It was one of those singular moments that is seared into a collective sensibility.
March 20, 2012
February 7, 2012
Paglisan
ni Joi Barrios
Sinasalat ko bawat bahagi / Ng aking katawan. / Walang labis, walang kulang. //
Sinasalat ko bawat bahagi / Ng aking katawan. // Nunal sa balikat, / Hungkag na tiyan. / May tadyang ka bang hinugot / Nang lumisan? //
Sinasalat ko bawat bahagi / Ng aking katawan. // Sa kaloob-looban, / Sa kasulok-sulukan, / Nais kong mabatid / Ang lahat ng iyong / Tinangay at iniwan. // Nais kong malaman, / Kung buong-buo pa rin ako sa iyong paglisan. ///
mula sa “Palihan: Hikayat sa Panitikan at Malikhaing Pagsulat” ni Eugene Evasco at Will Ortiz, 2008.
January 27, 2012
12:18 pm
Happiness is the howling of the wind, the smell of seawater in your hair, the sand between your toes, the Ursa Major, the loudest of laughs, the world’s best lighter and the world’s best friends.
December 2, 2011
9:37 pm
I wish I was pretty enough to get more than just a smile, or a subtle side glance, or the occasional look over the shoulder. I wish I was pretty enough to get someone to go out of his way to approach me, ask me out on a date, put up with my temper, and maybe eventually, even love me and stay with me.
November 7, 2011
August 24, 2011
9:33 pm
I stopped dating for you. Because I was afraid I might date one of your friends and ruin my chances with you.
