I smile not
For grim and dark
Lies the day before me.
The sun shall shine
Only once the battle ends.
If it shines down
Upon me as i stand on the field,
I shall be glad
For i shall have prevailed.
But if it shines down
Upon my battered corpse,
I shall still be glad
For i shall have fought
To my last breath.
But till then
I smile not.
Today is my coding day. You know, MMDA’s futile and short-sighted attempt at reducing traffic in the metropolis. I wanted to be at the office early so I left home early. It was smooth going all the way till I ran smack into the congestion called Ortigas. I was stuck there for over half an hour. The minutes ticked by. Soon it was already way past 7 and and I was still stuck. As I crawled through the congestion, I tried to hide my plate number by staying close to the vehicle in front. But as luck would have it, I ended up being the last vehicle through the traffic light. Worse, I got stuck in the middle of the intersection with my rear plate exposed. Soon enough, one of the blue boys walked up and knocked on my window. Good thing he let me go when I explained I just got stuck in the congestion and that I’m just on the way to the office of a government agency which the company shares the building with. Talk about [agency] name dropping. Whew!
UPDATE: Learned it’s the first day of classes. No wonder traffic was horrible.
Today is the Philippines’ Independence Day. And though I may not be proud of some Filipinos, definitely…
Photo courtesy of Our Awesome Planet.
In the midst of the night
I’m awakened once more.
You said it could be
Someone thinking of me
Then I read your words
Wishing me a good night’s sleep
Could it be that you’re the one
Thinking of me?
How I wish that were
But I fear that is a wish too much
And so I just wish you back
A good night’s sleep.
It was almost beautiful. But you had to add more and ruin it. You should just have left that last brush stroke, that last note, that last word, as it is: Final.
