Dead Roses and Clandestine Poesies

‘Di ako ang salarin, Gatilyo’y ‘wag putukin. Kasalana’y ‘di sa’kin, Buhay ko’y ‘wag kitilin! __________ mayari ascribed.

  Hear such leaves rustling? Delicate never fumbling! Nature’s alluring. __________ mayari ascribed.

Dugo’y pinta sa blusa Tinig ko ay lalaya— Lalaban ang pag-asa. __________ mayari ascribed.

Engraved in galleries graced with daisies, Depths of thy phantom has me still as blue. Thou asked why somber, caged in fantasies. I replied, ‘tis how I chose to love you. Chose to see your crevices’ mystery, They are now peace to my untamed madness. Greatest escape from cuts and misery; ‘Tis your smile that’s my forever highness. But burnt silence now have my shattered worth. Words of self-wrath to losing you was heard. Retracing weakened steps with hopes for mirth, To profess an eight-letter word was blurred. For now, ‘tis a lifetime I sacrifice, I’ll love you better in God’s Paradise. __________ mayari ascribed. mayari ascribed.