Last Monday, the world celebrated International Women's Day. In songs and in rhymes, women have been appreciated, praised, and honored. This song is just one of them. They say a woman armed with a most beautiful face can never be forgotten. Yet, the same countenance can also be her undoing. With it, she can bring … Continue reading She
Broken Vow
When love turns to betrayal, a mix of emotions will come rushing in. At frst, there is denial, essentially, a refusal to believe that it happened. Along with it is the desire to see tangible proof for without it, the reality remains questionable. Tell me his name, I want to knowThe way he looks at … Continue reading Broken Vow
Love (Always Commands)
February 14 is a special day for it's the day the world celebrates love. As someone said it most aptly, "all the world loves a lover". Yet, what is love really? How does one define the feeling? Is it a gift from the gods that mortals are supposed to share with one another? Love, one … Continue reading Love (Always Commands)
Keeping The Love Alive
Love has strange ways of pulling us back into her arms even after causing us great pain. Still, when we find ourselves welcoming that wondrous feeling again, we hold back, fearful of where this will lead us to. The heartache of the past continues to haunt us, and all that we remember is how it … Continue reading Keeping The Love Alive
Still
It's natural for people to come and go in our lives, but sometimes, someone comes along that we strongly feel is the one we've been waiting for. So we go out of our way to try and get to know her better, spend time with her, go out on friendly dates. In the process, we … Continue reading Still
I Don’t Want You To Go
I remember this song playing on the radio one ordinary day during my teenage years. It was a late Thursday afternoon, the day was almost done, but a thunderstorm was brewing outside. Midway through the song, the rains started to pour, accompanied by deafening thunder and the criss-cross of ligthning ripping through the dark-lit sky. … Continue reading I Don’t Want You To Go
Even Now
They say that we all have that one great love, the one that we can never really forget. Even as we have learned to move on and have managed to find a new love, every now and then, we still remember that one unfogettable someone with great fondness and longing. Even now, when there's someone … Continue reading Even Now
Hard Habit to Break
There's a downside to falling in love, and that's the tendency to take it for granted. We become so sure the feeling is so strong that we become complacent, and begin creating illusions that it will last forever. I guess I thought you'd be hereForeverAnother illusionI chose to createYou don't know what you gotUntil it's … Continue reading Hard Habit to Break
The Boxer
Boxers are often an unheralded breed. They take in a lot of blows in their lives even as many hardly come out as successful. Their stories are quite familiar although they are not always told in their entirety. Suffice to say that practically every prizefighter comes from a poor family. I am just a poor … Continue reading The Boxer
25 Minutes
There was once a man who played around witth love. As he played, he left behind women with broken and bleeding hearts. Eventually, the man came to realize that love is not a game. As he pondered on his past actions, it dawned on him that there was one girl he truly cared for. So … Continue reading 25 Minutes
