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Echoes of the Heart
--Katrina Santos--

I know what your secret is.
I know what glory you hide beneath your soul
And the passion of your heart despite the lies you weave
That continues to deceive the cruel world.
This is your secret, your one true possession
You have said you could never reveal nor whisper about.
This is your secret, one I had never known to exist
Underneath the open smile and gentle gaze you bless me with.
I cannot hear the music of your heart and my own.
I cannot hear because I refuse to listen to the anguished melody
We bring into being now that I know your secret.

I have not even begun to understand your secret.
I tell you I do, with my usual smile and understanding
Yet my soul is in torment because I cannot comprehend
What it is that binds our souls into one entity
That I can understand the complexities of our sentiments.
Night has come and gone and the sun has again risen
To prevail against the wintry shadow night has cloaked us with,
And although you have whispered a special prayer
Of my enlightenment and journey towards the uncertain future
I have not found shelter within the warmth of the universe's embrace
Nor love amongst the beautiful glow of the heavenly deities.

I know what your secret is.
I know your soul, your entity, your entire being.
But do not leave me to figure out the human soul alone.
Do not abandon me when I am in the midst of enlightenment
And when I feel the secrets of creation is within my grasp.
I cannot love and be loved when I am alone in this void
I will not be able to breathe; I will not exist
Simply because I can no longer feel your perpetual warmth
And your essence is as mysterious and fathomless as it was before.
But your secret is safe in my entity for all eternity,
Echoing, ever so softly, as our hearts reach out to sing the same song.

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University of the Philippines - Diliman, Quezon City
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