Igual que San Lazaro bendito
diambulas las calles vagabundo
Un trago de vino
Para apaciguar el recuerdo profundo
La memoria opaca
Vas viajando por el mundo
Tembloroso e inaudito
Igual que San Lazaro bendito

Paalam bayan kong sinilangan,
sintang katagalugan, lupain na sinakop
ng mga puting dayuhan; inalipin at binusabos
ng higit sa tatlong-daan na taon.

Kung hindi sana ako nakagapos
ay nasa larangan ako ngayon,
nakikipaglaban para sa iyong kalayaan;
subalit ako ay binihag ng mga taksil na kalahi,
kayumanggi ang kulay ng kanilang balat
subalit ugaling Kastila sila.

Alam ko na ito na ang aking wakas
dadalhin nila ako at si Procopio sa dako na di namin alam;
tanging diyos lang ang nakababatid sa aming sasapitin.
Sa punglo kaya o sa talim ng tabak kaming magkapatid ay masasawi?

Nalulumbay ako hindi dahil sa ako'y mauutas
kundi sa pag-aakala na masasawi ako sa kamay ng aking kalahi.
Kung dayuhan man lang sana ang sa akin ay papaslang mas matatanggap ko ito nang maluwag sa dibdib.

Paalam mahal kong Oryang,
Lakambini ng Katipunan,
ina ng aking anak at kabiyak ng aking dibdib.
Naiiyak ako sapagkat malungkot ang naging wakas ng ating pagsinta.

Kung magtagumpay ang himagsikan
at makamtan na ang layang inaasam
wag sana makalimutan ang mga nabuwal sa parang ng digma.

Kainin nawa ng lupa ang mga taksil sa bayan,
lunurin ng baha ang mga nakipagtulungan sa kaaway,
tamaan ng kidlat ang mga tampalasan na umibig sa dayuhan na mapang-alipin. Sumpain sila ng langit.

Nakapiring ang aking mga mata subalit nararamdaman ko na malapit na kami sa dako kong saan babasahin sa amin ni Komandante Lazaro Makapagal ang hatol ng konseho ng digma.

Payapa ang aking kalooban, walang pangamba.
Alam ko na ginawa ko ang nararapat, kailanman hindi ako nagtaksil gaya ng kanilang ipinaparatang.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas, Mabuhay ang Rebolusyon.

Mula sa higanteng alpombrang balot
Bumuhos ang walong henerasyon halos
Ng karit, palay, tagtuyot, unos
Martilyo, pako, pagpapakaputa sa utos!
Aba, hindi pangako ng sistema ang presensya ni Hesus!

Sa madilim na purgatoryo ng impiyerno at kalangitan,
Sa mahiwagang pagitan ng lunsuran at lansangan
Nagka-prusisyon ang dibinong Toledong bayan
‘Pagkat naipasalangit na
Ang Multo/Kapre/Bal-bal/Berberoka/
Aswang/Mangkukulam/Agta/Santelmo/
Batibat/Berbalang/Bungisngis/Diwata
Na sumiil sa banal na pook ng Toledo.

Pitu-pituhan ang naging palitan
Sa pagbuhat sa bangkay ni Rodiano Abduhan.
“Dito ako sa ulo.” “Pasmado ka ba? Larga na!”
Padulas-dulas ang kapit, sumisilip na ang paa
At sa bawat yapak, bumuhos ang patak
Ng dugong pesante sa sagradong Toledong lupa.

Rodiano Abduhan, mas kilala bilang Tatay Godong
Manggagamot, tagalunas ng salot, kampon ng Diyos,
Ika ng iilang nagpatingin sa mahiwagang tatang,
Pero manyak, magnanakaw, aswang, mangkukulam
Kamo ng nagmula sa abang Toledong bayan.
‘Pagkat ang pugad niya’y sa kanayunan, sa kalaliman, sa kaibuturan,
Ng mailap na lansangang ng Diyos tinalikuran.

Kaya nang ang taumbaya’y nakabatid
Na lumubha ang sakit ng pamangking si Adring,
At na natagpuang bukbukin ang bangkay ni Celine,
Kaniya-kaniyang satsat, sitsit, at hirit
Ang kumapal sa amihan ng Toledong hangin.

“Mangkukulam! Heto yung bumati sa Adring kong pamangkin!”
Kaya ng taumbaya’y binatikos at siniraan sa lihim
Sa walwal o gimik, pagkalaklak ng gin.

“Berbalang! ‘Di ka umawat hanggang naubos ang dugo!”
Kaya’t nang-imprinta ang madla ng mga galos abot sa buto
Tatak Cebu! Tatak lungsod ng Toledo!

“Aswang! Luwal ng putang nakunan!”
Kung kaya’t naisama rin ang anak ni Abduhan
Sa kawawang listahan ng mapapaslang.

Biro mo! Ang manggagawa ng himala
Natamaan ng sumbi ng masaklap na realidad!
Ay, hindi makaliligtas ang dukha
Sa kamandag ng pader ng matayog na siyudad!

Pero nang maabot ang mapanglaw na kremahan,
Ang mailap na lubid ng buhay at kamatayan
Ni Rodiano Abduhan, aswang at mangkukulam,
Ng dugong maliliwat ay tuluyan siyang naubusan.
Maputla niyang balat, sa abong langit ay umagpang.
Inaakit ng lagay na hamak na sa wakas ay tumahan.
Pero nang maunawaan niya na sa kaniyang kamatayan
Mapupuksa ang kasarinlan at kalayaan,
‘Pagkat siya ang sisidlan ng dugong maglilinang,
Kampeon ng kanayunan, hari ng himagsikan,

Nasapian ni Lazaro.
Nabuhay.
Natauhan.

Magsasaka, mangingisda, labandera, gerilya.
Artista, mayora, tindera, tsismosa.
Karpintero, ****, kutsero, kaminero.
Abugado, inhinyero, piloto, maestro.
Ninais ng lungsod ang pagsapit ng mundo
Sa mahinhing mundo ng mga diwata’t engkanto.
Oo lang nang oo, bawal mangontrabida,
Kaya kung gusto nila ng Multo/Kapre/Bal-bal/Berberoka
Ano pang magagawa kundi patabain ang mataba?

So natunaw ang pintura
Ng nagbabalat na ngang dingding
Nabawian ng Sol at Luna
Ang kalangitang sadya nang makulimlim
Ang basang semento ay nauhaw
At naging nagbabantang lamig.

Mula sa naagnas na kabaong sa hukay lumaya
Ang mga magsasaka, mangingisda, labandera, gerilya
Ang mga Batibat/Berbalang/Bungisngis/Diwata.
Mula sa abo sa loob ng saro nagka-anyo
Ang mga karpintero, ****, kutsero, kaminero
Ang mga Aswang/Mangkukulam/Agta/Santelmo.

Tsaka humayo’t bumulong kay Abduhan
Nang siya’y mailatag sa loob ng makinarya.
Tsaka niya nagunita ang anak at asawa
Nombrado na atang manananggal at tiyanak.
At ang bawat katiting na patak ng dugo
Na hinayaan niyang umagos, bumuhos, tumulo
Sa lupang Toledo, lupa ng berdugo’t demonyo.
Doon niya nabatid kung saan totoong nagmula
Ang mga Multo/Kapre/Bal-bal/Berberoka,
Aswang/Mangkukulam/Agta/Santelmo,
Batibat/Berbalang/Bungisngis/Diwata.

At doon nabuhay ang Santelmo ng Toledo;
Nang umalpas mula sa crematorium si Rodiano Abduhan,
‘Di na mas hahaba ang buhok, at nakatatak ang pangalan
Sa kaniyang mga galos at sugat, habang
Noo’y banig ang balot, ngayo’y apoy na bagong silang.
At nang nadaanan niya ang mga balintataw
Ng mayayamang poong siya mismo ang nakapukaw,
Nabatid niya kung bakit kailangan ng Toledo ng isang halimaw.

Fashion show finales follow a familiar rhythm: after the models march along the catwalk for a last hurrah, the designer comes out to take a bow. Their demeanour is often telling, an indicator of their attitude to the collection they've shown – are they a bag of nerves, or grinning from ear to ear?

Also noteworthy is the look they choose to take their bow in. Are they even wearing their own work? One of the most celebrated designers of our time never wears his own designs. Karl Lagerfeld may create the occasional menswear look at Chanel and he designs a whole men's collection for his eponymous label but he has long been a customer elsewhere: Dior Homme.

Lagerfeld started wearing Dior Homme when he was in his late 60s, shedding 41 kilograms to fit into the skinny styles of the label's then designer, Hedi Slimane. Lagerfeld has stayed loyal to the brand ever since, even after Slimane, now creative director of Saint Laurent, quit in 2006. And although the label is known for its emphasis on youth, Lagerfeld, now in his 80s, remains one of Dior Homme's most visible clients.

Raf Simons, meanwhile, Dior's creative director of womenswear, is partial to Prada: his presence in the documentary film Dior & I (2014) is most clearly announced via his distinctive studded Prada sneakers and he often takes his catwalk bow in a head-to-toe Prada look. For his first Christian Dior ready-to-wear show he wore a vintage denim jacket with red stripes by Austrian designer Helmut Lang.

And yet many designers do wear their own work, especially if the brand carries their surname. Editors scan the wardrobe of Miuccia Prada for clues to her latest collection: is she feeling utilitarian, elegant or purposefully off-kilter? When Donatella Versace takes her bow, she often wears a look from the collection she's just shown – for autumn/winter 2015, it was a pinstriped, flared pantsuit. And even Simons has worn pieces from his own label collaboration with Sterling Ruby.

So if the name is on the label, does it mean the clothes will always be on the designer's back? Not necessarily. "I've never been into wearing clothing with my own brand name inside," says Jonathan Anderson, designer behind JW Anderson and now creative director of Loewe. "I find it odd and arrogant."

UNIFORM DRESSING

Anderson's own wardrobe is a familiar uniform: crewneck sweater, faded blue jeans, Nike sneakers. It's entirely opposite to the menswear looks he creates for his own label's catwalk presentations, which have included bandeau tops and frilled shorts. He seems to favour a clean-palette approach: keeping himself neutral so as to not deflect from his experimentation elsewhere.

This kind of wardrobe is common among fashion designers. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler appear to have no desire to create menswear for themselves or others, dressing instead in a similar style to Anderson: crewnecks, polo shirts or button-downs, usually with jeans and sneakers.

Mary Katrantzou, meanwhile, recent winner of the 2015 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, may have built her business on print and embellishment but she is usually found in a black knit dress by Azzedine Alaïa. Alaïa himself has perhaps the ultimate clean-palette wardrobe: for decades he has worn black cotton Chinese pyjamas, fastened by simple floral buttoning.

Each of these designers has a successful business with its own clear signature. So maybe it doesn't matter if they don't wear their own clothes. And yet when designers do, it can be so seductive. Men buy Tom Ford because they want to be like Tom Ford. Women buy Céline because they want to look like Phoebe Philo. Stefano Pilati, creative director of Ermenegildo Zegna Couture, is often said to be his own best model; Rick Owens, in his long draped vests and baggy shorts, is the perfect ambassador for his own alternate universe of otherness.

The style of Roksanda Ilincic is synonymous with her own brand. "I create pieces that embrace the female form," she says of her bold colour palette and silhouette. "Being a woman means I'm able to feel and test those things on a personal level … I tend to favour long hemlines and nipped-in waists, with interesting shades and textures, pared down with simple basics and outerwear." Does she ever wear anyone else? "Of course! Black polo necks from Wolford are an absolute staple and in winter I am rarely without my favourite black cashmere coat by Prada, which is on permanent loan from my husband."

It seems like an industry divided between designers who wear their own work and those who don't. But sometimes things change. Backstage at Loewe earlier this season, Anderson said: "With Loewe, I have a detachment. I wear a lot of it. Now I'm more, 'Does this work?' I've got a bit of a love back for fashion."

Two months on, his interest in wearing his own designs has grown still further. He is the cover star of the new issue of menswear biannual magazine Fantastic Man, posing in a slash-fronted sweater and leather tie trousers. The pieces are both his work from current season Loewe. Womenswear. In for a penny, in for a pound.Read more here:www.marieaustralia.com/formal-dresses-2015 | www.marieaustralia.com/long-formal-dresses

THE NEXT WORLD WIDE GLOBAL EVENT
                                ................by G. E. Parson
......WILL BE TERRIFYING CARNAGE IN THE STREETS,
out of controlled fires, uncontainable flooding, paralyzing weather conditions making it exceedingly difficult for rescue operations.
Screaming, wailing  Moms,  Dads and teen-agers for the sudden disappearing of infant new-borns from the hospital, babies from their
cribs, children from the play ground, school class rooms never to be seen or heard again.

And it get's worse as super-sonic pilot-less air craft fall from the skies
along with all manner of out of control  mid-air crashes; meanwhile on earth from pole to pole in cities world wide blood bath carnage from driver less cars, trucks motorcycles piling up one on top the other, resulting in angry tempers out of control, killing , ******, steeling, no one showing any mercy or graciousness, but everyone determined to get all they can and can all they get, guarding with guns, knives, clubs whatever hands can find; and pity the rest home sick and physically helpless.

Are you tired of reading this yet? I haven't even scratched the surface of what's going to happen when Jesus returns in the clouds to ****** from off this planet all His children.

Think of whats going to happen when all those hundreds maybe thousands of man satellites come tumbling down, and they will, because there will be no controlling powers to keep them in orbit and the Russia's satellites will crash into America' s and down they will
fall.

And what or who  do you think is going to keep that worthless space station from tumbling down and splattering a thousand miles in every direction, when all God's technical brains have been lifted to heights a thousands of miles above that expensive piece of junk.

All Global news papers will copy each other with headlines screaming out : WARNING! ALIENS FROM OUTER SPACE!
the next line would describe these out of space creatures: SUPER POWERFUL ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SILVER SHINING, SLANT EYED CREATURE  RACE.

The body of the news papers. Planet earth has been attack by
a super powerful advanced intelligent and technology, using the power of light totally unknown to scientist of humanity; zapping out men, women, youth  and babies, with light particles Lazaro rays."
THE NEXT WORLD WIDE GLOBAL EVENT
so goes the reasoning of the most brilliant leaders of our day. I could go on and on describing what's going to take place when all God's people are removed.

Let me explain why there will looting, ******,  killing  and all manner of carnage.  All the born again Believers, immediately upon their confession of being a Believer in Jesus Christ, received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Through us Believers, He reproves the world of
sin, of righteousness and judgment.  As  result of His ministry through us Believers, there is a minimum of sin and a consciousness of righteousness and judgement for wrong doing; I say as long as we are in the world, wrong doing is held to slow leak, as it were.

But when us Believers are no longer present, the righteous influence
of the Holy Spirit is gone and men are left to their own conscience
to do whatsoever they please. Jeremiah, by Holy inspiration wrote that the heart of man is desperately wicked above all things.  Therefore in the absence of the indwelling of the spirit of God there is going to be all manner vile, wicked deeds perpetrated throughout the entire world, besides all the damage resulted from Christians  suddenly raptured from behind steering wheels of cars, trucks, ships and what have you.

WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT'S GOING ON? Masses of humanity
cry out in emotional fear and terror, as millions upon millions upon millions of friends, families even enemies suddenly vanish with no
explanation. The answer is very simple the RAPTURE OF THE
SAINTS OF GOD.

This poem is a warning to all unsaved,                
Jesus is coming in a moment of time,
So repent of self-righteousness,
Trusting in Christ as Savior and Lord,
So you won't be left behind.

                                   . By G. E. PARSON