A Blessing Better Than Us

If each day is filled with 
darkness, 
And if the joy is hidden by grief, 
Would we still choose to go on 
taking every step? 
And would we insist to extend 
the dying tread? 

If in each stumble there's a 
helping hand that makes us rise 
anew, 
And if in every slip there's 
someone who treats our painful 
bleeding wound, 
And if there's someone who 
aligns our injured hopes, 
Would we ever choose to give 
up? 
Or would we still long for 
strength to stay alive? 

If in our every cry there's a pair of 
eyes staring at us, 
The eyes that seemingly say: 
"How can we be able to 
overcome the giant mountains of 
troubles, if our guide is shaky 
and unstable too? "
We sure would choose to wipe 
the tears being blown by the
wind, right? 
To long again for the blessing 
better than us.

Translated by Bernard F. 
Asuncion from Gigi Endraca's
Ang pagpapalang higit kaysa atin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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