rice mill

grains like pearls

caused the

peasants to

rebel

as they feed us, like leeches
we cling, at their mercy we sip

dependent

we drain them

till death

life starts after eruption

bicol aftermath

in awe and despair

we need to move...

hope

mother earth replenishes...

itabi yu cu pa, pulayi ku mu...

pero ing balik queca yu

pabulusuc, ala ko man male

cabud kayu mipyac!!!

to all those who perished from the landslide in bicol...

I pray...

hi joe...

tsokolates joe...

flowers joe...

they grew up naked

shamed...

forgotten...

on your lap

G.I. Joe

on the streets

G.I. Joe

13 and 14 year olds

substance abusers...

they get high to forget hunger

they use the popularly known

"rugby"

a toxic adhesive use to

bind soles of shoes and

uphosltery

that night...

they roamed the streets

tipsy

asking for alms

when provoke,

they strike back

they are at peace with themselves...

or are they?