Ang Para Sa Kanya (For Him) Poem by Edgardo Tugade

Ito lang ang hinihintay niya:
kung ano ang para sa kanya.
Ang dami nang dumating at nawala
pero lahat ay napasaiba.

Hindi na siya naiinggit pa.
Isa na lamang ang tanong niya:
Siya ba ay dapat maghintay pa
o mabuting magpaalam na?

(by edgardo s. tugade,24 Aug 08)

Translation:

For him

He waits for only this:
for what is meant for him.
So many have come and gone
which went to other people.

He is no longer envious.
He only wishes to ask:
Should he wait any longer
or should he take his leave?