My poem got published in a textbook!

     Hey guys!  I'm BACK!

     Did anyone miss me? 

     To those wondering where I've been --  I went home to my province last March to celebrate my dad's birthday.  Mom said I should stay 'till Holy Week is over.  Then Mother's Day was approaching so I gotta be there too and  after that -- Father's Day.  And then, cousins having their vacation in the Philippines was also visiting.  March became April, April became May, May became June...  I was having so much fun until -- it's already July!

     I never had the chance to update my blog cause I thought I'll just be in Bicol (that's my province!) for a little over a week.  I did not bother to bring a laptop or even a camera though I had my phone with me so I was still able to twit or update my facebook. 

     Btw, this isn't supposed to be my 'I'm back!' blog post but I wanna share this cool stuff with all of my readers first.  Here goes...

In a nutshell: 

A POEM I WROTE...
WAS FEATURED IN A TEXTBOOK.

Hurrayyyy!!!

 Some details:

     I wrote a poem sometime last year and my best friend Butch Lotivio turned it into a song along with my two other poems.  We entered all three to the KBP Song Writing Festival though unfortunately -- we didn't make it.  

     And then my best friend was writing a series of English textbooks and she decided to feature my poem in one of the books.  Isn't that awesome?  Hell YEAH!

     I'm just ecstatic that my feelings and thoughts are immortalized on the pages of a textbook that's being read/used by high-school students around the country.  I'm really proud!  Thanks Madam for the opportunity and the inspiration.  Now this will make me want to write more heartfelt poems. ☺

     And so -- (drum roll please!) -- here's the poem.  Enjoy!

MY LIFE’S STORY

Lyrics:        Michael Lotino Montalban
Music:        Abraham Conda Lotivio

Verse 1
As I turn the pages of my life’s story
I see a blur of the man I used to be
I’m broken, and have fallen
Life is a dark road ahead I see

Refrain:
How do you heal a heart that’s wounded?
How do you ease the pain?
How do you mend a wounded pride
And come out whole in the end?

Chorus:
Behold the book of my life’s story
Of who I am, and what I’ve become
I’m not exactly the picture of a man
Of a man that you want…

Verse 2
My heart’s been broken
Still I know it can love
I’ve stumbled and have fallen
But I will rise against all odds

Bridge:
Staring at the new blank page
Of the story of my life…
No, it’s not too late to start anew
This time I’ll be better
I have learned and have grown

I’m back in the race
and I’m back because of you

Chorus 2:
Behold the book of my life’s story
Of who I am, and what I’ll become
I will be your friend, your brother, your man
I will hold your hand till the end of time…

Pandora's box:

     Me and my best friend Butch are newbies in song writing.  Our strength lies in the fact that I can find my way around words and Butch can compose melodies when truly inspired.  Our weakness?  We don't have a talent who'll sing for us or the equipment to record them.  But in God's grace, we'll get there.  And hopefully, you... my friend, will walk with us on this journey. 

     Thank you guys for reading!  Up next, some of the new look I've been sporting since after summer.  And some more of my friends too!

     Please come back and visit Show Me Your Look Today again!  Thanksss!