poetry02

Savage Garden - 03 - Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden)

I

On the very day that we met,
I thought that it was just a mere coincidence,
Or so it seems or was it?
It could have been aided by the divine providence.

 
II
Yet it still lingers in my mind,
And that makes me wonder,
Why am i so blind,
Blinded by fear that i didn’t dare.

III
So blinded by fear that i almost quit,
And pretended that i didn’t care,
But i was troubled by it,
For i didn’t gave it much time to spare.

IV

It only made things harder for me,
As things really gets complicated,
And i have to rely on myself but me,
Either i will or will not, have this attended.

V

As if there is something i am afraid to find,
Or is it plain cowardice that i cower.
If ever there is an opportunity so kind,
I will not let it get away ever.

VI

I am hoping that there is way,
To make this wish of mine a reality.
Then i can promise i will not sway,
And having you a real reality.

0800 - 2000 hrs./sept. 13, 1995

funny as it may seem today but back then, i really don’t have any idea as to why i wrote this poem in the first place.

it was one of those office days that we don’t have anything to do, not that we don’t have anything to do but we were able to finished the assigned job way ahead of schedule. with nothing to do, i took piece of paper and a pen. could be some sense of hopeless romanticism in me, that wrote this poem. i started to write this poem at around 8am and was able to finished this until 8pm. the next day i had this printed and the poem itself is not that bad for a lot of my co-employees ask for a copy. damn! na unhan pa ko sa mga ukoy!

to whom this poem is dedicated? if you asked me then i would gave hazy answers but if you ask me now, i will give you a one sure fire confident answer.

i have said funny, because the poem has in some sort have a prophetic tone. it really fits the process that i have gone through just to end up with the woman in my dreams, my wife.

romantic isn’t it?

here’s the story:

first met my future wife back in march 1995, in a casual introduction. she’s still a college student then and i, a part-time college instructor at that time and still applying for a job. i wasn’t working for islacom at that time, islacom was took over by globe in 1999 and i was hire in may of 1995. that is stanza one of the poem.

i met my future wife again in late 1997 and in early 1998, the story unfolds and that fits the 2nd stanza up to the 6th stanza. the rest as they say is history. we tied the matrimonial knot in december 11, 1999. 

pagka romantic jud!