burn the light of fire
and wax the ears of injustice.

chide the moon
and bid ado to the reckless sun.

count the blessings of misfortunes
and wave verbs in the air--
breathing the hopeful breaths of married sandals

Label the pains of a billion rain drops and fawn the feathers
of a nightingale over the glory of failed
triumphs known as yesterday.

break the hands of a wristwatch and make a ******* of time--
for through the God in Satan was how Earth was won.

B cup
C cup
but D cup, the better.

A nip,
a tuck—
reverse the clock.

For beauty’s the past,
and beauty’s the young.

Thus,
reupholster the fruit of the womb
and iron the sags low.
Recapture the past glow,
for after all,
the future is wherever you don’t exist yet.

Minsan napapaisip ako,
e kung lubayan na lang kaya kita.
Pero hindi e! Mali!
Yan din kasi ang inisip ko nun
kaya ako nagsisi.
Swerte ko pa nga kasi bumalik
ka pa bilang kaibigan ko.
Kaibigang hinahangad kong
mapansin din ako kahit minsan,
kaibigang pinahahalagahan ko,
at kaibigang sana'y mabatid din
ang sinisigaw nitong puso ko.
Pero hindi e! Mali!
Ang hirap kasing lumugar diyan
sa buhay mo.
Lalo pa't minsan napapatanong ako,
sino nga lang ba ako?
Isang hamak lang na taong,
wala! Walang sinabi sa iba!
Simple lang, di gaya mo.
Nakakatamad din minsan pero,
ano ba?
Pinahahalagahan kita, ikaw rin ba?
Mahalaga rin ba ako sa'yo?
Di naman sa nakikipagkompetensya.
Pero hindi e! Mali!
Marami pa kasing mas nakakalamang
sa'kin diyan,
sino nga lang ba ako?
Kaya minsan napapaisip ako,
e kung lubayan na lang kaya kita,
ano kaya ang mararamdaman mo?

I see his face,
                   And I think like I've been blind all my life.
I hear his voice,
                   And I swear I hear angels sing.
I taste him,
                   *And I realize I have been starving.

You are as pretty as a moon-****

The moon
so heavy inside
Almost solid
Crashed into the Earth during its formation
Taking bits of the Earth with it

Then the Earth made oceans
And sky
Birthed life from the places inside of itself
So much color and movement
It did not need the sun for beauty
The Earth is even beautiful in the dark

And the moon
The moon watched
Spun full rotation
Keeping its face always looking directly at its skies


The moon cratered like acne
Scarred like someone without an atmosphere

Battered and beat up
But every crash
The moon did not let parts of itself go
There is no room for more moons here

And occasionally
With the calm cold rumble
Moonquake shiver
Shakes dust from its back
The sunlight stolen into white shimmer
Stars way too close to be real

Looks like the ******
Of a firework show
Only every cannon misfired but yours

The whole world was watching

And everyone said
What
was that?

What was that?

You are as pretty as a moon-****

i did not shower today,
for i still feel the last few slips of heat
from your throat.
i did not shower today,
for the thought of you squirming
inside, makes me shiver.
i did not shower today,
for your teeth are eating my
collarbone. it looks like a lovely birthmark.
i did not shower today,
for washing you off would be lonely
and idiotic.
i did not shower today,
because i know your scent will be
trapped in my hair
and at some point in the middle of the
night, i will wake up, and forget, that
you are not here.