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A. RJ, MY BROTHER
I wish there was a way I could reach you
For in a world of your own, you remain
You talk to the angels and they sing you their
songs
How I wish you could talk to me too.
You are a baby inside a man
Whenever your wants are
not met
You wail like an infant since you can't speak
How I wish that there was an easier way
But as I give you my hand, you take mine
Then you give me a smile that makes my day
Words I can't hear,
but I can feel
Every beat of your heart that says you love me
You love listening to the radio
And you love watching
the news
I don't know what's inside your mind
But I know that your thoughts are deep.
I know there are struggles, but I cannot complain
For you bring joy
more than trials
You and PG are our angels
AND HEAVEN GAVE YOU BOTH TO US FOR A REASON
February 21, 1996
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MY FOREIGN LANGUAGE POEMS
B.WRESTLING WITH EMOTIONS
As I looked at the chaos around me
It made me wonder if serenity was meant for me
Then all of a sudden I felt a gush of wind
That made me feel wrapped in someone's arms
As I wrestled with my emotions
There You were comforting me
Telling me to always look up
And that when I'm alone I should not be lonely
You're my God, You're my King,
You're Saviour, and Redeemer
You're my Life, You're my Hope,
You're my light. You made me stand
Up on a pedestal when I deserve
To be dumped into the abyss
You're my peace, You're my strength
Now I believe that my life has a purpose
And that is to serve You with all of me
To be one with You
To share You're everlasting
With everyone on this earth.
September 27, 1992
C. YOU THOUGHT I BELIEVED YOU
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I know your heart is tied with another.
And all those lies you have said,
D.DREAMING OF YOU
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Dreaming of you makes me reach the sky
4 U
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E. I AM ANGRY
© by Lara Mia Veronica M. Garcia
I don't know why I wasted
For him
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F. MIRAGE
© by Lara Mia Veronica M. Garcia
At the other end of the line
I want to hold you in my arms
But I'm sad to say I do not love you
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Lara Mia Veronica M. Garcia, Paranaque City, Philippines
G.WHAT WILL I BE TOMORROW (a song)
What will I be tomorrow?
What will I be tomorrow?
Have you forgiven this wretched soul
I want to stop pretending
December 14, 1988
H. FOR LIZELLE (a song)
I never met a friend like you
April 1997 (For her Civil Wedding)
I.WHAT'S YOUR ROLE IN MY LIFE? (song)
What's your role in my life
My heart beats fast
What's your role in my life
My heart beats fast
April 13, 1996
J. FOR MARIVIC (for my friend who died last January 1,1997 at the
age of 25)
Sounds of your laughter and the kindness of your heart
January 1, 1997
K. IN THE STILLNESS OF THE NIGHT
In the stillness of the night
February 1, 1994
L. FOR PATRICK (a poem written by a fictional character named Marcie
in my unlaunched play SA ILALIM NG ARAW [Under the Sun])
The fire told the water of its blazing love
January 15, 1985
M. LETTING GO
I heard the wind whistle a tune from long ago
March 16, 1996
N. COULD THIS BE LOVE?
Could this be love
July 18, 1999
O.THE IMAGE IN THE LOOKING GLASS
I smile when people say I'm beautiful
I look around me
I reach out my hand
I see my past, my present
Then she pushes me back to reality
December 15, 1998
P.COUNTRYSIDE JOURNEY
Let me take you for a ride
No, this is not a song of rhyme.
All my life
For there were those
Looking at the trees and mountains
My mental innocence was lost as a child
Most of the time
Lessons learned the hard way
We are now near the terminal.
December 16, 1998
Q.CUPID IN MOURNING
I wonder why I said goodbye
When playful cupid shot his arrow
My Valentine, you remain just a Valentine.
Will you let the child of Venus suffer?
February 14, 2000
R. TRYING TO BREAK FREE
My love,
I believe it is you
Set me free
S.YOU ALONE
Love for me
February 14, 2000 (Well, it was true when I wrote it)
U. FOR MABEL (My friend who died last March 11,2001 at a very
young age of 21)
The short time I spent with you
Wherever you are may you be in peace.
March 12, 2001
V.SWEET WORDS OF HOPE (A song)
Play me your love song
Take my hand my precious
Play me your love song
You’re not the man of my dreams
Play me your love song
Whisper to me
July 15, 2000
W.LET'S BE FRIENDS AGAIN
Suddenly the room is filled
I used to love you,
Why do I feel so alone
Why do you remain special
X.LITTLE MIRACLES
Lord, what did I do to deserve Your love?
There was a time that the maids
Once a truck almost hit us
There are many things
Just tonight You have used my
Dear God, no one really deserves
September 8, 2001
Y.SMILE AGAIN, PG
There was a time when it was easy to love you
Dearest brother even if I still love you
PG, please smile again
I couldn't even bring you to your favorite place
Please my dear brother,
September 16, 2000
(Thank you for smiling again before you died, my dear)
Z.WASTED ENERGY
I have poured my deepest emotions
Dedicated to the person who wanted to talk to me a while ago (Feb.4,
2000)
Hurting words are what you utter
When you say you never thought of loving me.
But your ways are so transparent
The dumbest twerp knows what you feel for me.
Don't worry, I am not the type who steals,
And I am not about to wither,
Especially when you claim I'm the only one who feels.
You may have thought I believed.
But my love for you will never die,
As I am not so easily deceived.
August 10, 1997
That takes me to the land where
There are no tears.
We kiss passionately and never
Want to part
We dance till the morning light.
Dreaming of you brings me
To a land full of flowers
Endless pure waters
And vast horizons.
If only in dreams
I could be with you
May I never wake up at all.
My precious time
Wanting you
Loving you.
I don't know why I wasted
My precious tears
Wishing you will
Hold me and love me
Until the end of time.
You are not worth my
Time and my tears.
You do not even
Deserve my love.
I don't know
Why I have to love
You, but I do.
I heard you breathe
Your heart was beating fast
And it seemed like
You wanted to tell me
That you love me
But realized it was not yet the time
And feel your lips touch mine
I want your arms to enfold me
Your hands to caress me
No, not the way you do
So I pray to God that this ill feelings
Would just fade away
Just like a mirage in a sandy desert
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What will I be after tonight?
Will there be joy?
Will there be sorrow?
Is there a future for me?
What will I be after tonight?
Will there be songs? Will there be laughter?
Is there a future for me?
who has failed You time and again?
You said You have forgiven me
even before I asked,
But why do I feel so helpless and alone?
I want to praise Your name
I want to spread Your beauty, my Lord
And say what a wonder You are
You mean the world to me
You understand my shortcomings
You mean the world to me
So I wish you all the best in the world
Most especially in this new life of yours
How I wish that you'll be happy together
How I wish that you'll be happy forever
I don't understand
Why the heavens set me
and sent me to your door
I don't know what you are to me
Whenever I hear your voice
I think I'm in love
I hope you are too
I simply can't understand
Why I always see your face
In front of me
Even though you're far away from me
Whenever I think of you
I know I'm in love
I know you are too
never fail to enchant my bleeding soul.
I long to tell you how important you are,
but now I wonder if that's possible.
When we parted ways I thought
that the day would come that we'd reunite
But I was wrong for you have left this world permanently.
It is hard to accept this horrid fact,
But I entrust you to our Lord.
His holy angels will be your friends
and you will be in Mama Mary's bosom,
The day will come when we will meet again,
But before that time comes,
please watch over us.
Marivic, our angel, we miss you
Tears of sorrow encumber us,
But we know that you're in His presence
And our tears will be turned into dancing.
echoes of your voice I hear
I cry and cry
where are you my fair love?
I miss you...I long for you
I remember the games we used to play
Your angelic voice keeps ringing in my ears
but where are you my fair love?
The wind blows softly to caress my aching soul
Thoughts of you start to play like a movie in my mind
I thought we were made for each other,
But I was wrong
for the Lord has other plans for us
His ways are higher than ours
And His thoughts are higher than our thoughts
Therefore, I must accept His decision.
the water laughed at the fire and quenched
it from above
Rains washed the blaze and the fire duly cried
then her brother wind made the wood truly dried
That's what I felt when my love fell apart
I miss dear Patrick for my brother broke my heart
He told me lies about him and his beloved friends
Now I wish to tell him of my love and hope to make amends.
it shook me and took me to a place I never
wanted to tread anymore
I've released you and entrusted you to a great friend
I know I am over you, but sometimes I get confused
Whenever I hear songs on the radio
Especially those you used to sing
Rain of painful tears deluge in my heart
that make me wish we could be together again
I ask myself,"Is this love or just tender longings?
I wish the Lord's will would be clearer
For I do not
want to hold on
If He did not plan you to be mine."
Yet, I say to myself that I musn't cling on to the
past
I must move on and focus on today
So I could bravely face tomorrow.
Or just a simple melody
A mystery deep inside
Clinging to my soul?
I'm amidst the laughter
and the rain
of the pain that tremendously
Supresses my deepest emotions
I want to burst out all
My innermost depressions
But something seems to
be stopping me
Stopping me from saying
that I love you so
'Cause I'm not really sure
of what I feel for you
Could this be love
Or am I just confused?
As for what I've learned
Love is not a feeling
It is a decision
But do I believe what they say?
Sometimes I do, but mostly I don't.
I see a different image in the mirror
I see a murky face.
All I see is darkness
I look above me
There's a glaring light
How could that be?
To the image in the mirror
She gets to touch my hand
And pulls me inside.
My future and beyond
She makes me understand why this
And that happened.
I grasp all the information I could.
Now, the image I see is me.
To the lovely countryside
I have been there several times
All my trips have been sublime.
Nor is it a song of joy.
It’s a song of pain,
So much pain!
I have tried to be good
But most of the time
Bad won the battle.
Who abused my kindness
And there were those
Whom I hurt without meaning to.
I hear voices of children playing
No, they are nowhere to be found.
There’s no one out there.
Yet I am fortunate that my body remains pure
But I cannot say the same for my soul,
I stink…I am dung.
I wallow in self pity
But do I have the right to?
I don’t think so.
Are the ones that remain in one’s heart.
You may want to erase them
But they are the ones that make you strong.
Would you still want to go with me?
No one’s forcing you to.
It’s your decision.
When all my thoughts are filled with your smiles.
I wonder why I still long to hold you in my arms
To I share my tomorrows and dreams.
And filled you with desire
He wished it was eternal love you would pledge,
But his hopes were vanquished
When you decided to just fool around.
How I wish you could be my everything,
But your uncooperative soul
Wants nothing of that sort.
Yes, I guess you would.
But that won’t let my world end
Because there are more essential things than you.
I am trying to break free
From the chains
That I have bound myself with.
I seem to have lost the key
Where have I put it?
Is it somewhere in your pocket?
Who can help me
Not I because
I have decided not
To love him anymore...
That I should love you forever
Or at least
Until I stop breathing.
Oh faithful one
With your sparkling eyes
And hearty laughter.
Please dig deeper into your pockets
No, don't give up
I know, I know
That the key is
Just somewhere there
And I will wait until
You find it.
February 14, 2000
Was like colorful
Butterflies
And enchanting trees
With birds
Chirping a lovely tune.
I never knew it would
Feel this way.
My heart is
Wrenched
And there’s a pool
Of tears
Always forming
In my eyes.
Yet,
Even if there
Is sadness
I would not
Exchange what I
Feel for you
Because
You are an oasis
In an arid desert.
You never let me
Run dry.
You are my soul
My universe
And my
Sea of
Tranquility.
The moment I saw you
I heard bells ringing.
I never felt anything like that
For anybody before.
You’re attractive,
We both know that,
But that wasn’t it.
I’ve seen better looking guys.
I have been in love with them
And they have been in love with me.
No, I am not trying to
Insult you or anything,
Believe you me
It’s just that I never believed
In love at first instance
And even if I did,
I never imagined
That it could
Happen to me.
I believed that you should know
A person first before falling
For someone,
But I fell for you.
Your shaking hands
Weren’t any help for me.
I know that you might have
Been just nervous
Of something else,
But still,
I felt like floating.
Seeing you two days
In a row made my heart fly.
Then talking briefly with
You led me to cloud nine.
It’s still a wonder
Why I’m holding on
Even if I told the
Rest it’s all over.
I want to let
You know that
My love for you
Will remain
Until the day
I die
For
I could not
Love
Anybody
Else.
Even if you came into my life
Like a breeze
Somehow the mark you left
In my heart
Will stay.
Will forever be remembered
Even if we never became best of friends
You’re one of those who are like sisters to me.
Sing me a tune
Let me dance with your music
And fly to the moon.
Whisper to me
Sweet words of hope
Tell me it’s me
Not her
Bring me to paradise
Hold me and lull me to sleep
So I could dream about forever with you.
Sing me a tune
Let me dance with your music
And fly to the moon.
Whisper to me
Sweet words of hope
Tell me it’s me
Not her.
But something in you is so special
There’s certain magic in your eyes
That makes me think of no man but you.
Sing me a tune
Let me dance with your music
And fly to the moon
Whisper to me
Sweet words of hope
Tell me it’s me
Not her.
Sweet words of hope
Tell me it’s me
Not her.
With smoke
The music stops
Not a beat…
Not a sound.
Slowly, my heart
Is wrenched.
Why is it so?
You are so near to me.
You know
You just neglected me,
No, you rejected me.
In this crowded bazaar?
I wish I could find
The answer
But you alone can solve
This woe.
You who hate me
And treat me like scum?
I always ask myself
Why I still wish for us
To be the way we were.
We may never have
Been close friends,
But our bond
Was something else.
Why did you allow
A wall
To be built
Between us
You’re a foot away
Yet I feel
A mile is the distance
That separates us.
Please, be my friend
Again.
It’s pathetic,
I know,
But I only
Come after the best.
September 9, 2001
I have sinned so many times before.
My temper has been uncontrollable at times
And yet you saved me and my family
Many times from danger.
Forgot to turn the gas off
And flame of the range was still burning
Till midnight.
If my angel didn’t nudge me
To check if the gas was off
I don’t know if we still have a house
To live in.
As one of its tires fell
Out of place
Neither the passengers
Of that truck
Nor us were harmed.
That people may say are ordinary
But to me they are great miracles.
I cannot list them all here,
But my heart is forever grateful
Autistic brother RJ to save
Our house from fire.
He showed us the
Short-circuited outlet
And my heart cried thanks
To the heavens.
Your love,
But You love us just the same.
All that are mine came from You
So I can only give back what
Are rightfully Yours.
There was time when I would flaunt you to the world
I did not care if you were different from us
Your smile made a difference
It told me you loved me.
Even if I still want to fight for your cause
You have instilled fear in my heart.
I miss the brother I used to play with
Please smile again
I don't care if you remain a child forever
Just smile again.
Without being brought to the handicapped office
Who can blame them?
No, not me
They just want to care
For the other visitors, you see.
Help me fight your cause
If I am afraid of you
Who is there to protect you?
So, please smile again.
To you in my letters
Telling you of my deepest regrets
And the need for me to say goodbye.
I have come to the end of the crumbling line
And as much as I want to be with you...
To talk to you...to feel your presence...
I just need to move on and face
Tomorrow on my own.
Please try to understand
That while you are carousing
I am in tears
That while you are joking
Serious thoughts fill my mind.
Stay away from me
For I can't bear
To be near you
And not claim you to
Be my own.
I could not imagine
Any person taking you away
From me if you were mine
So why would I try to do
The very thing I hate?
Please, please....
Didn't you read my letters?
Did I just waste all my energy?
Did I waste the tears I shed?
Did I waste all the guts I mustered
As I told your brother my dilemma?
Please tell me.
......I HOPE NOT.
©Lara Mia Veronica Veronica M.
Garcia
August 2001
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