A Glimpse to My Writings

A Tribute to a My Dear Land Philippines

Juliet — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:32:58 +0000

We were living peacefully in this land called ‘Pearl of the Orient’
Our land was so rich and green
We have our gold, our seas and mountains
We have nothing to ask for
Everything is provided by mother nature

Then a galleon came with these foreign men
By their power, they took everything
Our land, our gold, our freedom
Our forefathers were divided
By their sword and cross, the Pearl was conquered

For 300 years they had stayed
Our ancestors became slaves
Our great grandmothers were raped
Millions of our fellowmen were killed
And all over the land, their blood had been scattered!

Then a cry of freedom rang In the ears of Balintawak!
Our Great father had stand and urge us to fight
With his bolo and great bravery,
He shouted:”We have to fight for our freedom!
We have to freed our land!”

We were almost there but then we were divided again
Some of our forefathers stood
On the side of these foreign men
By their selfishness we were weaken
Until we were conquered again

The kind of sufferings that we experienced from these Whites
Will never be forgotten as long as we live
Millions of casualties, cities were destroyed
Their flag were victoriously hanged
Above the Pearl that mourned

While the Pearl was mourning
Another battle hits again
This time the Tiger Japs
Snatched the Pearl from Whites
By their bayonets, the land was bathed by blood

The exploitation and slavery of our motherland
Seems like heavy rains

storming its inhabitants
Freedom was just a dream
To a poor Filipino man

Then the movement had risen
To fight for our freedom
They were tag as “Huks” heroes of Japanese times
The struggle continues
We have to topple these men

As the Japs were cornered, the Whites suddenly entered
Because they claimed that it was their promise
To return as Mc Arthur said
The wise whites had shared with us
The victory that must be ours

That was the great history of our Mother Pearl
With her beautiful feature
She is always jailed
In as much that she longs for freedom
But she was always conquered

My dear fellowmen Do we really gain the freedom?
Which been long so much by our motherland?
Do we really escape from the clouts of these Whites?
Who conquered us during those early times?

The Echo of Balintawak
Can still be heard in the wind
The way they shouted for freedom
Was like a thunder in the mountains

.
The cry of our forefathers were like a storm and hurricane!

How long shall we sleep?
How long shall FREEDOM be a dream?

By Juliet Bustinera Corpuz 12-20-1996

Did you feel my anger in this piece?
This poem was posted in our company newsletter and a local magazine.
I was very active as a labor union leader when I composed this piece. I was one of those who march on the street with clench fists asking to make a difference…

Posted in Activist's Writings Tagged: activism, activist, filipina blog, filipina writing, Filipino, glimpse to the pearl, mother pearl, My homeland Philippines, pearl, pearl of the orient, Philippine History, Philippine Poetry, Philippines, pinaykeypoint, poem, poetry, Republic of the Philippines, tula

If I will be given the chance to Live Again

Juliet — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:04:55 +0000

You came to me as a dream

Though you always tell me you’re real

You said that you loved me with all your heart

And that I’m the best thing in your life

I’d like to believe that it’s true

And spend the rest of my life with you

I want to show you how much you mean to me

I’d like you to know how much I love you so.

We built our castle in the air

I am your princess and you ‘re my knight

We hug, we kissed, and we danced

We made love all through the night

We never care for the uncertain future

Though we knew it would come

I knew that sooner or later

All these dreams will be gone

I often look up in the sky

And utter some prayers

Why you came just now?

Why you’re just a dream?

If only I will be given the chance to live again

I’ll choose to live it with you

I wonder how it is to be in your arms

I wonder how it is to be with you…

There are so many mysteries in this road called life

So many questions that needs to be answered

So many dreams waiting to be a reality

So many pains that must be endured

If I am bound to face it all in my journey

I can do nothing but to walk alone in the road

I have to know where it would lead me

I hope that at the end your will be there waiting for me.

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz

11-22-2006

Posted in Poems from a Wounded Heart Tagged: composition, filipina writer, Filipino writing, Philippine Poetry, Philippine writing, pinaykeypoint, poems, poetry, to live again

Where the Love Goes?

Juliet — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:49:37 +0000

I never believe that real love do fade away

Til last night when you made love to me

No tenderness and no caress in your kisses

You never hold me like the way you used to be

I wonder where the love goes?

Why the feeling never last?

It seems that you never ever remember

The essence of the word forever

I long for the nights when you were still mine

You used to embrace me with your loving arms

You used to whisper gently in my ears

Those promises that you’ll gonna love me forever

The love seems so endless

The love seems so true

Promises were so sweet

Til the day I realized that I am losing you…

You read all those questions in my eyes

But you just turned your face away

You don’t even rub the tears that fall

Like the way you used to be

It hurts and cuts me down so deeply

The pain is so unbearable, tearing myself apart

Though you were still there trying to hold me

But the feelings seems so cold telling us to part

Where your love goes?

I guess it’s for someone else now

I know it would hurt so much if you leave me

But I wont ask you to stay and so I’m setting you free…

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz

11/27/2005

Posted in Poems from a Wounded Heart Tagged: best times, compose, composition, filipina writer, Flipino writing, hurt, paint wounded heart, pinaykeypoint, poems, Poems from the Heart, poet, poetry, where the love goes

My Best times are those times with You

Juliet — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:44:16 +0000

There were many times that I cherished in my heart

Those times that I was happy and times I was sad

Those were the different phases of my life

That makes me whole and makes me laugh

I hold those memories when we laugh at ourselves

Kidding one another and making funny faces

I used to prick your nose til it turns out red

And you used to run after me til I run out of breath

We argue too at some opinions

Trying to prove whose the best among them all

Sometimes about a topic on the talk show

And sometimes about the headlines on the news

I always closed my eyes when I think of you

Those were the times that you whisper in my ears

Words from your heart to express how much you care

While holding me tight and close to you my dear

I smiled at the moments when you’re drying my tears

Telling me consoling words so I would be healed

I can always feel your reassuring arms around me

As you kiss my forehead while telling me you love me

There were so many times that I spent with you

Walking the road of life letting us to grow

There maybe a lot of memories that I will always hold

But my best times are those times with you.

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz

07-09-2005

Posted in Poems from the Heart Tagged: best times, compose, composition, filipina writer, Flipino writing, pinaykeypoint, poems, Poems from the Heart, poet, poetry

Kailangan kong Mahalin ang aking Sarili

Juliet — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:36:15 +0000

Kung hindi ako magkasya sa aking pagkatao

Paano ko pa ito ibabahagi sa iyo?

Kung hindi ko alam kong paano sumaya

Paano kita tuturuang tumawa?

Kung hindi ko alam kung paano ang masaktan?

Paano kita tuturuang lumaban?

Kung hindi ko alam ang buhay na payapa

Paano kita tuturuan ng buhay na masaya?

Kung hindi ko alam ang lumakad mag- isa

Paano pa kita gagabayan?

Kung hindi ko kayang mahalin ang aking pagkatao

Paano pa ako magmamahal sa iyo?

Alam kong maraming naniniwala aking kakayanan

Kung kaya dapat lang na ang sarili koy pagtiwalaan

Alam kong marami ang humahanga sa aking mga ginawa

Kung kayat marapat lamang na ako ay matuwa

Kailangan kung tahakin ang tamang daan

Upang maituro ko sa iyo ang tamang patutunguhan

Kailangang alam kong magbigay at magparaya

At pagyamanin kung anuman ang natira

Kailangan ko munang buuhin ang aking pagkatao

Bago kita matulungang buuhin ang sa iyo

Kailangang matutunan kong mahalin ang sarili

Upang ang pagmamahal na ito ay aking mabahagi

Mahirap buuhin ang aking pagkatao

Lalo pa nga at hindi ko pa kilala ang sarili ko

Para akong isang estranghero

Na kailangan munang makipagkilala aking anino

Ito ang matagal ng nawawalang ako

Tinalo ng mga laban, unos at bagyo

Nakakulong, sugatan at tuluyan ng sumuko

Kung kaya kailangan kong palayain ito

Hindi ko kailangang umasa sa lakas mo

Dahil alam kong mayroon naman ako nito

Hindi ako dapat makiusap na ipagdasal mo ako

Kung kaya ko naman umusal ng mga dalangin ko

Kailangan kong makilala ang aking sarili

Kung ano ako at saan ako patungo

Kailangan kung malaman ang mga kakayahan ko

At lahat ng ipinagkaloob na angking talino

Hindi ko dapat hayaan na ako ay abusuhin

Kung buhay ko man ay masira dapat ko itong ayusin

Mga pagpapasya koy dapat kong panagutan

Ako man ay mabigo dapat ko itong harapin

Kung kaya nagkaroon ako ng bagong kaibigan

Isang taong kaya kong asahan

May matamis na ngiti sa labi

Nagpasaya sa aking mga pighati

At siya ay niyakap ko ng mahigpit

Dinampian ng halik na mainit

Sinabi kong mahal ko siya

Na wala akong halaga kapag siya ay nawala

At ako ay nabuo nang siya ay natagpuan ko

Isang kaibigang matagal ng nakatago

Na hindi ko noon tinangkang abutin sa kanyang dako

Marahil ako ay natakot sa tunay niyang anyo

Marapat lang na mahalin ko ang kaibigang ito

Tanging yaman siya ng sarili ko

Dapat kong tanggapin anuman ang kanyang anyo

Dahil siya ay ang aking Pagkatao

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz

05- 11- 2004

Posted in Poems from the Heart Tagged: expressions, filipina writer, Filipino writing, heart, kailangan kong mahalin ang aking sarili, Philippine Poetry, pinaykeypoint, poems, poetry, poms from the heart, tula

I Have to Love Myself

Juliet — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:14:29 +0000

If I am not enough for myself

How would I share myself to you?

If I don’t know how to smile

Then how would I teach you how to laugh?

If I don’t know how it is to get hurt

Then how would I teach you to endure the pain?

If I don’t know how to be happy

Then how would I teach you to enjoy life?

If I don’t know how to walk alone

Then how would I lead your way?

If I don’t know how to love myself

Then how would I love you?

I know that many people have trust in me

And so I must learn to trust myself

I know that many people appreciates my works

And so I must be proud of it

I must cross the road

To show you the right path

I must learn to let go

And cherish what is left behind

I must be whole again

To be able to build your life

I have to love myself

So I can share my life to you

It’s so hard to be whole

To know my inner self

I’m still a stranger to me

And so I must reconcile with myself

It’s a long lost self

Defeated from lots of battles that had been fought

A withdrawn and wounded one

That needs to be set free

I must not be dependent upon your strength

When I know I have my own

I must not ask you to pray for me

When I can bow and whisper to God solemnly

I have to discover the innermost of me

To know who I am and what I want to be

To know my gifts and capabilities

That God has bestowed on me

I must not let others to rule my life

I have to live it on my own

I must face the consequences of my decisions

And must be tough when I‘ve got to fall

And so I got a newfound friend

That I can depend upon

The one with the biggest smile

That makes me feel worthwhile

Then I gave my friend my warmest hug

And the the sweetest kiss that I could ever have

I told my friend how I love her all my life

That I would be nothing if she’s not around

Now I am whole when I found that friend

The friend that I never dared to reach

To try to uncover her unrevealing depth

To break that disguise that she always keep

I know I should love this friend

I really need to be

The friend that is myself

And that’s the simple me.

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz

10-16-2004

Posted in Poems from the Heart Tagged: filipina writer, Filipino writing, I have to love myself, pinaykeypoint, poems, Poems from the Heart, poetry, The sweetest kiss that I could ever had

After the Rain

Juliet — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:04:57 +0000

The heavy rain was over and so was mine

I knew now that I should not fear of getting wet

For it would just washed me up

And would make a better me

The days of sharing umbrella with you were my finest moments

I would surely cherish it until I grow old

But I preferred to walk in the midst of heavy rain

I want to savor the blessings from above

Life is a continuous process

A continuous discovery about ourselves

Of being assertive of the things that we want

And not regretting it afterwards

Each share of pains and joys are its spices

Garnishes with laughter and tears

Life is just like a food prepared by the cook

Offered at the banquet to taste

There are humble objectives

Prepared ahead for each and everyone of us

We may not recognize it at first

But later would bring it at its pace

I did walk that journey with you for a moment

But we knew we couldn’t travel together

I saw that turn ahead of me

And I knew I must get there

Lets continue that journey apart

But let’s be together at heart

Who knows at the end of the road?

There still you to meet me afterwards.

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz

08-08-2003

Posted in Poems from the Heart Tagged: after the rain, filipino poet, filipino writer, Filipino writing, pinaykeypoint, poems, Poems from the Heart, poetry

I Must Let You Go

Juliet — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:09:46 +0000

I was so lonely when you walked into my life
The need in me was so strong I thought you filled it up
I asked you if you could be mine but only in my dream
You took my hand so patiently and showed me how you care

Those sweet comforting words
That you said to me
Were like thunders which seems to echo
Even in my deepest and wildest dreams

But I cannot take those words to bed with me
And hold unto them forever
They wont erase the the pain I feel
Even though I wish that you could be real

You told me bout something the word called destiny
You said it leads our path and lets you find my way
But how can that be possible
When we knew that’s its already late?

I really want to have you and make you mine forever
I really long to be in your arms and feel your sweet embrace
I cant count the times how I made love with you
But those were only in my mind and I know it cannot be true

I know you want to make it real and I also feel your need
But we cannot change the fact that you are not my fate
I know how it would break my heart if I should let you go
But we cannot stay this way forever so please let me go

Juieta Bustinera Corpuz
March 8, 2003

Posted in Poems from a Wounded Heart Tagged: compositions, Flipino writings, heart, Literary, love poems, pinaykeypoint, poems, Poems from a Wounded Heart, poems of sorrow, poet, relationship

The Journey

Juliet — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:41:30 +0000

Indeed, this world has so many twists and turns
While I was taking my journey in this road called life
I took a deep breath to ease my heaped- up heart
When I stared on the corner, I saw you there
You smiled at me and said:
“Hey! Can you stop for a while and take some rest?
I said, yes! Why not?
And so I stop walking and tried to relax my swollen feet

You handed me a towel and helped me dry my sweat
Then you gently massaged my swollen feet
And somehow I feel so rested and I almost fell asleep
It’s so good to spend sometime with you

That was a good night
We found a resting place
And we laid down there at the field
Together, we watched the stars in the sky
We tried to count them one by one but it seems so impossible.
How could we ever count the countless stars?
We have waited for a shooting star to pass by
Hoping that we can utter some wishes but it never come
I almost wish to make it nighttime forever
…Then… I feel asleep in your arms…

The dawn came and you woke me up
You told me that the night was over
I was so lazy to get up…
I still want to stay there and snuggle with you.
I wish I could stay there forever
But the sun gradually rises and I felt the heat on my skin
It reminds me of my journey… I have to go on…
And so I stood up and gather my things
We bid our goodbyes

That really hurts…
Saying goodbyes is not that easy but we have to make it
It would be unbearable at first but eventually it would vanish
As I go along the way traveling toward the horizon
I felt a heavy heart
But I want to over rule it with gladness
I would think of those good memories…

And before I take another turn
I looked back once more and saw you waving your hand
“Hey! Don’t you want me to take the journey with you?
You don’t have to stay with me…
We don’t have to stay in the same place…
We can travel together…”
I smiled and say: Yes. Why not?

Juliet Bustinera Corpuz
07-08-2003

Note: This poem has been published in a local romance magazine

Posted in Poems from the Heart Tagged: compose, composition, Filipino writings, Literary, love poems, pinaykeypoint, poems, Poems from the Heart, relationship, the journey