I Wanna be a Poet

by ME


I wanna be a poet

                              so I could write a good poem

                              which I will make you read,

                              something that would make you smile,

                              I'll make sure.

I wanna be a poet

                              so I could write a poem about you,

                              on how your black hair frames your sweet face,

                              how your pink lips match your eyes,

                              on how your fair hands seem to always call mine.

I wanna be a poet

                              so I could write a poem about us,

                              about how you are to me,

                              about how I want me to be to you,

                              about how I want us to be.

I really wanna be a poet

                              but I don't know how.
                              Though, I'd still want to try,
                              just try,
                              for once, for the a chance.

Facebook Says...

On this day of your life, John Leinard, we believe God wants you to know... 

... that you cannot wait anymore.

The moment has finally come. You have no choice. You have to take that step now. Now. Not tomorrow, not in an hour, - Now! If anyone else is reading this, they would be confused. But not you. You know exactly what we mean. Do it. Now. 

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Many would argue that these stuff that appear on facebook do not really have bases, that they are all made up, just random stuff. But this one really hits it, bull's eye. And I would want to beLEIve, this one's really for me.

This morning, I was already thinking of giving up (just because I thought I suck at it). But then again, I'm only trying, still trying. Afterall, this is my first attempt really. So I say, let's do it! Whatever happens, atleast I know I tried.

Reading something affirming is always good. And thank God for this, my sleep would definitely be better.

Entry # 1: Stressed

This will be my first real blog entry for this site. I've made a few blog accounts before but I have never really kept a well-maintained one. So, I promise this will be it.

I dunno if it'd be proper that my first blog would be about the stress I'm goin' through. But hell, I am really stressed, & this is all I'm feeling at the moment. So anything I might write or talk about would have to be about this.

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I am just so tired and stressed right now. But the next two weeks, I know, will definitely be more stressful. I just have a lot of things to do for Magis, the Sesqui Gala of the School of Humanities of the Ateneo. All of these I have to accomplish while I do my work (i.e. teaching kids).

I say to people, doing the Production Manager job for this event is twice as difficult as doing the PM-ship for Ang Unang Baboy sa Langit. I was trying to analyze this & I kinda figured out that the difficulty I'm facing mostly comes from the fact that this time, I deal w/ professionals & teachers. And boy are they tough to talk to, and needless to say, demanding!

To say that I already want this project to finish would be understatement. Just because it's too tiring & it's already getting on the way of my job (& I enjoy teaching kids). Still, my special Sunday prayer goes for this project, that it would be a really, really great one.

Desiderata

ni Max Ehrmann
salin sa tagalog ni Benilda Santos

Humayo nang payapa sa gitna ng ingay at pagkukumahog
at tandaang may katiwasayang masusumpungan sa katahimikan.
Hanggang kakayanin at nang hindi sumusuko,
pakitunguhan nang mabuti ang lahat.

Sambitin ang sariling katotohanan nang mahinahon at walang gatol
at pakinggan ang iba, kahit ang pulpol at mangmang.
Sila man ay may masasabi.

Iwasan ang hambog at mapusok; nakaliligalig sila ng loob.
Kung ihahambing ang sarili sa iba, baka maging palalo o puno ng hinampo
dahil laging may makahihigit o mababa sa iyo.

Masiyahin sa iyong tagumapy, maging sa iyong mga balak.
Pangalagaan ang iyong hanapbuhay gaano man kahamak;
iya’y maaasahang pag-aari sa pabago-bagong kapalarang dala ng panahon.

Mag-ingat sa pakikipagnegosyo pagkat puno ng bulaan ang mundo.
Ngunit huwag naming magbulag-bulagan sa kabutihan.
Marami ang nagsisikap maabot ang kadakilaan,
at saan mang dako’y may kabayanihan.

Magpakatotoo sa sarili. Higit sa lahat, huwag magpanggap sa pagmamahal.
Subalit huwag ding kutyain ang pag-ibig
pagkat sa harap ng lahat ng kawalan ng sigla at pag-asa
lagi itong tumutubong muli tulad ng damo.

Tanggapin nang mahinahon ang payo ng taon,
at isuko nang magiliw ang mga biyaya ng kabataan.
Patatagin ang espiritu bilang pansanggalang sa di-inaasahang kasawian.
Ngunit huwag magpakaligalig sa mga nakababahalang alalalahanin.
Maraming pangamba ang dulot ng pagod at pangungulila.
Bukod sa pagkakaroon ng sapat na disiplina, maging malumanay sa sarili.

Supling ka ng uniberso, gaya ng mga puno’t tala
karapatan mong dumito.
At malinaw man ito o hindi sa iyo
walang alinlangan, sadyang namumukadkad ang uniberso.

Kaya maging payapa sa Panginoon
paano man ang pagkilala mo sa Kanya
at anuman ang iyong pagsisikap at pangarap;
sa maingay na kaguluhan ng buhay
panatilihing panatag ang iyong loob.

Sa kabila ng pagkukunwari, kawalang-kawawaan, at bigong pangarap,
Maganda pa rin itong mundo.
Maging masayahin. Sikaping lumigaya.