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  • Poetry

    Gilagid ng Buwaya

    April 2nd, 2009 by

    Nakaupo ang Panginoon
    Umiinom ng cognac.

    Habang si Potot ay nagbubungkal
    ng sementadong lupa.

    Nanunumbat ang araw
    at mapait na bumabalik ang alaala:

    Nang magwelga ang mga magbubukid
    at sila’y pinaulanan ng bala.

    Nakangiti ang Don
    Nais kasi niyang turuan ang nagtatanim ng binhi umindak

    sa saliw na siya ang akda.

    Sabi ng Don sa Panginoon:
    “I’ll give them an offer they can’t refuse.”

    Ngiti, biglang hitit.

    Kaya ng magpirmahan sa CARP
    na para lang sa mga karpa
    Pumaitaas ang usok ng pangarap
    Ngunit kinain ng dilim.

    Sa ‘di kalayuan,
    Nililinis ng pulis ang dugo
    na dahan-dahang tumatatak sa ulyaning kasaysayan.

    Bumabaha ng luha
    Isa-isang dinadakip
    ang mga alitaptap
    Isinisilid sa kahon
    upang magmistulang black-out ang nayon.

    Mapait ang buhay iskwater
    Sabi ni Ka Amado:
    Para silang “langaw sa isang basong gatas.”

    Dito mayaman lang ang nakapagsasaya

    Kaya lahat ay gustong maging little brown brother

    Dahil sila’y nagdidildil ng asin.

    Maging Pacman
    para maging mayaman.

    Si Nene ay sumasayaw
    sa madulas na pulang kawayan.

    At nagkolorete ang mga nanay at dalaga
    nang dumating si Joe.

    Balang araw sila’y tatanghaling Santa
    Na nagpapalahi ng asul na matang askal.

    Sabik sa tagay ang Panginoon
    Kaya pag may ginto sa Sulu
    laging may dole-out ang kano.

    Lasing ang Panginoon
    Sa basag na salamin
    At ang kanyang nakikita ay isang hardin.

    Ngunit sa dulo ng dila
    Sa mga nakatagong salita
    Nagpupumilit umaklas ang diwa.

     
    April 2nd, 2009 by  Cowboy.



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