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Sabungan                                              Cockfight Sa pula!                                                  For the red! Sa puti!                                                   For the white! Anopaman dumating                          However they come piliin ang magiting                              choose the valiant tumaya sa tindig                                   gamble on their carriage pagpaboran                                           and consider bawat katunggali.                                 each competitor. Sumiping sa dilim                                Make love with the dark at sumigaw                                            and cry Kristo! Kristo!                                        Christ! Christ! Panoorin ang laban                              Watch closely the battle sarsuelang mapanganib                      this dangerous sarsuela kawatang sumasanib                           a thief takes over sa aking piling                                      inside. Sa bawat kong hiyaw,                          Every shriek ang kada tuka, laslas                            each peck, a slash nagmula sa dahas                                of ruthlessness and lumilipana ang daing                           cries all around dumadaginding ang bagsik                echo ferociousness bawat laban pilit.                                  of this stilted struggle Kristo! Kristo!                                       Christ! Christ! sigaw ng sabungero                             screamed the sabungero at ako'y tumigil.                                   I stop. Sa pagpanaw                                        When all is gone manalo                                                   win matalo                                                    lose walang pareho tumingin                    no one sees evenly sa aking balahibong                            my feathers pula at puti                                           of red and white sa alabok                                               on the surface dust kumalat                                                 they lay lumipad                                                 they fly lumahong taimtim.                             and vanish without a thought.
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Jun 5, 2016
Jun 5, 2016 at 11:36 PM UTC
m-g-hsieh
sabungan (cockfight)
Sabungan                                              Cockfight Sa pula!                                                  For the red! Sa puti!                                                   For the white! Anopaman dumating                          However they come piliin ang magiting                              choose the valiant tumaya sa tindig                                   gamble on their carriage pagpaboran                                           and consider bawat katunggali.                                 each competitor. Sumiping sa dilim                                Make love with the dark at sumigaw                                            and cry Kristo! Kristo!                                        Christ! Christ! Panoorin ang laban                              Watch closely the battle sarsuelang mapanganib                      this dangerous sarsuela kawatang sumasanib                           a thief takes over sa aking piling                                      inside. Sa bawat kong hiyaw,                          Every shriek ang kada tuka, laslas                            each peck, a slash nagmula sa dahas                                of ruthlessness and lumilipana ang daing                           cries all around dumadaginding ang bagsik                echo ferociousness bawat laban pilit.                                  of this stilted struggle Kristo! Kristo!                                       Christ! Christ! sigaw ng sabungero                             screamed the sabungero at ako'y tumigil.                                   I stop. Sa pagpanaw                                        When all is gone manalo                                                   win matalo                                                    lose walang pareho tumingin                    no one sees evenly sa aking balahibong                            my feathers pula at puti                                           of red and white sa alabok                                               on the surface dust kumalat                                                 they lay lumipad                                                 they fly lumahong taimtim.                             and vanish without a thought.
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My head says "Leave before the floor disappears Before you wake up With nothing but splinters And a mouth full of questions You already know the answer to" My heart says "Wait He’s just tired He’s just busy He’s just trying to find the words" Hasn’t he had enough time? “I don’t know” It’s a language you’ve Decided to live in While I’m translating Myself into nothing My spine folds in My ribs start counting the days Without you in them I try to remember your voice Without the hesitation But all I hear is the pause before “I don’t know” I’m holding the door open for Someone who can’t even Look at the room I’m swallowing glass Calling it patience And every piece cuts deeper When I tell myself you’re worth it My head says "This isn’t love anymore This is erosion This is weathering yourself down To fit a space that’s already empty" My heart says "No Remember his hands Remember the way he made the world Small enough to hold Remember how you’d do it all again" I think about next week The way you’ll look at me And say it again And my chest will cave And my eyes will sting And maybe that’s the last time Or maybe I’ll let it be another "I don’t know" "I don’t know" "I don’t know" And it’s killing me that Neither do you
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Aug 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM UTC
Sorelle
Half An Answer
My head says "Leave before the floor disappears Before you wake up With nothing but splinters And a mouth full of questions You already know the answer to" My heart says "Wait He’s just tired He’s just busy He’s just trying to find the words" Hasn’t he had enough time? “I don’t know” It’s a language you’ve Decided to live in While I’m translating Myself into nothing My spine folds in My ribs start counting the days Without you in them I try to remember your voice Without the hesitation But all I hear is the pause before “I don’t know” I’m holding the door open for Someone who can’t even Look at the room I’m swallowing glass Calling it patience And every piece cuts deeper When I tell myself you’re worth it My head says "This isn’t love anymore This is erosion This is weathering yourself down To fit a space that’s already empty" My heart says "No Remember his hands Remember the way he made the world Small enough to hold Remember how you’d do it all again" I think about next week The way you’ll look at me And say it again And my chest will cave And my eyes will sting And maybe that’s the last time Or maybe I’ll let it be another "I don’t know" "I don’t know" "I don’t know" And it’s killing me that Neither do you
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