The Brightest Star in Heaven

The brightest star in heaven

burning visibly so

The blackest of the night couldn’t even

dim your light and glow

 

Up and far beyond the night sky

a guiding light wherever I go

So much beauty you are up high

I dare and dream to be with you

 

Happy 23rd birthday Aki. You were larger than life here on earth. In the heavens now where you belong, you are the brightest star. 

 

Keep shining up there, you have my love across the divide. 

 

Aki, my biggest regret in life is not being able to know how you would become.

Could you be flying to Canada to be with Tita or staying in Katips with Dadog?

Would you still enjoy a bottle of Tanduay with me or more with your friends?

Would you still like balot and chicken proven or up your game with steak and chicken wings?

We could have been each other's back, echoing each of our laughs and "Marites" over the same thing. 

Would have been nice if you were still around, in your 23-year-old adult self. Would have been nice, would have been really, really nice.

 

The Lord didn’t take my limbs and all parts of me when I bargained for your life. He must have a reason then, maybe you are happier where you are now. Happiness you see, is shared and most of my happiness will be forever lost because I can’t share it anymore with you. 

 

The Lord has plans, I may not be able to understand, not in this lifetime certainly. I trust HIM completely and in that trust, I resigned.

 

Aki, you are happier up there, because the Lord claimed you back by HIS side. I will try to be happy in that thought, but a dream, just a dream from you, once more is a gift I’ll cherish.