Au Revoir-MaiChard (A Collection of One Shot)

Ikaw at ang Tula

"Sa Tamang Panahon"

Kailan naging mali
o tama ang panahon?

Naging mali ba ito nong
Minsan kitang sinukuan?
O naging tama ito nong
ilang beses kitang ipinaglaban?

Pero klaro sa akin
na sa bawat pag suko
o pag laban,
buong buo ang aking
nararamdaman.

Kailan ba naging mali
o tama ang panahon?

Mali ba ito nong minsan
umayaw na tayo?
o tama ito nong
pilit nating sinasalba
kung ano mang natira.

Pero ramdam na ramdam
ko na sa bawat pag ayaw
at pag salba...
andon ang puso
nating walang pangamba.

Kailan nagiging mali ang
isang pagmamahal?
Mali ba na ako'y nagparaya?
at hinayaan kang magpasya
kung ano sayo ang kahulogan
ng masaya, kahit pa posibleng
hindi na ako ang iyong makakasama?

Kailan nagiging tama ang "ikaw at ako"?
Kapag ba naging "tayo" sapat na ba yon
para sabihing tama ako para sa'yo
at tama ka para sa akin?

Pero dumating ako sa puntong
Ramdam kong mahal mo ako,
pero may patlang sa bawat titig mo.
Saan ko ba hahanapin ang sagot
sa tahimik mong mga tanong?

Kung hindi man sapat ang salitang: Mahal kita.
Ano pa bang pwede kong isambit para
maniwala kang "mahal kita" — "mahal na mahal kita".

Kung hindi sapat ang mga balikat ko
para gawin mong sandalan sa tuwing
nag dududa ka kung sapat ba ang buo
mong pagkatao para sa isang tulad ko.
Ano pa bang pwede kong gawin para
tuloyan kang maging payapa sa pagmamahal na ibinibigay ko sa 'yo?

Kung hindi ako laan para sa 'yo,
Bakit pa ba tayo pinagtagpo?

Kung hindi ikaw,
Sino?

Kung hindi ngayon,
Kailan?

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Unang basa pa lang niya sa tula, alam niyang magiging fan na siya ng pag gawa ng tula at alam niyang isa ito sa nag impluwensya sa kanya kung bakit kumuha siya ng Eng-Literature course.

She is the 3rd child out of four. She is Alessandra Gibson. To her friends she is Lexi, but to her family and relatives and those close to her, she is Lex or Alex. She grew up in the States. Her mom and dad are both Filipinos but met in the States when they were in College.

A year ago the entire family decided to move back to the Philippines except for her Kuya Aris—the oldest whom already have a family and 2 kids and can't move back because he and his wife have a job and it would also be hard for her nephew and niece to adjust. But Allen the second child and the fourth one and the youngest—Alec, move back together with their parents.

Her Kuya Allen found a job at one of the Accounting firms in the metro while she and her younger brother continued their schooling.

The main reason why they moved back to the Philippines is because of her ill grandmother—her mom's mom.

Her mom has 4 other siblings, all base in the Philippines. Two sisters and two boys. Her mom is the middle child. They love their grandparents and for her, she will do everything for them.

They are the sweetest and thoughtful grandparents you could ever wish for and she's so lucky that she was born in this family. Her grandpa already passes away 16 years ago, but to all of them—his memory is still alive, especially to her grandma.