puta

musikang umaalingawngaw
tila walang saplot ang sumasayaw
giling at indayog na nagbibigay pukaw
sa mga kalalakihang uhaw

uhaw—sa laman.
mga nilalang na ‘di huwaran
pera ang puhunan,
bulaklak na humahalimuyak makakamtan

isinugo ang sarili
sa demonyo’y nagpatali
walang bakas ng tili
halinghing ang siyang pinili.

sa silid parausan, hinayaang nakahubad
kalakip ang perang galing sa huwad
“Panginoon, patawad”
impit ng babaeng hubo’t hubad.

dangal at dignidad ang kapalit
sa mundong mapait
sarili’y ‘di ipinagkait
sa nilalang na ka’y lupit.

† tres

the pulchritude of her



i the one who was
her swain.
the visage of her
is such an angel
decant a devout lay

a deity nymph,
exploding a fair looks,
an epitome of beauty
and indulgence.

she anchored mine
and truss me up within
her flame, adoring her
vestal soul.

† dos

evanescence

ctto

afar—a merchant ship sailing.
people strew in burg
a saccharine blood drip
eluding eternal alas.

sun upon pellucid moon
slay a disgrace torrid orb.
the crescent darkness, invade folks;
somber and obscured.

the dimmed fields, starry night,
and astral beams like stone.
aurora is coming and the
ephemeral of the moon behold,
parallel to my chord.

† uno