Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bilangguan

ang kanyang mga mata
Ng pader at sahig,
Ng himig ng matitingkad
At ligaw na pagmamasid.

Sa likod ng rehas
Na siyang pilikmata,
Nasusunog ang balintataw
Sa hukay sa kanyang mukha.

Umiikot, naglalayag.
Papalayo sa mga alon
Ng bukang-liwayway
At babalik, at babalik,

Habang siya’y
Unti-unting
Lamunin ng
At paglipasan ng


inis.

3 comments:

  1. I commend you for writing awesome Filipino poetry. Mine's cheesy and awkward to read. LOL.

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  2. So I read this slowly and with sad melodies playing in the background. haha ako na feel na feel.

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  3. The smaller font sizes of the two lines before the last seem to imply a whisper. Why would you be so wary?

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