Holiday Blues

Christmas was 2 days ago, and surprisingly, I didn't even feel it pass by. I just woke up one morning and was shocked to learn "December 25 na pala?" Times are different I suppose. You don't hear Christmas songs being played on repeat on every store you enter or every radio station you tune into. The only telltale signs? The children out on the street singing very rude versions of Christmas classics and the garlands and fake flowers on sale at National Bookstore.

Back to work the day after Christmas, I'm like "Don't we get a breather or something?" but I suppose that's the real world. No time outs and no play again. Although it's a school, so technically, vacation officially ends on the 7th..

Other reasons why I did not feel the holiday cheer.. Hmm.. There are some people in your life that no matter how hard you try to let them go or no matter how busy you keep yourself just to avoid thinking of them, they are stuck on you. Like a piece of chewed up gum on the sole of your shoe. And I'm just gonna leave it at that.

But even through all those irritating happenings, there are a lot of good things and people in my life that cheer me up and stick by me no matter what. :)

LOVELY PAIN

What is this feeling?
It's physical pain
Eating me slowly from the inside
It won't stop until I see you again.

I never knew that
This physical pain
It's me missing you badly
It won't leave me until you're in my arms again.

I'm trying to shake it
My physical pain
It haunts my every waking hour
It won't go away until I kiss you again.

I'm strong, I endure it (for you)
Lovely emotional pain
Every beat of my heart counts down to a moment
It tells me we'll be together again.

MOMENTS

Like grains of sand slipping through my fingers
Moments come and go
Memories are all you have left
Imprints of reality left to hold.

Moments run into each other
Water flowing in a stream
Tendency is to let it pass
Never knowing what they mean.

But moments spent with you
These are most worthwhile
I learned to hold on
Not let it all pass me by.

If I could stop time
In these moments I hold dear
I'd be smart enough to cherish
Hold you, kiss you, keep you right here.

If I had to choose specific moments
I could treasure with gray hair
I'd take any spent with you
None can compare.

Moments come and go
Stop, rewind, play
Those spent with you I hold close to my heart
Until my dying day.