lagstein l'tan Biography

Isa kang bulalakaw
ganda mo'y pagiging ikaw
liwanag mong nakakasilaw
hatid sa akin ay panglaw
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You were real, you were here, ‘til you were not
We were happy, we were laughing, ‘til I could hear nothing
The days were bright, all was red, ‘til you turned it to gray
Its the 8th 4rth of the month since I lost you that way
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never have I got to sit
aboard the light rail transit
especially on Wednesdays
when all rushes to pray
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fly, so small and frail
fly, buzzing through the air
a fly that's drawn to my soup
ready to dive, ready to swoop
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DREAMS IN A JAR
by Lagstein

I stashed my dreams in a jar
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