May 11, 2025

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i am obsessed with lists
na hindi kailangang tapusin.
magmamadaling hahanap
ng instant panahon
para sa mga forever pakulo
that would never satiate
unwanted worries,
blaming anything else
but myself sa tuwing
may gulong magaganap
(tila 'di kinasabikang antala).

kikiskis at mandiriin
ang pagkukunwaring lutas
ng mga bagay-bagay
na pinasikat, pinakain,
minabuti't mini sundays,
hintulot lamang sa 'king
hangong pitifully priceless,

but i don't really mind this,
as long as i follow
what my heart believes
is right, how my eyes
feel when it's tight.

it has never been
about what's odd or even,
kundi kung paanong tatahakin
where the mind has never been.