Monday, March 2, 2009

i BARE it all

basically, bare is your typical highschool musical, "gay"-er version. it is composed of more or less 11 songs and around 20 characters. the play was first shown in the us and was adapted by the ateneo blue repertoire.
for me, the play was not simply your typical coming-of-age story of two teenagers loving each other and how tragedy struck their illicit affair, nor how each of them were intertwined with each other's issues, it was the story of how dogmatic some of us are in interpreting our religion. how most people keep on putting themselves above the rest and most of all, how we keep on denying to ourselves the life and happiness we ought to live.

as one of the line goes, "each of us has a bender inside."
we bend upon to other people's wishes, restrictions, rules and beliefs, that we fail to recognize our own. indeed, no one can be deemed to know everything but atleast we are expected to live who we really are. we are encouraged to express the truth and ourselves and be the best person that we could be. but who said that life is easy, right?
sometimes we need to bend things as much as we don't want to, in order to conform to what other believe as right, good and best. we bend to the limit of ourselves to satisfy other people's expectations. we bend to the rules even if it cost us even our own happiness. but the saddest part of it all is that regardless how we keep on bending, we are still unaccepted and considered as deviant.

the play reminded me of a person i knew three years ago. I was spontaneous, passionate on what he is doing and have a good sense of fulfillment. but what we didn't know was he was actually hiding something behind his warm smile and frolic antics. he was struggling to forget something, something he regreted venturing into. he fell inlove to a wrong person. he believed that kisses were promises of affection, hugs as assurance that they have their backs and sex as a security that they are into this together-- as starcrossed lovers. thus, he waited for those promises to be fulfilled. he remained his eyes and ears shut whenever he see that person with someone. he bear all the blows in his chest and kept his dreams as colorful and vivid as they used to be.

but one night, after their limbs fell down on each others' body, his lover confessed that it will be their last. he hold his tears with all his might just to keep it from falling until the moment his lover would walked out of his room. he never figured out that it was plain lust and not love. but who can blame I since both words starts with L and 4-letter-words? if only someone has warned him. if only he was an expert with signs.

up to this moment, i haven't heard from that person since i went down to manila. i even thought, he will follow us here. but he never contacted us and have chosen to be just a memory for all of us.

remembering him gave me an easy grip to the play, which gave us two kinds of people inside a relationship: the coward and the fool. the coward who is scared of expressing what s/he really feels and decided to keep hidden behind the facade of what his/her audience want to see, denying himself of himself as well. while the fool, on the other hand, keeps on believing and hoping despite the obstacles and challenges that await them. optimistic that eventually they will achieve contentment and happiness. but both of them will just keep on moving on the same circle, chasing each other and if fortunate will meet in the middle. but most of the time, don't.

as the curtain closed, actors bowed to their audience, walked our way home and until this very moment i am writing this, the story continues inside my head as if the play never ended, as if it continues to search for a better ending as it relives a clearer picture of I in me again, wondering when will I meet him again.

13 comments:

Dabo said...

11 out of ten for the kissing scene hehe

9 out of ten for the talents hehehe

cheers!

Dabo said...

now nabasa ko na entry mo..

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it was a teenage drama, funny now that you are an adult, if you will allow me to conclude; a fifteen year old wouldn't make much of a difference for a 25 year old, until the law of entropy catches upon you..cynicism could be so enticing after the hopeless romantic stage.

all lessons are all the same for each one of us, regardless of the role-a fool or a coward-however experiences make it unique per individual.

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(the whole day today i miss someone, effect pa din ng play, thus napatugtog ako ng kanta ng m2m)

Unknown said...

WOW...someone's back! :)

Never heard about this play...but, seems interesting. :)

Again, welcome back! :)

~kinesics

♥ N o v a said...

That's quite an interesting breakdown of the components of a relationship: one part coward, and the other part the fool.

I wonder if at times, the role changes, and the fool becomes the coward, and the coward the fool. I for sure know it's possible because I've been both at varying stages of my relationships.

I'm so glad to see that you're writing again. I've missed you.

Chyng said...

Eto pala yung play na pinuntahan nyo last sat.

I miss this kind of entry, feel na feel ko, it's so Ewik!

the geek said...

one day, the curtain will open again...

Abou said...

sometimes while our stories are on stage some people has to bow out of our lives. but behind those blinding spotlights somebody has to be there. for us.

Najua Scribbles said...

I've always thought that it's still not so much of a curtain call for you..

Happy you're blogging again..

\m/

Kape Kanlaon\ said...

weehhh glad you're back!
I agree with the bending part. Our decisions and actions don't only concern us, directly, but also the people around us.

TamurĂ­l Vardamil said...

welcome back.

DN said...

shet! ang wafu ng mga bida. lol.

Anonymous said...

Just a correction, it was staged by Ateneo Blue Repertory, not Tanghalang Ateneo :D

Yj said...

hmmmmp sana nagkaroon ako ng chance mapanood toh...

but i'm soooooooo glad that you're vack!!!