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Reality

| Don Normantico

The reality of the situation struck him like a personal nightmare he might never wake up from. He was too scared to act or react, knowing he didn’t have any say in the matter and that his feelings wouldn’t help either. He regretted all the time he had wasted, and his lost thoughts clouded even more with every tick of the clock. He was simply caught off guard.

He had long yearned for her, and the next hour would deliberately teach him what long distance really meant. He was happy seeing her every few weeks, but tomorrow, tomorrow would start a new phase in her life, effectively ending his. The remaining time was not enough to gather his thoughts and say all the things he wanted. And extending that time was, of course, impossible. Her plane leaves in two hours, and he still doesn’t know what to do. He is willing to wait forever, but today was consumed by goodbyes and nervous distractions.

Pasekretong umiibig

| Don Normantico

Pasekretong umiibig,

Sa kaniya ay ‘di masambit

Ang tunay na nadarama

Puro sulyap sa tuwina.

‘Di mapigilan ang pagtingin,

Sana’y mapasaakin.

Naakit sa kaniyang ngiti,

Pag-ibig na ‘di na maikubli.

Photographs

| Don Normantico

Painfully, some photographs are flat, lifeless, cold reminders of times that will never return, holding memories that are too painful to revisit. Yet we still keep them because we fear that something so great won’t happen twice won’t happen again. Paradoxically, we feel pain and greatness at the same time, depending on our perspective when we look at that picture-perfect moment.

Though sometimes we discover unpleasant truths along the way, and whenever we do, we look at that picture with curiosity, wondering how life could easily ruin an irreplaceable experience and feeling. We could try to destroy that picture out of sadness and bitterness in our hearts, but we simply can’t. I know; it’s not that simple.

War Cry

| Don Normantico

It’s not about how good you are. It’s about how far you can go to get better. The intense desire to learn something is a far more superior attitude that those people who just want to succeed. I am whose ambition far exceeded my own talents, this fact doesn’t make me frail, instead, this mere fact pushed me, inspire me to constantly challenge myself, inspire me to seek and defeat my own limits. I am not an unrewarded genius. People can’t see that I’m working all alone for days and nights on end. I’m not that kind of person who strives for perfection as I can sacrifice anything as my heart desires. Remember failure is not an option, and when all else fails – I simply don’t. If I did, I can still hold my head up because I did what I needed to do in full extent, no regrets.

You need to be conscious of your strengths and weaknesses, making yourself capable of attaining what you need and not just what you want. That’s a perfect idea. Additionally, diligence is the most important virtue for success, that steadfast and earnest effort to accomplish something and the capability of not giving up. People like these are destined to succeed.

Contemplation

| Don Normantico

It was impenetrable, so dense. In the midst of contemplation, a tear fell. A bottle of whiskey was never enough to console my grief. Right here, sitting, wasting time writing love letters for her which she will never read. She’s beautiful; her charm made me weak, down on my knees under an irremovable spell. Then I heard my heart calling her name. The exact opposite of a propitious omen. Everything was fine till I answered every call, clandestinely thinking she’ll fall. Trapped by my own delusions, I fell, with no one catching me. Under the line I crossed, this unrequited affection exacted its price: it took everything from me.

Girl of the morning dew

| Don Normantico

The girl of the morning dew,

Surrounded by a beautiful mist,

She liked her complete solitude.

A man was enticed by her grace,

He who was constantly looking at her,

Adored her secretly and passionately

Looking at her as if she were a goddess.

He struggled hard to fight his emotions,

Separated by a worldly fate;

He couldn’t just fall into such dreams.

Yet after each day, his feelings matured;

He waited, longed, and loved.

Madness filled his empty heart,

He left his hesitations behind,

Gathered all the courage he had,

And confronted her to speak of his love.

Stuttering, nervous, feeling the gravity

Regret engulfed him as time stood still:

Someone already owned her heart.

Nagdurusa

| Don Normantico

Nagdurusa’t nag-iisa, naghihintay ng iyong lambing,

Pusong nanlalamig, hinahanap ang iyong pag-ibig.

Ikaw ay biglang nagpaalam, tinatanong kung bakit;

Mga halik na walang kasingtamis, akap na mahigpit.

Alaalang sinusubukang ‘wag balikan ngunit mapilit

Sinusubukang patawarin, iyong pangalan ay bukambibig.

Lungkot na nadarama, pusong nagtatago ng hinanakit;

Ikaw pa rin ang tinitibok ng puso, oh, anong sakit!

Too drained

| Don Normantico

Too drained for the tears he needed to shed,

His face changed from sadness to sudden rage.

He was consumed by anger, set ablaze,

Yet he couldn’t blame anyone for his mistake.

Wondering if everything she said was fake,

Now his verses are composed of bitterness and hate.

To repent today for his actions is too late.

Choices

| Don Normantico

Life is full of choices. Choices that we may regret, choices that we may be proud of, and for whatever reason we chose a choice, we need to live with it. No regrets. No time machines.