Sep 14, 2009

soldier down



i smile...
so you won't ask.
for your sanity and my convenience

i laugh...
so you won't hear the shouting inside me.
for your comfort and my state of mind

i stand...
so nobody would notice my fall.
for your peace and my dignity

i am a soldier.
i fight. i live. i serve.
that's the best that you know...

because a soldier never reveals his weakness
he will never show his wounds
you can keep guessing
but a soldier never tells,
and that will be as far as you'll ever know.


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33 comments:

  1. KablogieSeptember 15, 2009 at 3:13 AM

    Parekoy kelan ka pa naging makata? pero inpeyrnes maganda ang foem! ^_^ pa-copy paste ha may bibigyan lang ako!

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  2. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:54 AM

    @kablogie matagal na. haha. don't forget to site me ah... idedemanda kita ng plagiarism. hehe.

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  3. Random StudentSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    being a soldier is a calling. my real name is reminiscent of a famous leader who was intent on liberating his people from a struggle. that puppy on the picture is blessed to be alive.

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  4. DethSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:36 AM

    nice poem...saludo!

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  5. RuelSeptember 15, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    to defend the country..yan ang soldier..totoo ang sinasabi mo bro ang sudalo hindi talaga nagpapakita ng kanilang weakness.

    Nice poem..teka pala, hwag kayong mag-away ni kablogie..hehe

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  6. J.KulisapSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    Sapagka't kailangan niyang maging matapang para sa mas nakararami.
    Sapagkat kailangan niyang maging lalake upang alagaan ang iyong kapakanan
    Subalit tao lamang ding umiiyak kapag kalulwa'y nasasaling.

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  7. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    @randomstudent hmmm... sino kaya yun? and yup, he is :P

    @deth i salute you back :P

    @ruel haha hindi kami nagaaway ni kablogie. pare natin yan.

    @j,kulisap tama... at may sundalo sa bawat isa sa atin.

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  8. BlogusVoxSeptember 15, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    Those words are words often used by OFWs to communicate to their love ones.

    "i smile..." para pahiran ang kanilang pangamba.

    "i laugh..." para pagtakpan ang aking pangungulila.

    "i stand..." handang mag tiis para sa ikabubuti ng pamilya.

    Walang pinag-iba ang sundalo at OFW. Parehong sumusukod at handang isuong ang buhay sa kapahamakan alang-alang sa mga mahal sa buhay at inang bayan.

    Magaling!!

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  9. DRAKESeptember 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    makikigapang na rin dito bro!!

    teka heto nga pala ang main blogsite ko:

    http://utaknidrake.blogspot.com/'

    tama la saludo din ako sa saludo, dahil sila ay atapang atao
    ingat

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  10. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    @blogusvox hmmm... pwede ang interpretasyon mo. long live our ofws.

    @drake walang problema. i'll check that one out :P

    may iba't iba tayong interpretasyon ah. i was actually thinking of something else while writing this piece but i'm greatful sa mga insights and reactions niyo :P just proves that filipinos are great thinkers.

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  11. DRAKESeptember 15, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    pre add kita sa blog list ko! Hehehe hayaan mo lagi na akong makikigapang dito ( hahaha parang baging lang ah)

    Ingat

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  12. EngrMoksSeptember 15, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    nice one tol..kakatuwa yung aso...

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  13. graceSeptember 16, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    Ganda ng poem. :) I love writing poems, too. But I haven't written any for the past months now. I need an inspiration!

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  14. JepoySeptember 16, 2009 at 3:30 AM

    I like the poem. Simple pero ang lalim aktuli dumugo ang ilong ko. Kinailangan ko pang buksan ang English tagalog dictionary ko :-D

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  15. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:09 AM

    @drake salamat parekoy. mabait naman ako kaya di mo na kailangan gumapang. roll over na lang. haha.

    @mokong oo naman pareng moks.

    @grace maybe i can be your inspiration? (bumabanat?) haha. eee, so cheesy talaga.

    @jepoy haha. di na kailangan ng diksyonaryo para sa isang institusyon sa pagbablog. idol :P

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  16. KablogieSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:04 AM

    Wushu! Demanda daw eh baka nga kinopya mo lang yan kay Francisco Balagtas eh! wehehehe...

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  17. AJSeptember 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    marami pala tayong d2..

    i guess we are like you - a soldier! i jst wonder, why you choose the cute dog as image?.. a merging of light humour n drama to ah. ty sa muling pagbisita.

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  18. A-Z-3-LSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:26 PM

    nice choice of photo...

    it brings color to your poem.

    and yes its true... "a soldier never reveals his weakness"

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  19. pamatayhomesickSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:51 PM

    walang tatalo kay soldiers, tagong tago eh.:)

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  20. Rico De BucoSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    naks poet ka dude hehehehe...

    pagpatuloy mo pa naaliw ako eh hehehe

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  21. Dear HirayaSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    cool poem! ang galing! apir!

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  22. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 16, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    @kablogie hoy. orig yan parekoy. bleh

    @aj parang irony ksi. someone as strong can still be so fragile

    @ael true that :P

    @everlito haha ganun talaga. survival of the fittest :P

    @ricodebuco salamat. buti naman naaliw ka. ayos yun.

    @fjordanallego salamat. apir tayo diyan. wapak.

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    akin na lang ang tuta..
    '

    heheheh

    patumbling muna dito

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  24. preciousSeptember 17, 2009 at 7:53 AM

    a soldier is strong indeed, but as every living creature, a soldier must surrender if he feels the need of it..


    just passed by to say my piece..^,^

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  25. ch!eSeptember 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    ang ganda ng poem na to, tol...

    ...at kasing touching ng puppy pic.

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  26. JulesSeptember 17, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    Great! Love it. =D

    Summer
    A Writers Den
    Brown Mestizo

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  27. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 18, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    @jasonhamster tumambling ka hanggang gusto mo pero di ko ibibigay sayo ang aso. wahaha.

    @precious point well taken :P

    @ch!e tenk u. i'm so tats.

    @summer ayos :P

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  28. IlocanaSeptember 18, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    Halu! Love this post, not only that I find the picture sooo cute (dahil sa aso,hehe), pati ang nilalaman eh makabagbag damdamin din! Thumbs up kapatid ^_^.

    P.S,, Yan ang tula! May message,, may dating!!!

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  29. XprosaicSeptember 19, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    I am a soldier... I stand! jijijijiji... hay naku.. di bale na nga lang... jijijijijiji... madumi lang isip ko... nyahahahhahahahha

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  30. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 20, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    @ilocana salamat sa iyong appreciation. i appreciate it. :P

    @xprosaic naku po. hoy parekoy, rated pg dito. ikaw talaga. haha

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  31. markSeptember 22, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    wow! galing... A ShoRtbuT verY meaningFuL piEce,,

    kudos my Friend!

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  32. mr.nightcrawlerSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM

    @mark ayos. salamat parekoy :P

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  33. AnonymousOctober 3, 2009 at 12:47 AM

    kawawang tuta ... totoong pic ba to?

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