi Ka

(Inspired by Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”)

asianMay gatas pa sa labi’t salat sa isip
Nang sa puso ay may damdaming gumuhit
Wala pang muwang kaya noo’y ‘di batid
Iyon pala kung tawagin ay pag-ibig

At ngayo’y aking nang naiintindihan
Kamay mo ay hindi ko na bibitawan
Pakiusap h’wag mo akong iiwanan
Pag-ibig mo ang tangi kong kayaman

Ngalan mo’y nakaguhit sa aking palad
Ika’y katuparan ng aking pangarap
Katangi-tangi ka at walang katulad
Pakiwari ko’y ‘di ako karapat-dapat

Katangi-tangi’t walang makahihigit
Marilag ka’t tunay na kaibig-ibig
Ikaw ay isang anghel galing sa langit
At ako’y alipin ng taglay mong akit

Mapalad ako’t pinili mong ibigin
At sinamahan sa daang tatahakin
Sa anomang pagsubok na haharapin
Mahigpit ka lang na humawak sa akin

Halina’t sa damuhan kita’y dadalhin
Doon hayaang mahigpit kang yakapin
Indak ng pag-ibig ay ating sayawin
Himig ng puso sabay nating awitin

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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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