Talinhaga: English and Filipino Poems

Ma. Marjory Say

A seemingly unnoticeable being that

wanders around

This chaotic world -- that's full of doubts,

fears, and everything beyond

Comparison; that nestles our lives from

the very beginning --

Possesses the name Ma. Marjory Say --

the truth, the love, the meaning --

The completion of I.

But then again, I started believing

in this magical and cyclical feeling

That explodes from the bosom's core

of every human being

Who at first, disregards and knows nothing

about the specimen they now adore

About that someone who is nigh,

but, with the absence of lore

Disappears in the blink of an eye.

Everytime I try to glance at Her,

I receive a non-hypocritical smile

Bringing joy and warmness to this

cardiovascular organ of mine

Is this non-paradigmatic Eve that

makes me feel fine

I cannot hide, likewise, I cannot lie

for SHE is only thine

And, will never again, pass by.

Either I expect for the least or I

think for the positive --

Which motivates a creature to

continually live

With all the strength that it can give --

I can get what I want

Undoubtedly whole; and, confident was I

to emerge victorious and triumphant

"Change is constant." My battlecry.

What triggers me to wake up every morning

without a frown in my face

Is this simple lady -- Ma. Marjory Say --

whom no living entity could ever replaced

My inspiration to proceed with everything;

my inspiration to stop at nothing