"Oh she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She's ahead of her time. Oh and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind..."
-- Billy Joel's "She's Always A Woman To me" 
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This is the end
Something I cannot bend.
I am a phoenix
This is what my fate is.
I’ve done my part
So goodbye to you, Sun God.
I’ve sung to you melodious songs.
You were a part of me for long.
The dark night of respite is over
There ain’t time to be bitter.
My gold, scarlet, purple feathers
Have begun to wither.
I may look ugly
I may look weak
I maybe old
And I maybe no good.
It’s time to pick up the pieces
Of the wild cinnamons of the past
With these I will build a pyre
A death-bed to set myself on fire.
Let me be consumed by the flames
Accept all the blames
I could have made some wrong
But I’ve done my best all along.
Roar like the rolling thunder
Cry because of the fire under
And by these falling tears
Heal my wounds, soars and fears.
With this sacrifice
I renew myself from this funeral pyre
As my body crashes
I leave the past into ashes
I may have looked ugly,
I may have looked weak,
I maybe was old
I maybe was no good.
I fly freely to the skies
Emerge in this new paradise.
Yes I could be self destructive
But this is for a new life to live.
Now, I’m a phoenix anew
I’m no ugly
I’m no weak
I’m no old
Now I’m gold.
This is the phoenix’s flight
After the sad burning plight,
Leave the world and problems behind,
Emerge in the new world with a new life to find.
************
Francis Martinez
My favorite nephew in the whole wide world.
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December 15th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
wow, gawa nya to. ang galeng galeng!!!
iba talaga ang lahi ng maruja!
akala ko parang excerpt na sa mga tulang ina aral natin nung HS
at di lng magaling, wafu pa
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December 16th, 2007 at 9:50 am
I also like the mythical phoenix. I don’t know why.
iceyelo’s last blog post..Transcendence!
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December 16th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
wow naman, ang galing ng tula ate..
gusto ko ung last part nung tula.. new life talaga.. ^_^
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change topic:
ate, tungkol dun sa audio player sa blog ko?
plug-in po un.. download nyo dito.. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/audio-player/
tapos activate nyo sa plugins nyo.. tapos, dun sa mismong post nyo, type nyo po ito: [audio:tapos kung ano ung URL nung file nyo]
yan na.
may audio player na kayo sa post.. ^_^
karmi’s last blog post..tamis nga ba ng unang halik.
>MARU: karmipie, thank you very much! i heart u. matagal ko na gusto malaman kung papano mag lagay nun…sus at plugins lang pala. hehehe! ur an angel.
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December 16th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
di ko alam ‘to ah…
hehe, well, i’m so pleased na u posted this sa sikat mong website, aunt. somehow, my works will be read ng mga fans mo, eh sobrang dami ng fans mo di ba? wag mo lang ikukwento ang buhay ko, kasi baka maunahan ang MMK ng buhay ko, hahaha, malapit na yun, eh, hehe. at sigurado ako, mahaba ang exposure mo sa episode na yun, kaw na lang pumili kung sino ang gaganap, hehe.
and i’m sure u know u’re my most favorite aunt too, di ba? my favorite aunt in the whole wide/wild world and world wide web, haha. she has encouraged me to make a WordPress account para magsulat na ako, but have been busy, nagawa ko lang lately…
MARU IS THE BEST! love u, aunt!
Francis’s last blog post..I Am A Pheonix
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December 17th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
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Francis’s last blog post..I Am A Pheonix
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