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Haze Jan 2018
I am help captive in the arms of my captor

Only looking at the future it gave, no other

Walking up the path filled with grave-given, fallen flowers

I rise above the clouds having hope as my only power

This is she to me, *España y Filipinas
This was my own attempt in interpreting the message of a painting made by one of my countries best painters, Juan Luna. It was actually in the test given for arts class where they asked us to write a one-verse poem about how we interpret Espana y Pilipinas and this was my answer to that portion of the test. I must say, a lot of culture and symbolism in one painting. I realize how great the other art forms are besides poetry.
Butch Decatoria Sep 2020
Families poor, most are quite similar,
Island girls, fish out of water, to be delivered
Looking for saviors at continental breakfasts,
Illegitimate legacies off shore, sailors deny guiltless.
Pining mothers turn mail order brides,
Instant family in the land of Milk and Flies,
Nearly always end in divorce, of course the poor stay
At the poverty line, it’s the great divide, unpaid debt.
Still, a third world country our mothers can’t forget...
When the word Filipinas is used, to signify both people and country as one. Salamat po Akong Filipinas! Cannot have a country without its people, or a people without a country. World Peace Now!
Papa Francisco, oh misericordioso!
Papa Francisco, oh compasivo!
Papa Francisco, se nuestro amparo!

Liberar mi alma y cuerpo condenado!
Liberar mi familia y futuro lastimoso!
Liberar me de venganza de N-M y sus partido!

Con elguia de Espiritu Santo…
Con el clemencia de Hesucristo…
Con el gracia de Dios amoroso…

Liberanos con el poder divino!
Liberanos de esquema maligno!
Liberanos por favor oh escuchano!

Ahora bendicir N-M y sus partido!
Ahora mi nacion eres bienvenido!
Ahora consagrar Filipinas mi amado!

-01/15/2015
(Dumarao)
*Pope Francis Fever Collection
My Poem No. 315

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