It was Saturday night.
And the weather is not bright,
I walked home in the middle of that
stormy night.
You hurriedly run to me when you
caught me in sight.
Father was about to shout at me.
Ready to bombard me with questions.
But then, you stopped him as if you
sensed that there is something wrong with me.
I think that's what they call a mother's instinct.
You told dad to go upstairs for a while.
And when he was already not in the view,
You pulled me into a hug
And asked me, "what happened?"
As you said those words,
Tears started streaming down my cheeks.
And when you tap my back and said
everything's going to be fine.
It triggered my tears more,
But you didn't let go of me.
Instead, you ask me about my problem.
And that you will listen to every word
I'm gonna say.
As if on cue, I started to tell you about
my boyfriend Tom.
That he cheated on me.
That my first boyfriend left me hanging.
That the first boy whom I trusted,
betrayed me.
And that it hurts me so much to the point that it's killing me.
I was crying really hard in your arms.
I'm waiting for you to say a word but
when I glanced at you,
You were crying too,
Like you are hurting too.
I thought that you'll only cry if you
see me happy so I was shocked to
witness that you are also crying
because I'm sad.
"Nak, always remember that I am your partner in everything, that I am your buddy, that I am always by your side. Kasama mo kami ng tatay sa lahat. Sus, yung Tom na yun hindi niya nakita ang tunay mong halaga. Pero sana kahit na nangyari ito sa iyo ay huwag ka parin mawalan ng tiwala sa mga taong gustong pumasok sa buhay mo at huwag ka sanang matakot na magmahal ulit. Because love might hurt you but it will also be your reason to be happy again. Ayos lang na magmahal ulit at ayos lang na masaktan muli dahil ang lahat ng bagay ay nangyayari ng may rason at masaktan ka man pero meron ka paring matututunan. Iwan ka man ng lahat, nandito parin kami ng tatay mo. We're always here for you."
As you finished talking,
dad walked towards us and pull us in
a hug.
This is still the best warmth that I've ever felt in my entire life.
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A Mother's Care
PoesíaHI! This is a story in a way of short poems. This contains Tagalog or English poems. Dinededicate ko po ito sa lahat ng mga nanay, sana po ay ma-appreciate niyo po. This is my first work and I hope that you'll enjoy reading it.
