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Naabutan mo ba ang Chinese Garter o 10-20?
Luksong-lubid, Tagu-taguan, Piko o Patintero?
Alam mo ba yung Yes or No?

Gumuhit ka ng kahong pahaba't
Hatiin ang mga ito, marahil mahabang proseso
Mahalukay lamang ang tamang istilo.
Titingala't magtatanong, "Yes or No?"
At may magbabatuhan ng boses ng pagsilong.

Paano kaya kung ganoon kadali
Kung kaya **** magpatawad
Nang bukal sa puso't walang gitgit.
Hanggang kaya mo nang ipaubaya ang galit sa Langit,
Hanggang kaya mo nang lumaban na may sariling paninindigan.

Pagpapatawad
Sa mga nanakit sayo,
Sa mga nasaktan mo,
Maging sa sarili mo.
Kaya mo ba? Yes or No?

Bumisita ka sa Palengke,
Tiyak bistado mo ang 'yong sarili.
Hindi ba't pag mahal, humihingi ka rin ng tawad?
Pag di ba pinagbigya'y galit ang ibabayad sa Tindera?
Oo, mahal kasi; sobrang mahal
Kaya sana'y lambingin ng "oo" ang "patawad" niya.

May oras para sa lahat;
Maging sa paghilom ng Bayan,
Sa pagdidildil ng Asin sa sanlibutan,
Na Siya ring naghasik
Ng mga butong nagkalaman sa Lipunan.

Bahagi ka ng Tulang ito, isang tulang pasalaysay -
Payak at walang bahid na pagkukunwari.
Ibabalot ko ang tanong na "Yes or No?"
Batang 90's, iba na nga pala ang timpla't
Magkakaubusan na naman ng mga letra't himig.

Sige, magtatapos ako Sayo,
Pagkat Ikaw naman ang taya sa buhay Mo.
At ito na marahil ang Pagtatapos
Na Ikaw rin ang Panimula.

(P.S. Tapusin Mo, sa muli nating pagkikita)
Sofia Aug 2016
my boy's got me tongue tied in two different languages
he's calling me baby on mondays and sinta 'til sundays
he's got me looking for him in between eskinitas
and cathedrals from quezon avenue to intramuros
all i see are his eyes
and 7,107 islands in the palms of his hands
and i never knew love could be so hard
when your words ran faster than your heart
makata is what they call you
a master of poetry and performance
you called me your greatest work
and you are a master of fiction
manileño is what you are
my boy's got manila's grime and glory
pulsing through his makata veins
he's got makati's lights burning through his irises
he's got the danger of manila beating in his chest
he's got the cries of san juan lodged in his throat
he's got the rhythm of the city in every step
my boy's still a boy
hijo is what you think you aren't
he's got three stars on his back
and he thinks he's the sun
he thinks he can change the world
himagsikan is what he wants
a revolution beginning with him
but tell me makata, manileño, hijo,
my boy
how are you going to save me?
how are you going to love this country?
my boy's tongue tied in two different faiths
my boy forgot to save himself
sinta - darling
eskinita - alley
intramuros - oldest district & historic core of manila
manileño - someone who lives in manila
makata - poet
makati - highly urbanized city in manila
san juan - smallest city in the philippines, site of the first battle of the katipunan; the organization that led the philippine revolution against the spanish
hijo - son/young boy
himagsikan - revolution
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