After a gleeful sharing of hearts
With my friends that I surely love
I already gave my hug to my friend, and I thought the road was fully empty.
I crossed the road, and a motorcycle almost bumps my body.
But guess what?I survived!
I avoided it, thank God.
I'm dead inside but have not died.
It was a quarter to seven at night.
I saw my uncle in front of their house.
Was it a coincidence that
I saw him on the road?
Or I'm just lucky that someone
can bring me home.
I immediately approached him
and didn't say a thing.
If he offers me a ride,
then I'll be glad to accept it.
And that's what happened,
I got on his motorcycle.
But with my auntie on the back,
I'm in the center.
While we're riding,
I'm watching the full moon.
It's like a guide that will surely stay.
I love its light reflecting
from the puddles.
It reminded me of admiring from afar, not having a choice but to stare.
I somehow realize
what's the point of admiring
If you can't get what you want,
if it's not for meant
But, what if there's a magical way
Maybe, if and only if there's a miracle.
Just like the insects we
faced while riding
You can still see them,
but they have already disappeared.
You can't tell what type
of insect they are,
Only if you stop and let them
take your time.
The breeze suddenly gets colder and colder as the time goes by.
My arm's hair suddenly goes up.
Does that mean I got cold
Or I can't just stand sitting for that long.
When we're already close and already facing broken thoroughfares.
I smelled something like burned rubber.
When I looked at the front, I saw a jeepney van producing gray smoke.
We took over because we couldn't stand it anymore.
Riding a motorcycle was just like life
Problems are unpredictable, and they may be unstoppable.
But that doesn't mean
you need to give up.
Sometimes, you just need to
overtake or take a rest for a while.
