Paghahanap

Paghahanap

(daramhati ng isang bulag)

Nasaan ka na ba?
Nais na kitang makita
Sana naman, huwag kang magtagal;
Iyan ang tangi kong dasal.

Ako ay nabubuhay sa mundo ng karimlan
O pag-asa, kailan ka pa ba matatagpuan?
Adhika ko'y masilip ang iyong kariktan;
Upang itong hininga'y mabigyan ng kabuluhan.

Patuloy pa ring bumubuhos ang luha,
Nahahapis sa natamong diwara
Puso ay napingas
May darating pa kayang lunas?

Kung tunay kang mahiwaga, o langit
Kapagdaka'y burahin mo itong sakit;
Huwag sana sa akin ipagkait
Na minsan mabuksan, mga matang nakapikit.

Buong buhay nang nangangapa
Kailan ko pa ba malalasap ang ginhawa?
Munting pangarap, sana'y makaalpas;
Matakasan ang madilim na landas.

Pananaw ko sa buhay, patuloy na lumalabo
Walang nahahanap, nadidiin pa lalo;
Nais lang naman ay tunay na karinyo,
Hindi ang pang-aapi sa mundong mapaglaro.

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Fay is a Jill of all trades. She is a licensed professional teacher, content editor, HR Manager, and self-published author. She has published two books on Amazon and is currently working on her goal of printing her books locally. At present, she is an editor at LexisNexis®+UK and handles four practice areas (Family, In-house Advisor, Pensions, and Practice Management). Fay is also an HR Manager at Little Rain Center, where she reports three times a week. On weekends, she continues to teach English online to her private students and also takes on content writing jobs from Upwork sometimes. Some of Fay's favorite things to do are having coffee with her family and friends, reading books, creating beauty content (she is a UGC creator), making resin crafts, and playing her guitar. She has written a few songs back then but is not planning to pursue a music career anytime soon.