Be true to your heart's confession
Be not afraid of the absence of reciprocation
When you confess, do not be honest to them
Rather, be bravely honest to yourself... even in failure

Because although laughter, as they say,
Is the best medicine...
You'll soon realize for yourself
That at times, crying provides a release
That no other action can compensate for.

Do not try too hard and leave yourself vulnerable
For a true relationship is something natural
One that is easy to understand and maintain
One that laughs at the temporary and superficial

No extreme romantic gestures
That happen once and then never occur again
No sudden shifts of attitude from the passing of time
No loss of meaning for each kiss, hug or holding hands

All life is an admission, a goal for realization
And a gallant quest for true happiness
Acknowledge pain just as you embrace good
Be true, Be honest, Be Real

Ako'y naiinis
Sa iyong mga ngiti
Kawawang nabibingi
Sa iyong dalamhati

Pigil na natatawa
Sa iyong pekeng pagluha
Nahihiya at naiinis
Sa iyong salitang puro pagmumura

Sa iyong mga sinasabi
Na akala mo'y may talino
Walang pinatutunguhan
At halatadong bobo

Magsalita ka pa
Kung yan ang gusto
Bukasan ang bibig
Palabasin ang baho

Araw-araw manamit
Na mistulang pakawala
Dahil ang lahat ay maiintindihan
Kapag ikaw na ay matanda

I'll close my eyes

Every time we kiss

I'll hold your hand

Whenever we're together

 

And be rest-assured

I'll hug you tight

Provide you warmth

On those cold nights

 

I'll be proud of you
Without any hesitation

I'd think of you

And always smile

I'd write you notes

Of random sweetness

And stand beside you

In your weak moments

 

Though it might not seem so

Because of the stories you'll hear

Just remember that nothing

Is ever what it seems

 

Just don't be misled

By what you first see

When I find you

Or when you find me

I see them frolicking

A promenade of blissful ignorance

Brought to unquestioned fruition

By the social conditioning of our time

 

Where delight is only apparent,

When it is recognized by others

Where emptiness is quickly equated,

With the hunger for companionship

 

Believing that love is the nepenthe

Which erases all pain and dries all tears

When in truth, our blind acceptance is a crutch

Our beliefs are pre-taught

 

That what we hold sacred

Is from individuals who choose to search... not to build

Domesticated dogs that die when abandoned

That mourn because they feel incomplete

 

Happiness should be found within

Shared outward and never come at a price

That is the truth... Love comes as a bonus not as a goal

Its current absence should not be likened to the exsanguination of the soul...

 

Because Love is not a lesson... Not a goal... Not an affirmation of completion... It is priceless.

Believe what you want in your blind acceptance

For the perceived evil that I am in your mind

The shameless hearsay from malicious traitors

In their hour of pointless contextual corruptions

 

To she who swallowed these poisonous half-truths

Ignorant ramblings, torn from these lips that utter

To he who foolishly decided to speak on my behalf

With controversy and shameless malediction

 

Face me "my insignificant other" betrayer of my heart

Having the arrogance to judge me after all you did

Look me in the eye, old friend for we are new enemies

Taking snippets of words from me to sully my name

 

You old friend, have no right to speak yet you still do

You have wronged me over and over despite my forgiveness

You are no friend, not even a decent person

Though I desire to ask "why?" I shall not

 

To you my past flame, I am sickened by your cowardice

To not even question these lies despite my good nature

I have forgiven you so many times over as well

But this is the last. I shall not explain for it is folly to explain to fools

Eyes intently begging

With tears and shaking hands,

I approach with no hesitation

 

My lips open, my voice flows out

An unmistakably sincere apology

Humble beyond humility

 

And though it is not I

That bares true fault

It is my voice in this apology

 

I cannot bear to see you

In such internal conflict

While you battle with your pride

 

I did no wrong

My only fault is weakness

A weakness that cannot bear to see you cry

A weakness that swallows its own pride

 

A weakness that will never allow you to suffer

In years of chasing hopes

Seeing, traveling, dreaming

I return to the monotony

Of the daily slave-drive

 

Each article written
Photos taken and music mixed

Events joined with joy
People met with no regret

 

Each a dream come true
Every minute until today

Has led me to smile

Clearly poorer but greatly wiser

 

A past somebody

Now a generic Joe

Rich in experiences

Blessed with friends

 

Moving forward

In a once backward world

Thankful for family

Thankful for the chance to "do"

 

Thankful to all of you.

 

Thank You! (Thank you...)