Flickering of the Light

Dark and damp
The cold envelopes
The deep dark night

No end in sight
Or so it seems

A faint white light
It flickers in a glimmer
A hope, my Lord, a hope…

-jara-
(c. 2013)

Dark Shadows

How do I sleep
When the night threatens me
Where do I seek
The light I used to know
Whom do I trust
When betrayals are all around me
Oh the deceit in the corners dank and dark

Dark shadows
You haunt me
I cannot hide
These secrets I want to burn

Dark shadows
You find me
I cannot hide
You are there at every turn

Oh, light, when shall you dispel the  darness within me?

-jara-
(c.  2012)

Damgo

Ning panahon
Gilikayan ko ang kasakit
Apan, ni-abot ang kaguol
Ug wala na ko
Kaaninag sa kahayag

O kasakit ko
Sa kangitngit tika gi-tago
Wala na ko naglaum pa
Wala man ko kakita
Sa adlaw nga umaabot

I-hunghung na lang kaha
Sa hangin nga milabay
Ang akong kasubo
Ubanan sa silot
Nga gihabilin mo kanako

-jara-
(c. 2011)