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EARLY IN THE MORNING
T'was early in the morning
Twilight was still half-asleep
And the air was cold and damp
And everything was covered with fog
T'was that early morning
When I cried
And I started shouting your name
There were no voices
Or noises
Except for the pounding of my heart
The beating that would not stop
The beating that would hurt
A lot
I closed my eyes and hoped
That sadness would be gone
Yet the darkness and the emptiness
Only amplified the volume
Of the beating
That was my heart crying
Then, my breathing became heavy
But steady
And in my mind I began to see
Blue sky with a passing cloud
And a duck swimming in a pond
Tasting the water every now and then
A duck floating freely
Like the flying leaves of a nipa tree
In the cold kisses of an early morning Negros breeze
At that moment of serenity
I felt a sudden urge
I wanted to write your name
To see it over and over
To be near it again and again
To keep it close to my now silent heart
Silent and sleeping
Hoping to see you once more
If only in my dreams
If only in my dreams
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