Talata #002
Talata #002
Talata. Filipino. n. verse. A string of words written in rhythm. A spoken romp. A thread of hope or heartbreak. Words robbed from poetry. A murmur. A prayer.
Visions in verses
Awit para sa along naligaw / sa dagat ng mga tao
Awit para sa along naligaw / sa dagat ng mga tao
batang alon / tumatawid / sa kalsada ng ulan paikot-ikot sa kanal / di makita ang daan walang mapa ang mundo / walang pipigil sa iyo kundi ang sarili mo hahampas ka na lang / sa pader na semento kung
Pudpod na ang tsinelas ko, ngunit hindi ang aking puso
Pudpod na ang tsinelas ko, ngunit hindi ang aking puso
Animnapu’t pitong kilometro ang nilakad ko / para lang makita ka bagtas ang kalsadang kay lapad / ngunit / wala naming laman suot ang pang-itaas na basa / ng pawis / at ulan at minsan, luha / habang kipkip ang
Talata #001
Talata #001
Talata. Filipino. n. verse. A string of words written in rhythm. A spoken romp. A thread of hope or heartbreak. Words robbed from poetry. A murmur. A prayer. I am starting a new series called Talata, featuring lines from my
Sulat kay Naty mula kay Bining
Sulat kay Naty mula kay Bining
About this poem: It’s nanay (my dad’s mom)’s birthday, and after reading Bonifacio’s letter to his beloved, I was inspired to write a poem imagining what my tatay (my dad’s dad) would have wrote for her. I still wonder what
Bondage before breaking
Bondage before breaking
Under the bed of chains where you strapped me in my tattered red pajamas I wail at the sunHowling at the loss of the moon who sang me lullabies before the nightmares. You walkedafloat the floor in flipflops, I stayquietly
