R.I.P.

I used to think you are a decent person.
But you lied to me,
Now I look at you stained,
like a fine marble cross
a pigeon pooped on.
And that my friend, I cannot forgive.
I know time will heal my torn existence.
But the scars will be with me forever.
It’s such a cliche.
Soon, I will laugh it off, and say
It didn’t happen to me,
it happened to someone else.
It just wasn’t mean to be.
And all that crap.

Have a good life.

Good riddance!

(Tagalog translation went to another plane … but still have the same general meaning)

Inakala ko ay isa kang tapat at makatao,
Nguni’t ika’y nagsinungaling,
Ang pagtingin ko sa iyo ngayon ay ika’y namantsahan
parang isang krus
na marmol na dinumihan ng kalapati.
Kaibigan, isinusumpa kita.
Sabi nga nila, maghilom man ang sugat
ay mayroon pa ring balantukan.
Balang araw,
alam ko, tatawa na lang ako,
sasabihin ko sa sarili ko,
di ito nangyari sa akin
at sa iba ito nangyari.
Na kung ano man ang ating dinaanan,
ito’y hindi dapat naganap.

At kung ano pang kababalaghan.

Paalam kaibigan,
Harinawa’y magkaroon ka ng
isang magandang buhay.

Ulol!

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7 Responses to “R.I.P.”

  1. napakasakit…kuya ken!
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  2. Ken Ilio says:

    Hahahahahah! Madrama lang talaga ako. :-)

  3. Ebie says:

    Very poetic!
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  4. Thess says:

    Hay, ang mga masaklap na pangyayari sa buhay..pagdating ng tamang panahon, mawawala na rin ang saklap.

    * smile* ka Ken :D
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  5. Pinky says:

    Naku, kakaintriga naman itong lahok mo… mukhang grabe ang ginawa noong yumao ha! RIP talaga sa kanya.

  6. Ken Ilio says:

    Pinky: hindi siya yumao. Yumao lang sa buhay noong karakter (I’m writing a novella that has a main character who is suffering from unrequieted love). Hahahahahaah!

  7. Yami says:

    Ang lalim naman ng pinanggagalingan ng tulang ito.

    Salamat pala sa tip mo, tinanggal ko na yung date sa camera. :) (so totoo pala ang orbs?)
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