my attempts to be a puwet

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Pawiin ang uhaw
Tikman ang ulan
Ngumiwi sa hapdi
Ng galos nadampian
Pagpanaw ng buwan
Nanuot ang hamog
Tumagos sa laman
Tubusin ang aliw
Nasangla sa manhid
Mangumit ng lunas
Takasan ang sakit
Umidlip sa kawalan

Kumpisala

Patawad sa akin,
Nasayang na madalas
Kausap pader na lumutin
Dinaya aking diwa
Patawad sa akin
Ayaw papigil sa kadena
Patuloy na pagtulo ng dugo
Napupunit ang balat sa pagpiglas
Patawad sa akin
Pagpapaalipin sa pagkukunwari
Ayaw paawat, nakakasilaw
Ang araw sa labas ng rehas
Patawad sa akin
Matibay na paninindigan
Sa abo ng kasalanang
Nilayo ng amihan
Patawad sa aking
Walang katapusang
Pagpayag sa kasinungalingang
Nang-aaliw ng panandalian
Patawad sa akin
Ninakaw ang sandaling
Hindi na maibalik
Nawaldas ang kaligayahang
Kahapo’y umaapaw.

Piglas

Lunasan mapaghimagsik na pananabik
Sa paglipad ng kamalayang nasugatan
Dalhin sa walang hanggang kabaliwan
Tangan pa rin ang natapos
Nagpupumiglas sa pait
Nagpupumilit kumawala
Sa gapos ng kasalanan
Napakalupit ng ala-alang
Sumasakal sa puri
Ng isipang minsa’y nanahimik
Ikubli ang sakit
Wag hahayaang kumawala
Ang sugat ng pagkukunwari.

Supernova Leeches

Glow-in-the-dark plastic stellar
Were the only spectator
While a pauper deciphers a posh
In this four-cornered-chamber of clandestine

Dong Abay shouts from a red box
Deepening the goosebumps in the pauper’s nape,
Fertilizing butterfly in her guts,
While this posh held
The pauper’s face close to hers

Careful not to make any sound
For the knob was unlocked and
Any slight mistake can led to
Jeopardizing this…
Conspiracy to the society

Not to mention the school works left undone,
Because of exhaustion from traveling
From the other edge of the bed to another
And then another, and another

Polaris Explodes in this room,
The pauper never ever thought that she could see one,
She never ever thought that she could experience one.

Burn and Death

I never met Bern a dette.
A graduate student
Whose number got into my phonebook
Via intoxication from Red Horse.

She’s taking Malikhaing Pagsulat,
In the university I long to study.
Whose preference mirrors my characteristics:
Chubby, artistic and pretty. Pretty?

I sent a poem last night. Courtesy of unlimitxt.
She said I was good.
Giddily giggled without a sound,
In my bed and plywood room.

I never expected that she would
Appreciate.
I never expected that she would
Bother. Reply. Lie.