Why'd You Leave Me?

A Sijo
By Trisha Nicole de los Santos
Grade 8 - Dignity

How can you say you can’t live without me now that you’ve left me?

You said you loved me, but why did you leave me wounded like this?

Now that I’ve moved on, you’ve come back to break my heart again.

Farewell

An Elegy
By Rinson Joy Taborada
Grade 9 - Mercy

You were like a red rose

That everyone yearned for.

Now, you've faded away;

Slowly slipping by the bay.

Now, you've left me with scars

That you can never heal.

I gazed at the sky for stars,

Wishing you were still here.

You illuminated like the sun

That shone through everyone.

You have given me fun.

Now, everything is done.

'Til Next Time

An Elegy
By Rhoda Maribojoc
Grade 9 - Mercy

Everybody feels the sorrow

Over the time that they borrow.

And now, you’re gone.

You were shot with a gun.

I burst into tears.

This was my worst of fears.

We never said goodbye,

And now I can't help but cry.

The memories we had

Were both good and bad.

And now you’re with Him.

You were nothing but a dream.

Memories

An Elegy
By Amaziah Lily Anne de Rosas
Grade 9 - Mercy

Everybody is broken

For someone was taken.

Everybody burst into tears

Because of their fears.

And now, you are gone.

It doesn’t mean that we’re done.

The worries I had

Were not that bad.

The times I spent with you, though,

Not even the wind can blow.

We were still seven

When you were taken to heaven.

The Leaf That Fell

An Elegy
By Lilian Ruth Joyce Cutang
Grade 9 - Mercy

When the leaf fell from the tree,

We needed to set it free.

Time passed by; nothing changed.

Without you, things went strange.

You left me with a smile.

Now, you;ve taken another mile;

Left me with memories,

Flew off for centuries.

You have made the flowers bloom

Inside a dirty room.

Took off the weeds of my life;

You saved me from a knife.

Buddy

An Elegy
By Linoel Hahn Lantaca
Grade 9 - Mercy

You were their inspiration,

And not to mention their motivation.

We always thought losing you was impossible.

It turns out nothing is untakeable.

I’m glad I had the chance to know you.

My world was so wonderful with you.

When I lost you, I broke down

Like glass shattered to pieces.

I couldn’t believe my ever dearest buddy

Would be taken like first kisses.

All praises I give to thee

For being an inspiration to me.

I couldn’t ask for a better relationship

Than this special thing we call friendship.

Time to Go

An Elegy
By Tisha Gail Miranda
Grade 9 - Mercy

You are like a tree

That people want to see;

Like a leaf that was falling,

You didn’t hear them calling.

My sleepless nights

Can be seen in lights.

The sorrow I feel inside

Makes me cry outside.

The good things you made

Will never fade.

They will stay in our minds

Like the day you left behind.

Weakness

An Elegy
By Shawn Zachary Pantojan
Grade 9 - Mercy

Something died in me

And I still can’t see;

Like a rose losing petals

Or slowly melting metals.

I’m a kite without a string

And no one cares for a thing.

Darkness is my common fear.

But when you are with me,

There are no tears.

Sometimes I often call.

But at the edge, I fall.

I miss your face,

But I never tried to solve the case.

Soon

An Elegy
By Maria Theresa Codilla
Grade 9 - Mercy

The moon was filled with darkness,

For everyone feels sadness.

Their eyes are turning red

And they don’t want to go to bed.

The sky is blue

And so are you.

You are already gone,

But memories do not run.

The moments we spend together

Will last forever.

And you’re in a happy place

Where you will see God’s face.