imagine Manila in white
like a necklace of sampaguita hanging
on an ivory saint’s neck
like the pearl left in the oyster
pristine and untouched
like the lines on the concrete
safely leading you home after work
like thin bones of the milkfish
from a table laden with every meal
like the stately pillars of our Congress
bleached clean after a bone deep cleanse
like the full bellied summer moon
when we dance and sing of the past
like an infant’s first taste of milk
whose wails are silenced at last
my god, can you imagine?
imagine Manila in white
Sep 21, 2025
Sep 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM UTC
imagine Manila in white
like a necklace of sampaguita hanging
on an ivory saint’s neck
like the pearl left in the oyster
pristine and untouched
like the lines on the concrete
safely leading you home after work
like thin bones of the milkfish
from a table laden with every meal
like the stately pillars of our Congress
bleached clean after a bone deep cleanse
like the full bellied summer moon
when we dance and sing of the past
like an infant’s first taste of milk
whose wails are silenced at last
my god, can you imagine?
imagine Manila in white