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LOVE 7 
I have long been searching for the woman
I'll truly love,
The one whom I can give all that I have,
But fate had ignored the pleading
of my
heart,
It seems that we are destined to be always
apart,
Whoever she is, I am determined to wait,
Even before I am able to find her,
I have waited too long but still she can't
be found,
Yet I have this inkling that she is just
around,
I wonder how I am going to know,
All that I got is my heart to follow,
One Day I was riding a jeep,
I closed my eyes, I wanted to sleep,
When suddenly someone took a seat beside
me,
I opened my eyes, man she was a lady!
Her eyes sparkled like the stars,
Her hair is as black as moonless hours,
I looked at her and was suprised,
When this goddess gave me a smile,
I nearly fell at my seat,
I tried to stop the gritting of my teeth,
And in her face, I can see a restrained
laughter,
Is she the woman whom I'll love forever?
Then darkness engulfed my eyes,
I saw a figure sat at her side,
It was a face I cannot describe,
It was like that of something that can eat
you alive !
I assumed that he was her guy,
by simply looking how their arms were tied,
Oh I thought she was the one,
The indescribable feeling suddenly was
gone...
I walked along the quiet victoria street,
I suddenly remember my unfinished
report,
My watch reads 7:23 only seven minutes
to work !
I ran like a man escaping from death,
With burning shoes, I scraped the earth,
I am almost at the intranuros wall,
When the clock registered 7:24 !
I passed the wall and now I can see,
The dreaded gates of M.I.T
Forty seconds passed before I came
though,
I geared my feet towards north 202 !
I was running on the corrider,
When somebody opened the elce lad door !
I saw it but was unable to break,
I knew all along that it was too late !
I slammed face first on the looking glass,
Then my body followed with a banging
crash !
Then at one instant, I was in outer space...
The stars, the sun... They were all in one
place !
Suddenly all came back,
I was resting on a woman's lap,
She kept saying the words I'm sorry...
I can't believe she was that pretty.
Could've fate brought me to her?
So that we may know each other?
Oh I think she is the one,
But boy, I was very wrong...
I looked at her eyes and saw somebody's
face,
I thought it was mine but it was wearing
shades,
I then realized he's the guy holding my
elbow,
He said "love, I think he's okay now."
So, she was a boyfriend,
I got up and tried to stand,
I said "It's alright, It's not your fault
I suddenly remembered my unfinished
report !
I said goodbye to the two...
And went inside north 202,
I asked my classmate to let me copy,
But he told me that it was collected
already...
...I went home walking in the rain,
My body was healed but my heart was in
pain,
I looked up to the sky to see the clouds,
And thanked it for the tears it shouds,
That night I can't sleep,
This loneliness I can't keep,
I got to know who you are,
Before my mind breaks apart,
I got my pen and began to write,
A poem all about my heart,
I know that I could no longer wait and stay,
Now I must do everything my own way,
I'll find you now,
I'll be able to somehow,
We will be seeing each other,
And keep a love that will go on forever...
I'll seal this poem and throw it away,
And whoever may find it, I know she would
care,
To give it back to me and tell it well,
About what she had felt while reading my
tale,
I went to school and started to look,
Where to drop this poem inside my book,
I chose the north second floor,
For it was very memorable,
I reached for the paper and tried to see,
If somebody was looking at me,
And knowing that there is none,
I found the letter is also gone !
I shook my head and felt very numb,
Knowing that my love will never be found,
I closed my eyes to accept the truth,
That no one was meant for this romantic
fool,
...My steps I started to trace,
I was alone in the orange haze,
I bowed my head and began walking,
Down into the failure of my undertaking,
When suddenly I heard someone calling my
name,
I looked up and saw my classmate
charmaine,
She approached me and said "wait up !"
"I believe you lost one of your stuffs."
...And we walked together down the
stairs...
Eternity had been slowly taking place,
And in her tantalizing eyes, I can see,
That she had understood my poem
completely.
by: Jeffrey Guanzon
