literature

Unbalanced By Mariel Ferreras Cold was the night But her love made it feel like sunrise It offered me a warm, bright light So I never felt what it's like To be frozen like an ice I only found comfort in your arms In the morning, she sings As she cooks my meal, That made the house stink At night, she comforts me, As I tell her about my dysentery Her love was infinite But the type that one can't restore And I failed to treasure it Only if I cared a little more, I would've loved her even before But I was filled with busy days Always rushing, never stays The roles I'm trying to play, Keep me from returning her love In any just way   'Coz I was trying to build a tower Something to make her stagger But dear, I was never told That even for a flower, Her happiness would be sold For I saw her throng of floret Of all the ranges, she only likes violet "Honey, these are your favorites," she said Then her eyes teared as I swayed my head But her grin was unexpected  I s

      Punan mo ako nang ako'y tumaba,  kung walang laman ika'y mapapaluha.     Buksan mo nang hangin ay umihip,   Isarado kung may sumisilip     Sila ay nagkakantahan, habang ang iba'y nag-iiyakan.        

De F r e e By Mariel Ferreras I am afraid to try my best To hustle, while everybody rests As you might say it's all I can do  Despite working so hard, I'm still nothing close to you I barely have ideas to find, Ironic to have a busy mind Often just distracted from reality It's all happening before me So in the future, what can I be? I won't make a writer with my limited words I also never learned to do any sports And don’t even ask me about math It’ll make me even more sad, As if it’s the only problem I ever had. I just spend my whole afternoon sitting, Drawing pieces of middlings But I can never say that it’s what I'm best at For I'd stomp on my pride, Believing, I have more to provide It's the full extent I tried  But I'm still afraid to be set aside Now that it's all clarified I have all these dull sides, Yet nothing for your spotlight. However, I learned that it’s okay To be so mediocre as you say ‘Cos nothing comes in an easy way For another day