huwag ka sanang magagalit

- Ramon Sunico
Huwag ka sanang magagalit
kung sasabihin ko
na hanap-hanap ka
ng aking mga tula.
Huwag ka sanang maiilang
kung tuwing umuulan
isip-isip ko ang init
ng ating katawan.
Ngayon, butas lamang
sa langit ang lahat ng bituin.
Ngayon, panukat lamang ang buwan
ng layo mo sa akin.
Anumang kuwento
ang simulan ko’y
sa iyo rin nauuwi.
Sa bawat aklat
na aking buklatin
naroroon ang iyong tingin.
Alam ko: may sarili kang [...]

my mom is evil 4

(mom cooking alimasag)
mom: ay nakalimutan ko
me: alin?
mom: saksakin
me: ha?
mom: minsan kasi bago lutuin yung alimasag sinasaksak sa mata, pinapatay
me: omg

my favorite neruda

This is vintage Neruda – with all the passion and fickleness of desire. The
underlying melancholy is beautifully brought out by the conversational style
(a la Mir Taqi Mir) – the conceit could have been metaphysical had it not
been for the pain inherent in every verse. This is love that is hurting,
that has been hurt in the [...]

boundaries

ask yourself.
what do you really want to do with your life?
what do you want to be, back when you still dont have bills to pay, list of things to buy, or grandiose plans of vacationing in grandiose places?
what do you want to do in those days where your life revolves around cartoons, midday naps, and [...]

placid

that’s what I am now:
placid.
like a lake undisturbed by even the smallest ripple,
smooth.
the flat green line on a heart monitor,
peace.
sometimes the best way to spend the rest of your life is to stretch out on the couch and watch endless television.
tears, laughs, sorrows and joys all end with the commercials.
when you have experienced tremendous pain,
found [...]