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Life According to Marlin
My name is Juan Marlin Madero and everyone thought I killed my father.
When the policemen drove me over to the Oslob Police Station yesterday morning, they clamored among their squad for the return of the death penalty for people like me.
Only a...
Of Sunrises and Sunsets
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Night falls
I hear crickets
And the sound of waves
As the sea marks
A quiet day
Towards a somber weekend
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I have lived with face masks
And face shields
For years
And where did they get me?
I learned to greet
With muffled voice
And learned to smile
With my own eyes
I learned how to...
YUSARI
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“The fish are small,” Amir lamented. “The catch is pitiful. They won’t fetch a good price. I’m afraid we can’t raise the money for the operation, Papang.”
Amir’s rough, hard hands deftly manipulated the blade, cleaving through the dolphinfish with precision. Flesh, sinew,...
Kalahig
In memory of the hundreds of trash pickers who perished in the garbage slide at the Payatas dumpsite on July 10, 2000
From the skeleton
Of disemboweled mattresses
Bent scrap of metal
You honed to pointed perfection
To stab at the refuse of the world
In this moment’s defeat
You...
Traditions
The red-orange hue of the fading sunlight cast a pale glow on the walls of the house. It indicated that the summer night would be warm, if not hotter than the day that struck 39 degrees. The old Sombreto stared at passing birds...
Two Poems on the Philippines
Sampaguita
The flower sold;their faith restored.
The Philippines: A living Beach House
A living beach house is what the Philippines is.A place with endless fiestas and parties, Filipino culture isimmersed in.
The tropical beaches to relax along the coastline, and partiesmeeting lasting friendly faces and their grinning...
