"junie" poems
parang ref sa bahay n'yo
parang lego ng kapatid mo
parang pustiso ng lola mo sa baso
permanente
hindi pwede galawin sa lugar
baka bulyawan ni nanay
o magtantrums si junie boy
at atakihin pa ang lola mo
mga bagay na permanente
hindi pwede galawin
parang tattoo ng tito **** adik
parang tsokolate sa puting damit
parang kilay ng teacher **** masungit
permanente
hindi pwede galawin
parang ikaw sa puso ko
parang imahe mo sa utak ko
parang... parang...
parang bawat permanente sa mundo na hindi mo na mababago
parang ako para sayo
at ikaw na hindi para sa akin
permanente
Oct 15, 2018
Oct 15, 2018 at 5:41 AM UTC
I am from pancakes, from ovaltine and cheerios
I am from an empty street that welcomes bare feet at twilight
I am from a big green back yard
from lilacs and daffodils
valentines and Easter eggs
from road trips in the van
And tuna sandwiches with extra mayonnaise
I am from being late to everything
And bedtime and naptime
From Bactine and band aids and bee stings and remember to wear shoes
when you ride your scooter
or walk over the pine needles
or under the slide where the grass is dry and sharp
I am from everyone is equal and religion is not a bad thing
And no one is wrong to believe,
But you don’t have to.
I am from Cheese pizza and Chocolate Milk
From the dinner bell when dad gets home from work
Or the candy cookie at the end of the day
if you help mom with the groceries
I am from waffles and homemade peach ice cream on the forth of July
From water melon and doctor Suess on a picnic blanket
From Crayons and markers and coloring books
I am from stuffed animals covered in dust cause you left them outside
From ski school
From pink lemonade and M&Ms;
I am from no matter how cold that water is
I will swim in the rivers and oceans
I am from flying kites
From riding bikes to the end of the street
From sleeping outside on the deck
But not the whole night,
Cause you start to miss your bed.
I am from Halloween is scary sometimes-
And so is the queen in Snow White and Sleeping Beauty
And the witch in the Wizard of Oz
And the abominable snowman in Rudolph
From I think we will stick to the jungle Book and Lady and the *****
I am from snowmen and sledding hills and hot chocolate
with extra marsh mellows
From hanging Christmas lights in a snowstorm
And Dads sorry he let you jump off the deck
when you hit your nose to your knee-
He thought the snow was deep enough.
I am from Sprinklers and Trampolines
From Lodge Pole, Columbine, Bear Tree
From Ten minutes to bedtime
Junie B Jones Clifford the Big Red Dog and Bear in the Big Blue House
I am from Juice Coffee and Cinnamon toast
From broken heels and Sticky fingers
From counting stairs and sheep and pennies
and the days until Christmas
From the top of Dad shoulders at the tree lighting
From falling asleep with your head in Moms lap
in the booth at the restaurant.
I am from love
From hugs and kisses and holding on to one another so tight
Because what other way to show them you care.
Feb 25, 2014
Feb 25, 2014 at 1:30 AM UTC
dear sir, hi dudes
i am experiencing problems with youtube, you see every time
i put on a video, it takes a long time to load and when it does
load it keeps stop-starting, it makes me feel weird, like i think
the dead are controlling the computer world, i don;t know whether
it’s an iinet thing or a problem in the area, i know that it isn’t the
computer people teasing me, i am past that stage, you see i want
to be able to watch a parade or heavy metal concert or even a broadway musical
you see i still have enough bandwidth, to play the video
i just want to be able to watch a youtube video, without any problems
it’s probably dads spirit that is doing this, because i am a youtube junie
but there must be a way to improve the buffering
i ain’t into upgrades, because i pay enough
i watch mother and son, no problems becker no problems
christmas parade, depends on parade, but still has buffering problems
abl baseball good, but has occasional buffering problems
heavy metal concerts problems with buffering
i am even having occasionally problem with youtube shows
but not a worry at the moment
you see, i want youtube to improve it’s buffering
i don’t know how many people can help me from their houses
i know iinet can if the problem is theres, but why do we have this buffering problem
beats me
Nov 24, 2015
Nov 24, 2015 at 2:03 AM UTC
Kisses
like Japanese paper flowers
opening upon
touching water
blossoming into amazement
to bloom for ever in imagination
your breath
(lace curtains dancing in the breeze)
carries carefully each word
letting it break
fragile as a bubble
gently against my skin
your voice settling and unsettling my hair
the poem
rising and falling
borne upon your breathing
like petals
upon a stream
cuddled into you
a dream of a dream
forever you
telling
poem upon poem
your heart
beating preciously
against my heart
I understanding completely
your mind
...is my home.
Aug 27, 2015
Aug 27, 2015 at 5:13 AM UTC
I never got to
Say good bye
To you
Never got to tell you
I loved you
Again
I was on my way
To see you
But you were so far away
On life support
You fought for a long time
Through the pain
"This is terminal"
They said
Incurable
They said
All they could do
Was make you comfortable
As you lie
On your death bed
They buried you
Next to your brother
My grandfather
You spoke great things of him
But we'd never met
But now you're reunited
After twenty years
Of silence
Never did my heart
Cease to hurt
Sense you left us that day
I remember when you passed
Your husband called
He was crying
I still hear it like it was yesterday
"Junie's gone, Ginger"
He said to my mom
We just got on the road to see you
But you were already
Gone
Time passes on
Without you
But for me
Time stands still
When I think of you
Your beauty
Blue eyes
Golden heart
Larger than the sky
Dancing with the angels
In the clouds
Somewhere
I know you're patiently
Waiting
for me to meet you there
Oct 11, 2015
Oct 11, 2015 at 10:13 AM UTC
SKIN & BLISTER
( for Junie )
We grin & grimace
drop candle wax onto our fingertips
as the storm
rattles our window pane
angry that we won’t let it in.
All night
it rages
toppling chimney
pots with a crash
smashing slates
it strips from rooftops
as we safe
giggle & peel off
our waxen
fingerprints
hold them
(tiny whirlpools)
in our palms
those whorls
of self
unique to each.
I wearing my sister’s
fingerprints
she... wearing mine.
Nov 28, 2018
Nov 28, 2018 at 4:46 AM UTC
SKIN & BLISTER
( for Junie )
We grin & grimace
drop candle wax onto our fingertips
as the storm
rattles our window pane
angry that we won’t let it in.
All night
it rages
toppling chimney
pots with a crash
smashing slates
it strips from rooftops
as we safe
giggle & peel off
our waxen
fingerprints
hold them
(tiny whirlpools)
in our palms
those whorls
of self
unique to each.
I wearing my sister’s
fingerprints
she... wearing mine.
Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017 at 6:33 AM UTC
MUMONKAN(GATELESS PASS)
( for Junie )
Here, now
sister mine
lost
in time
dead to this world
I offer you
my eyes
my ears
so that you can see...can hear
without fear of Death
always interrupting you.
Take this breath & live again.
I can see enough for two.
*******
MYOJU(THE END OF LIFE)
After the bus crash her soul walked home
limping awkwardly now
leaving a trail of footprints
leaking time like blood.
*******
KAEI(THE SHADOWS OF FLOWERS)
Often, I visit this moment
long gone
(that has never ceased to exist) .
I go to find my sister
calling her name
lost as she is in the middle
of this vast field
her blue dress a flower
at the very center of it.
Here, Death
does not know her
name
only I call her.
She carries me home
in a piggyback.
I fascinated with the freckle
under the shadow of a curl
where shoulder
meets neck.
I lost in her laughter.
Both of us escaping
Her Death.
*******
AME NO UTA(SONGS OF RAIN)
Here, Death
itemises her.
The bruised breast.
The torn spleen.
The broken ribs.
The hemorrhaging.
Death, leaving
his mark
on this
human being.
Familiar with her.
Owning her.
Memory tiptoes
into Death's great palace
& steals back
a freckle
lost behind
a curl
between
shoulder
& neck.
Death
has no need
for it.
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019 at 4:33 AM UTC
TEARS OF MARBLE
( for Ita, Danny, Junie and Brian )
the angel rests her head
against mine
uses my tears
to cry
for marble is unable
to bear such human pain
the sorrow within..welling
overwhelming the eyes
here lies buried all
I hold most dear
I weep for myself
that I
am left behind
this sadness
this greif
bereft of mind
and only now
can the angel cry
great big fat tears
of rain
sploshing upon my eyes
shut tight
yet still seeing
her soft shy carved smile
marble and human both
cry in vain
the heavens open
I drenched to the skin
Heaven refusing
to let me in
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018 at 11:24 AM UTC