How I Welcomed My Birthday Month

I love how summer this year is going for me. After going to Ilocos and Palawan, I thought there would be no more summer outings. Then, labor day happened. No, I didn't go to 'LaBoracay' or 'LaborUnion', but I had a great time in Antipolo. Wait, not Antipolo. We went to Jalajala, Rizal. 

We arrived there early, and I mean really early. Like, around 1am early. We had a meal at 3am, and I don't even know what you call that meal. I just know that the food was great. Then, we had a bonfire, roasted marshmallows, and that's just the beginning of our day.

I'm glad this was how I welcomed my birthday month. For a couple of reasons, and for a few years now, this month is like a dark cloud looming over me—with heavy rains ready to pour without warning. Although this doesn't guarantee that there will be no dark cloud this time, this outing and my trips this summer gave me little bits of rainbow. I keep these bits close to me so any time that I need a dose of happiness, I can easily look back at it. I don't know, maybe it's the water or the air; maybe it's the people I spent those times with. Whatever it is, I'm really thankful for those trips.

Another thing I'm thankful for is that finally, after a long while, I wrote something. This isn't anything sensational. I don't even think it's good, but it's kind of a feat for me so I'm sharing this anyway. This is definitely brought about by those little bits of rainbow I keep close to me.

With the moon and the stars illuminating the night, we shined bright 

The fire danced, as if it could feel the harmony of our laughter

And the night grew colder, but the embers burn on

We were in that moment, not thinking of what will happen after 

We lost track of time as if we're in another dimension 

This is us in the now, we feel so alive 

As the sun rose, our spirits soar

We could sing at the top of our lungs, even dance to jive 

I could feel blissfulness down to my core

We're in another day, a new page in the book

This story, let's not end it soon

The sun started to set, it's as colorful as we are

The day is coming to an end, but this is not the end of us

There'll be more sunrise and sunsets

Even the darkest nights together 

All these, we'll etch in our memories forever

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I'm honestly scared to share this, so I'll just close my eyes and post it anyway. Let me know what you think?