May iniisip ka?
Oo.
Ano?
Ayaw kong sabihin. Baka magkatotoo.
Dahil makulit ka
Kilala kita. Oo, ikaw 'yun: Nagkasalubong na tayo minsan, sa LRT, sa Gotohan, sa kanto ng Aurora at Katipunan. Nagkatinginan tayo. Hindi mo ako kinausap, pero alam ko, nakilala mo rin ako. Kaya ka narito, di ba? Para sabihing, Oo, oo, ikaw nga 'yun. Naaalala kita.
na, mula noong 24 Enero, 2006, ang nakitambay dito
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Friday, December 09, 2005
1.
At bakit kaya kanina ay nahuli ko ang sarili kong tumitingala, nagtataka kung nariyan ka, kung mayroon ngang ikaw? Bakit ko nahuli ang sarili kong bumubulong: "Kung sa akin lang, wala akong pakialam sa iyo. Pero may mga pagkakataong gusto kong maniwala, kailangan kong umasang tumatawid lang kami, at sa kabila ng kung anumang ilog ng abong ito ay may mapayapang pampang. Hindi para sa akin." Tang-ina. Dapat nariyan ka. Dapat totoo ka.
Oo, sige, ngayon, sa iyo na. Tama. Sige. May bahagi sa aking sumusuko. Hindi para sa akin.
2.
May kaibigan ako. Wala na siya ngayon.
3.
Eyes Fastened With Pins Charles Simic
How much death works, No one knows what a long Day he puts in. The little Wife always alone Ironing death's laundry. The beautiful daughters Setting death's supper table. The neighbors playing Pinochle in the backyard Or just sitting on the steps Drinking beer. Death, Meanwhile, in a strange Part of town looking for Someone with a bad cough, But the address somehow wrong, Even death can't figure it out Among all the locked doors... And the rain beginning to fall. Long windy night ahead. Death with not even a newspaper To cover his head, not even A dime to call the one pining away, Undressing slowly, sleepily, And stretching naked On death's side of the bed.
4.
P're, ingat ka, a. O, puwede rin: sumalangit nawa.
5.
Father Death Blues Allen Ginsberg
Hey Father Death, I'm flying home Hey poor man, you're all alone Hey old daddy, I know where I'm going
Father Death, Don't cry any more Mama's there, underneath the floor Brother Death, please mind the store
Old Aunty Death Don't hide your bones Old Uncle Death I hear your groans O Sister Death how sweet your moans
O Children Deaths go breathe your breaths Sobbing breasts'll ease your Deaths Pain is gone, tears take the rest
Genius Death your art is done Lover Death your body's gone Father Death I'm coming home
Guru Death your words are true Teacher Death I do thank you For inspiring me to sing this Blues
Buddha Death, I wake with you Dharma Death, your mind is new Sangha Death, we'll work it through
Suffering is what was born Ignorance made me forlorn Tearful truths I cannot scorn
Father Breath once more farewell Birth you gave was no thing ill My heart is still, as time will tell.
