High-Purrring Purple

Si Paborito

O kay saya kung ikaw ay kasama,

Anong sarap ng feeling pag ikaw ay pinapasa.

Hatid mo ay ligaya, at masasayang ala-ala,

Ikaw ang nagbibigay sa akin ng sigla.

Minsan nga pag malungkot, siya aking hinahanap,

Mistulang unan na aking yakap-yakap.

Parang ako’y high na high, na naka-apak sa alapaap,

‘Indescribable Feeling’ siyang binibigkas, o diba ang sarap?

Sa kasiyahan siya din ang kasama,

Hindi kaniya iiwan, ano man ang timpla,

Ng isang okasyon, basta’t andiyan lang siya.

Allelujiah!  You’re the best…‘Kapamilya’!

Malamang hinuhusgahan niyo nako siguro?

Care ko?  Bakit di naman ako humihingi ng sustento,

Kahit nga isang kusing ng pera mo,

Di ko pag-aaksayahan noh!

Basta ako nagsasabi lang ng totoo,

Na siya talaga ang ‘Star’ ng ating mundo.

O sige, patutunayan ko ha,

Kung may ‘Birthday’, walang pumunta?

O kahit sa munti mong ‘Despedida’?

Inuman sige nga!

Eh sa wala ka talagang handa?

Ano…gusto mo silang tumunganga!

Dehins mo ako naiintindihan pare!

Yung sarap na naidudulot niya grabe.

Ang laki talaga ng kanyang silbe,

Lalo na sa mga nagtitipid ang siste.

Haaay…tuwing ako ay bibisita pa nga sa iyo,

Di mo ako binibigo.

Sa iyo pa nga ako unang humihinto,

Minsan pa nga ay iniiwan si mister ko!

Bakit ba ganyan ang taglay mo di ko maintindihan?

Ano bang meron ka, at di kita maiwanan?

Makita lang kita, o anong saya aking nararanasan.

Saan man magpunta, mukhang ikaw ay aking sinusulyapan!

Kaya siguro di ka pinakilala ng aking mga magulang,

Dahil dulot mo daw ay di kagandahan sa aming katawan.

Paano nila nasabi yun?  Di naman nila mapatunayan!

Mother know’s best!  Yan ang kanilang pinangangalandakan.

O sya!  Wala na akong magawa,

Kundi sumunod, pero hanggang kelan kaya?

Pag ako ay matanda na, tignan nyo lang, makakamtan ko din ang laya,

Dahil ako ay pasaway, walang bawal-bawal, kayo din magsa-sawa!

Nung ako ay lumaki, ayun!  Ikaw ay naging parte nga ng aking buhay,

Iba’t ibang okasyon; iyong inatenan, wala ka talagang sablay.

Minsan nga mas madami ka pa, kesa sa mesang nakahaing mga gulay,

Walang pumapansin, paano daw walang kabuhay-buhay!

Isa ka nga bang masamang bisyo?

Pati mga musmos iyong naluloko?

Dulot mo ba ay perwisyo?

O ako lang di makuntento?

Hangad ko ay bultu-bulto,

Isa nga ba akong adik, ‘wag naman po!

Sige na nga, dahan-dahan na,

Masama ka daw kasi, yan ang sabi nila.

Paano kasi kung tirahin kita,

Parang walang bukas na matitira!

“I’m sorry” sabi ko,

Tao lamang kasi ako.

Na hindi maiwasan mapaliko,

Tumingin sa iyo at huminto.

Ayan na nga ba, perwisyo o!

Maglalabas ulit sa bulsa ko,

Nang perang pambili ng gusto,

Baka naglilihi kaya ako?

O miss…limang ‘ChiChiria’ pakilagay mo,

Sa plastic na di mapupuna laman nito.

Baka kasi mapansin ni mister ko,

Pagbawalan na naman po,

Ay…bago mawala sa ulo,

Miss, pakidagdag yung ‘Cheeze Tortillos’,

Yung malaki ha, pakibilis lang po.

O anong hinihintay nyo pa diyan…Upakan time!!!

            

Dearest Diego

My hubby bought him together with his cousin,

Though a sum of money is needed w/c I refuse to give in,

Weighing our arguments, I see him winning,

He told me it’s worth it, so I just nodded and left him.

Then there were two ‘parrots’ colorful and lively,

My curiosity has settled in, I guess I accepted it completely.

But the genders were still unknown, that’s fine with me,

As long as it can be taught, it serves its purpose already.

Months were counting, eager to hear him say something,

Sun flower and bird seeds were consumed, new tricks were not learning.

Come on you dumb bird!  The desire was there burning.

Impatient I may sound, but my curiosity is stunning!

The other bird was even fed of chili red pepper,

To quickly fire up it’s tongue as lively as it’s feather,

As said in a book, it would quickly learn better,

Like a baby learning how to walk as fast as a toddler,

Unfortunately we noticed him gradually becoming weaker,

I think it brought harm than good, and so it’s life ended bitter.

Now what’s left is our precious bird named Diego.

We took care of him, and there we’ll see where it’ll go.

For the first few weeks, we taught him to say ‘Hello’,

But decided to have fun with naughty words like a boss with a ‘Big Ego’.

And so it spoked well, playing with those words; bouncing back like an echo.

Hoooray!  What a thrill, it’s like opening up a stereo.

After a year and 2 months, it did well, or so we thought?

Came hard rains, and thunder, and even chills it further fought.

Oh we kept ignoring, as if it’s normal, not knowing what it had caught?

Probably a flu?  We didn’t care, neither to a veterinary we didn’t brought.

But like humans; it improved, it talked, and it moved.

But there goes another tragedy, so therefore I must conclude,

On Aug.22 of 2007, as early as

6am

, clueless, we heard Diego uneasy; unruled!

Shocking!  My husband caught my cat reaching him with it’s mighty grooved!

My wild cat had scratched Diego on it’s head; forever marked and tattooed.

It’s raging paws had hit him hard, we were stunned, all along I thought it was secured.

We kept on feeding, and teaching Diego as if didn’t happened,

Sick and motionless, his days were numbered; death it landed.

My heart was crushed, I went on to weep, and was really saddened,

By the idea of Diego, in the beginning; once unwanted.

Now emotionally attached, he’s part of me, he’ll not be forgotten,

In a vacant lot, he was buried; My Dearest Diego your wish has been granted.

Awwwwwww…now I’m sad na tuloy!

Weirdness…

I was watching this late night news,

After a heavy meal of Bacon Carbonara.

Battling my sleepyhead; Oh I must refuse,

As I lay in bed comfy in my pajama.

It was past

midnight

, consciously awake, but not for my honey,

‘Coz I’m aware of my tummy; still full and bloated.

I try hard not to fall, but my eyes are getting drowsy,

Until those thunder ruined my dreams and got distorted!

Boy, oh boy, oh boy!  Was I surprised or what?

I heard weird noises from somewhere,

Though I’m not sure either from this or that?

I just want it to shut up for all I care.

Then this static from my t.v. popped,

Interfered slightly my favorite show.

So I switched and pressed ‘til my remote dropped,

Bending to my left, reached it, and wallah…there it glows!

In my cabinet were my selected toy collection,

One of them blinking, with robotic sounds.

Scary enough for me, not to mention, facing in my direction!

Horrible I thought, I hope it won’t crawl down to the ground.

I shook my hubby’s arm, to show him what dazzled me,

He peek through in his one eye, even if he’s mighty sleepy.

“Arrrrggghhh…”  Like a pirate he mumbled suddenly,

It’s ZURG me right, whuuuuaaat?  My favorite toy from ‘Toy Story’?

But I bought him 8 years ago together with his buddies.

From then on, I placed him inside my cabinet,

Never played with them with my homies,

That’s one thing for sure I could not forget.

It kept on beeping with 3 different sounds recorded,

Just like in a movie he portrayed; quite funny and absurd.

It was kind a creepy, actually I didn’t know how it started?

My theory was the thunder’s vibration that occurred.

After some pondering, I decided to sleep,

But it does no good, for the noise was absolutely annoying.

Starring at him, how could it possibly beep?

It doesn’t have a battery; worst, it keeps on going and going!

It continuously alerted my senses ‘til sunrise came,

My mind had gone crazy,

That has set my insomia into shame,

Rattled me that night, oh poor me!

How could this possibly be?

It was kept long enough,

Until it sounded, and tested my ability,

Partly to teach me sometime to laugh,

And separate science from scary facts,

That life is one WEIRD shit to interact!

(Dedicated to my favorite violet toy Zurg

From Toy Story1 and 2)