Time is ticking

tock-tock

It’s ticking.

(REPEAT Ad Infinitum)

Now that I have gotten over the drama that my Post-Grad Life is none of the Adventure that it was cut out to be, (((for instance, I am, indeed, not going to be a secret rock-star, singer-songwriter-bullshit anytime soon, neither am I to set foot on all different kinds of earth for a soul-searching travelogue, or anything biography-worthy like that ((in fact I have never been this fixed to a chair in my entire life))…Not even Curtain-Installation in a room of my own (bummer!))) I shall allow myself to proceed with Real Life, which, as we often need to remind our desirous selves, is not Elsewhere, but in Here and Now. Well, mind you, it is not so bad. In fact it is better than I imagined.

In the meantime… Life happens to be in Pelaez Street, where childhood dreams come true. Looking back, I remember eagerly raising my tiny arms to that! (Eight-year olds probably have a better grasp of reality, and know so much better.) Perhaps I shall make that little dream come true.

And so, now, let us make some dream changes (even laws are not meant to be irrepealable). Hence, when I grow up I shall be a lawyer-singer-songwriter. Now that’s a Dream.

Kidding aside, there is no bitterness here, Life is Sweet.

solid and square

here, now,

from where I sit.

(Looking up)

the staircase does not spiral;

it seems to lead

straight to Somewhere,

not the heaven I suppose.

(How disturbing,

how comforting

–which is it really?)

Perhaps to somewhere

Real and Grounded.

Certain. Hardbound,

like these books.

I catch myself:

never again will

I say:

“Life is Elsewhere.”

Looking at this picture of myself makes me happy. But with that now said, I feel sad. Hay.

inspire this earthling

you don’t have to be a star

i jus wanna go home

and remember

and be okay

i hope this makes its way

across the universe

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Ang gaan-gaan ng feeling. Tuloy-tuloy na ito.

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