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-Jeepney-

You'll be leaving soon. The days are counted.
I don't even know you. Do you know who I am?
When we get to ride the *jeepney together, I always remain silent.
Just a few glimpse around my surroundings, and then I stare at the window.
I was still not contented with what I was doing,
So I started looking around in every direction even for a short while.
But, when I gazed to your direction, I saw you staring back at me.
I got nervous, yet I felt happiness.
Even if we don’t get to talk to each other, our eyes still meet.
I don’t know why, but of all people in this world, my eyes chose you.
Just seeing you for one day really makes me happy.
I just wish that I would get to ride the jeepney with you everyday.
When it’s time for us to get off the jeepney, I started to feel sadness,
Because I will never feel that you were looking at me
And I will not have the chance to look at you, too.
Even though I seemed calm and carefree,
I still can’t explain my feelings when I start looking at you.

I never lost hope because I just happen to remember that
I will get to walk with you to where we stop and pray.
When we got down the jeepney,
I looked at my left so I could cross the street, then you followed.
It’s so hard for me to pretend that I didn’t care
And walk as I leave you behind.
I still wanted to see you,
So I walked slowly so that you could get past me,
For me to follow you until we get to the front gate,
For me to look at you, again.

We passed by the gate
Then we swiped our I.D. on that computer.
We walk towards the altar of The Blessed Virgin Mary to pray,
Then we stopped and bowed our heads.
I’m still nervous,
Because I could feel that you’re only an inch away.
I still prayed.
I said that: “I wish I can be given one day to be
Given a chance to know if you wanted to talk to me
Even for just a short while,
or to have a small laugh with you.”
I finished praying and went straight to the stairs.
You’re still not finished with your prayer.
I wondered what you were praying for you to
Stay in front of that altar for too long.
It would be okay if I was in your prayer, too.
As I go up the stairs, I asked myself if
We could still get to ride the jeepney together,
now that you’ll be leaving after a few weeks.
Another question is that, if ever we get the chance
To be together when we ride the jeepney,
Will you be looking at me?
And will I get to look at you in return?
I’m afraid that the day when we’ll never
Get to be together in the jeepney will come.
So, as long as I could still get to ride
the jeepney with you,
I’ll spend it the most of it while it last.
It’s free, right?
The only thing that I need to do is
To catch up to you when you are going to ride the jeepney.

*Jeepney - used for transportation. ^_^

There is another story. There is also a different version of this. ^_^ lol