JANET C. PASCUAL

 

JANET C. PASCUAL

Thoughts Of You

 

I reckon, my pen has run dry for thoughts of you

Oh, no! How can it be? It shall never be so.

 

You have always been in my heart since day one,

You shall always be a part of me till my last breath.

 

For what better way to tell, how deeply you are loved

How you have always been in my thoughts on every day.

 

How my waking moments are filled with thoughts of you

Of how very, very, very special you have always been.

 

Truth is, you are always in my heart every second,

Every minute, every hour, every day and for always.

 

Thoughts of you shall linger long, for in this lifetime,

You shall remain the only one my heart recognizes.

 

I pray these lines make their way to your heart

May their imprints stay with you for very long…

If And When You Go

 

If and when you go, will you promise

To help me overcome somehow?

Thinking about these ifs and the whens

Truly brings such pain, such unbearable pain.

 

If and when you go, will you promise

To help me overcome somehow?

As you once did when I was broken and distressed?

An act of kindness, so admirable, worthy to be treasured!

 

If and when you go, will you promise

To help me overcome somehow?

Oh! From blissful moments shared in ecstasy!

Borne by love, so wonderful, nothing compares!

 

If and when you go, will you promise

To help me overcome somehow?

For how do I move on and stay away?

How would days be? More so, the nights?

 

If and when you go, will you promise

To help me overcome somehow?

For the nights will lose their beauty and wonder!

Oh! From great joy shared that will never come back!

 

 

I Am Home

 

I have now given up being strong

I now enjoy the luxury of being soft

I Am Home…

 

I have given way for tears to flow freely

Flow freely as if no tears will ever flow again

I am home…

 

Although, no matter how broken I am

I still cannot bear not to comfort the afflicted

‘Tis when I am home…

 

It has always been a second skin to reach out

To them who are in grief, to them who are in pain

‘Tis I am home…

 

Thus, I shall remain ever a comforter, a shoulder to cry on

Till I am done with this life, till I am called in the life here after

Till I am home…

 

I am home now… however, I know an eternal home awaits me

Then, shall I be in the comforting warm embrace of my creator

Till I am finally home…

 

JANET C. PASCUAL

 

Dr. JANET C. PASCUAL holds a Doctorate degree in Educational Administration, units in Applied Linguistics including earned units in Ed.D. in Innovative Educational Management, an M.A. in Education with specialization in Child Study, M.A. units in English Language Teaching and a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education major in English. Her locally published works include textbooks and work texts in English, Literature and Humanities. Apart from writing, editing and publishing, Dr. Pascual also writes reflective and love poetry, and recites them as well, both for competitions and for leisure as she dedicates them to private friends.