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11 Tagalog Poems

 1. Two siblings, holding up V-signs while there's a beam of light shining in by the sister's fingers. Magkapatid, o Magkaibigan? Kabatid, o kaiwasan? Basta, magkatulad. Sa puso 2. Empty park, with a bench and a peaceful background. Manganangana diya. (Maganda dito.) - Ibaloi 3. Two lovers, sitting back to back on a bench. Each facing away from each other, reading a book. Ag ka natatakot man-aro. (Wag ka matakot magmahal.) - Ibaloi 4. Shoppers Mayroon bang kahit ano Kung alam mong meron ka rin nito Noon pa sila meron nito Pero wala lang 'non dito. 5. Vernacular Architecture Bakit ka ba...nandito? Bakit wala ako dito noon? Bakit ba taga-dito ka? Ano...nangyari? 6. Convenience store (San Mateo) Noong una, nawala ako dito. Noong una, walang umuupo dito. Ngayong Maka-Diyos ako, laging may tao. Ngayon, may taong malaki sa tabi ko... 7. Milk tea, fried chicken and ice cream. Someone eating. Hindi ko alam na mararating rin ako dito. Nanggaling ba 'to sa hangin o sa Diyos mo? M...
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Poems about explosions

An explosion A shrinking Less and less and less and less Nothing known before Nothing that i knew before A blackness of space Space to breathe And you're here. Classroom Bashroom Everything shrinks and slides Out of sight And escape to the next phase driving by 'til the end Slicing Dancing Defilement on the floor Panties falling On the floor On the floor someone just lost her eye And they dance

Poems by my characters

 Seven’s poem Time passes ‘Neath the sky Moving with the wind Lying down in grasses swept with time In a clearing on forest ground The owls howled and parrots swayed with the music ‘Til time passes the birds sing the same song Only in time. -    Seven John’s Story – The Little People Once upon a time, in a garden of a big mansion, there were little people, very little people that hid behind a log. This log was moldy and old, and very big. Ako ay Oy! Di mo ba alam? Na ako’y mahirap! Ako’y pobre! Ako’y di pinanganak na may salapi! Ako ang simula! Ako ang may pakana! Ako din ang may gawa! Ako’y may kamay! Ako’y may utak para sa makina! Ako ang gagawa! Sa huli! -    John Filipino   Untitled (andy mina) What if you hear what it’s like to sound The words and the syllables form like stones Solid and dry, but hollow like marrow in bone Soft tissue but dry skin Ancient ancestry is old enough to be your big brother’s shoes Handed down from father’s left-han...

The Legend of Balubad

 (the short story of a character I called, "Tito Laly". This short story was purposefully left unfinished.) Once upon a time, a very long time ago, before the age of the common man becoming the strong man, there was a village, and a ghost. The whole settlement of Marikit was waiting for the arrival of the Castillan missionaries coming from the new city of Antipolo because these missionaries were set out to certainly find that ghost and exorcise it. One man named Remoto, formerly named Saway, called the old men of the village to just close the settlement to these missionaries because this “ghost” seemed to be bringing the village good luck. Who knows, he said, it could be a diwata or a spring spirit who’s blessing the crops of the villagers. One old man, named Gregorio, (formerly named Anton and Dibal), said that they couldn’t farm without the missionaries because they give them plows and money to trade with other villages. The other old men seemed to agree with Gregorio and t...

Poems about Nangka

Toy Town A town so quiet Yet so empty Nothing but Pure Gold And Japanese people leaving their empty seats. What I was Doing Recently Nothing much Just munching on potato chips and pizza Nothing to do here, anymore But live my life Race to Bon Chon My favorite restaurant With my favorite people A favorite job And a favorite picture of Us two. What to do, two days from now Pack up your things Search for more jobs, Online Keep in mind The nearest life goal. What if I can’t do it all. There’s too much work (Work) There’s too much dirt (It hurts.) Don’t show me The other side of the Internet. iMotivate What else can we do If we can do nothing about you? The only way is up; You’re never coming down again.