XIII - Hello Poetry

XIII Nov 2017

Lechon

Parang baboy
na binubusog
bago tuhugin,
bago ihawin,
bago patayin.

Like a pig
given a feast
before it is skewered,
before it is roasted,
before it is killed.

XIII Nov 2017

He lied. The alchemist,
had a secret pocket
near his chest
where there rest
the love that didn't,
couldn't,
wouldn't
fade.

XIII Nov 2017

In a Town Where I Don’t Exist

They’re all happy.

Inspired by Boku Dake ga Inai Machi anime.

XIII Nov 2017

Jigsaw

In a jigsaw trap
As the time counts down
I will struggle for my life
And savor the torture and pain
Even though it's Amanda Young's design
Because a slow and painful death
Is what serves me right

XIII Nov 2017

Negative

I've already lost a lot
I've already lost count
A few more losses won't make any difference,
would it?

—too many that it's already negative.

XIII Nov 2017

Cercis siliquastrum

The beautiful pink petals appear,
as the seedpods dangle.

The blossoms appear before the leaves.