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Because

Do not be deceived
I am only lying,
What I'm saying is not true
Because I have to.
I fell in love with you
But I have to hide it,
Not because I'm not proud of you
But because I have to.
All the while I caught myself unmoved,
Staring at your beautiful face
For what I can only do is to dream of you
Because I have to.
I have to suppress my feelings
I have to love someone else,
I have to go far away
Because I have to.

You're a Winner

Julie E. Jones

You were born to be a winner,
There's no way that you can lose,
You just hang in there and whistle,
When you're bothered by the blues.

When a best friend disappoints you,
And you're crying deep inside,
You just somehow grin and bear it,
And your heartaches always hide.

You don't run to catch a rainbow,
But the pot of gold you find,
When you stop to smell the roses,

Still Here

jeremias

You're asking me why I'm still here with you
Despite of our differences on our faiths and beliefs
Either we're on rocky mountain or in the steepy cliffs,
After all the arguments and harsh moments we share
During those times that I thought I can't bear.

You're asking me why I'm still here with you
Can't you see I'm blind when you're not here by my side?
I can't feel any love when I missed you and I lied
When I hear all your songs and I started to cry
When I attempt to leave you and I almost die.

You're asking me why I'm still here with you
After all you've done to me, how can I leave you in vain?
I'm sure I'll feel bad when I recall our walks in the rain
How can I go far away and never miss your smile
How can I return to your arms, even run for hundred miles.

You're asking me why I'm still here with you
You're the only one who reached for me
On my downpart of my journey,
You gave me love and affection when I cry
Such a gentle act nobody could defy.

You're asking me why I'm still here with you
You're my shooting star that glitters at night
Granting my wish when you hug me too tight
You're an angel that falls straight to my heart
Taking me out of the dark, when you cast to me your light.

So never ask me why I'm still here with you
Because I'll do anything that you want me to
To prove that my love for you is true,
So I'll take your hand, and I'll always pray
That you'll always be here, and forever will stay.

Love Me Now

If you're ever going to love me, love me now,
While I can know the sweet and tender feeling which from real affection flow.
Love me now while I am living; do not wait until I'm gone and then
chisel it in marble warm "love" words in ice-cold stone.

If you have dear sweet thoughts about me, why not whisper them to me?
Don't you know it would make me happy and as glad as can be?
If you wait till I am sleeping, never to waken here again, there will
be walls of earth between us and I could not hear them then.

I won't need your kind caress when the grass grows on my face.
I won't crave your love and kisses in my last resting place.
So, then if you love me any, if it's not a little bit, let me know while
I am living, I can own and treasure it.

-- taken from The Philippine Star
(07/16/1999)