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My August Quest

(Flower of May 1981)

A poem of mine published in Broadsheet,

Manila Bulletin dated November 27, 2002, in the section JUST FOR KICKS under subsection DIARIES.

 

It was just an ordinary day, 
  That turned out into something special . 
  I never expect that it would happen in my life,
An affair that's carved forever in my heart.   


  It was ne'er designed to changed my life, 
  But it did happen, 
  I try to resist but it is of no use, 
  Cause I'm too weak and you are to strong.   


  wanted to blame myself, 
  For being your prey. 
  But I have to be honest with myself, 
  That I enjoy every moment of it.   


  Everyday I always think of you, 
  And always looking forward to that day, 
  That I'll see you again 
  How blissful my heart is. 


    
  I know that my simple happiness, 
  Would only last for a day. 
Because I know you are not meant for me. 
  A fact I have known long before.   


  I know I am stupid, 
  But hell I don’t care , it’s killing me. 
  If I would delude myself of what I truly feel. 
  Even once in a while.   


  But I never dream of having you 
  For the rest of my life, 
  Because I'm fully aware that it would be impossible, 
  You already belong to someone else.  

 


 
 
I could not find the right words to write of how feel about the Maguindanao Massacre. As of November 24, authorities already recovered 46  victims killed in the politically-motivated massacre. Those victims were among the group of some 50 men and women,  including lawyers and journalists  who were about to file a certificate of candidacy in behalf of Esmael “Toto" Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, who planned to run against Ampatuan’s son Andal Jr. for the gubernatorial post. 
They who were abducted by an estimated one hundred armed men reportedly belonging to the camp of Governor Andal Ampatuan of Maguindanao province.

I need not to write more. I need not to name names. I need not to give more details. The incident has been all over the papers, on tv and on the internet. All I can say is, JUSTICE should be served and punish those people behind this beastly and gruesome killings.

WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS BELOW. Dead bodies lie on the ground near their vehicles at the crime scene of a massacre of a political clan that included several journalists in the outskirts of Ampatuan, Maguindanao in southern Philippines.  
Note: All photos were obtained from other news-blog sites and some via ATWITPICS from ANC (ancalerts). Ownerships retained by photographers and media firms.