Bitter-Sweet Memory

Ronnie Umali

We love in different ways.

Sometimes we still love although it aches.
‘Cause when we are in love we see beautiful things.
We see leaves dancing,
We hear some bees buzzing.
And we love to look on a smile like a sun shining.

Like I.
I who loved someone unconditionally,
I who gave my heart unexpectedly.
I who rode a thousand miles to make him happy,
I with heart of iron and stone,
But for him it turns to a cloudy soft cotton.

I offered my love that was big as mountain,

But suddenly he ran away  faster than a cheetah and never comeback again.
Yes he ran!
And he run to a comfort woman.
Maybe it was also my fault ‘cause I can’t give him what he want.
I can’t give it ‘cause like him I am a man.

Our love was a bitter-sweet memory

I always hear a loud silence when I’m thinking that he still want me.
But I just cry a river realizing that I lost him already.
And I don’t know why I still want to say...
Love, please come and take me!

“Now Awake”
 Here I am on the corner,
Thinking on when this pandemic will be over,
Thinking if we will recover,
Thinking if after this our life will be better.

Thoughts are running out of my mind,

Is the cure will still be find?
Can others will be kind?
Or they will ignore the crisis and will still be blind?

Facing this pandemic is not that easy,

There is no poor and there is no wealthy,
But my friend do you see?
My friend do you know the reality?
It’s not true that there is no poor and there is no wealthy.

Life on this kind of crisis is harder on those poor,

The virus can travel easily door by door,
While those wealthy have spacious land, have their pool,
They are safer and that’s for sure.

Riches can go online class,

They can be full doing nothing and just sit back
They can just sip a juice on a glass,
While poor only depend on the food packs.
 Oh, Covid 19 now I am still thinking,
You’ve opened my eyes to see everything,
I still can’t believe this is happening,
I am hoping that this chapter on our live will meet its ending.

“Beautiful Guy”

I am water that washes dirt,

Like a righteous man who makes mistake,
Like a man who make things right,
Like a man who paints the black with white.

I am a primer that make things last,

Makes you feel great not that fast,
Do not worry I am in-tacked,
I’ll protect everything from being crushed.

I am foundation, I am base,
I maybe dark or maybe light,
I’ll make sure to make your face so bright,
I am concealer that make things balance,
I am highlighter who provide you depth,
I will make your face look bright
And awake it would otherwise.
 I am blush-on and an eye shadow,
I’ll put some colours and make you glow,
I am lipstick that paints your smile,
And I will make you a beautiful guy.

Cause like I,
You are water that washes dirt,
You’re a righteous man who makes mistake.
And you are a man who make things right.
You paint black with white.

Sunrise
It’s a brand new day at the city,
I woke up to see the sun that shines brightly,
As I went out the breeze touches my skin softly,
 It is truly a wonderful day at the city.

I wander but it feels differently,

There are check points and military,
Everyone panics and it feels so heavy.
They said that the virus entered the country.

Everything seems to be abnormal,

They locked down the cities, barangays, churches and hospitals,
Love ones were crying out loud on funerals,
We saw that this virus is really fatal.

I walked down town,

Everyone feel so depressed and down,
I see faces drown with frown,
The only one who’s laughing is the virus with the crown.

Experts said that there is no yet a cure,

When it will be over they’re not sure,
The only thing we can do is to pray and be hopeful,
Now I am wishing that someday I’ll wake up with a day that’s wonderful.

Insomnia
It’s 03:00 am and still awake,
 I can’t sleep, need a pill to take,
A pill to make me sleepy,
A pill to make my head dizzy.

This insomnia makes me depressed.

I have night that’s so sleepless,
I have no to talk to, I fell so pissed,
I really want to lay-down and have a rest.

I counted cows, I counted sheep.

Prepared a milk to have a sip,
I comb my hair and brush my teeth,
I did everything but still can’t sleep,

Picked up my phone and played a music,

Listened to voices that’s so angelic,
I lay my head very quick,
I closed my eyes because now I feel so sick.

It’s already 04:00 am and now I’m sleepy,

Yes I can have a rest so sweetly,
Thank you, I fell asleep already,
Good night and sleep well my baby.