Poetry - SA PAGITAN KA NATAGPUAN by Maimai Cantillano

Summary / Recap

In this performance, Maimai Cantillano delivers a heartfelt poetry song titled “SA PAGITAN KA NATAGPUAN” (presented as “In Between” / “in between you are the meeting place”). She introduces the piece as something she made especially for the event, then launches into a lyrical theme of love complicated by timing and uncertainty—the “right love but the wrong time” versus “right time but the wrong love.”

Main Plot / Emotional Arc

• The poem centers on two people who can’t seem to meet, despite searching—there’s a constant back-and-forth of who is hiding vs. who is searching.
• The speaker reflects on being lost in the “void” of what used to be a shared space—full of imagery like moonlight, fireflies, night deepening, and walking in darkness.
• As the piece builds, the speaker vows determination: “I will find you” no matter where the other person is.
• Midway, the tone shifts into apology and self-blame. The speaker admits they may have caused the other person’s world to become “cramped,” buried fear inside them, and even chose to hide—sometimes at the expense of their own growth and clarity.
• The ending becomes a release: instead of clinging, the speaker tells love to be free, grateful despite pain, and finishes with a final “thank you.”

Highlights / Notable Lines & Moments

• The clearest recurring motif is the uncertainty of the relationship:
  • “I don’t know which of us is right or wrong”
  • “Who is hiding and who is searching?”
• The emotional turning point is the apology section—less about romantic pursuit and more about regret, introspection, and letting go.
• The closing resolution is powerful: the speaker chooses not to keep hurting the other person and instead grants freedom, even while still grieving.

Jokes / Stand-Out Reactions

• There aren’t clear jokes in the subtitles. The standout “reactions” are mostly dramatic emotional shifts—from searching and determination to sincere apology and finally letting go.

Appearing Personalities

• Maimai Cantillano (performer/poet)