Friday, November 7, 2008

The Mountain and The Sea

the trail leading to the summit of Mt. Batulao, Batangas



...and the sea misses the mountain...thus, she writes:

Your intro was a bit confusing but I, unmindful of unknown dangers, have chosen to follow your trails. So a decade-like trek has begun...
Love and passion have embraced my waves but fear has controlled my currents. Still darkness has brought pains at times.

The sea cries as she continues...

My waves seemed not to have understood your heights or your heights could have not probably understood my depths. Both had given up before each realized that we were trying to reach out. My waves have been tough on the shore while your peaks have remained hidden.

The sea sighs, wanting to feel the mountain's touch...She says:

If I could only turn back the hands of eternity...
I should not have been afraid of your cliffs...
I should have let my waves control my current. It should have been that current that should have prevailed.
My old waves have been aggressive.
I should not have given up in the middle of that trek.
The sea pauses, wipes her tears, and continues…
Never that I have forgotten the aim to understand your summit…
Never that I have thought of forgetting you…
Never that I have given your space to somebody else…
But I admit, I have left that shore leading to your trails.

The sea sighs for a moment as she looks at some old pics.
She narrates…


Long years have passed…
But my waves have never been tired of going back to that shore, wondering if the trails leading to you are still there.

The sea closes her eyes and whispers…

I’m going back to my mountain. I will penetrate its woods no matter what it takes. I will face all my fears just to be with you my mountain, my life…

**********


Kamara broke the glass. No one noticed.

*****
The sea’s eyes glowed as she tells…

Your intro seems easier this time. Though most parts of the trails have remained the same, the trek is more meaningful now. Your cliffs have learned to smile. That still darkness has transformed itself to starry nights…

*****

Kamara reads her horoscope from her friendster account. It says:

You are on the right track of your life, so don’t worry that you are lagging behind or zooming too far in front. Just because you’re not exactly in synch with others doesn’t mean that you are not where you need to be. Concern yourself less with what other people are doing and more on what you are doing! Enjoy the power you have over your life- and show the universe you appreciate it by using it. Your mood will stay strong and positive today- be prepared for fits of uncontrollable laughter!

She smiles and tells herself Ha ha, I’m on the right track.

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