Bulong

Buto ni Kasoy

pinagkaitan ng tadhana

nangarap na makalabas

sa lungga

ninais na makita ang mundong ibabaw.

Rebellion

 

When I was six years old
I joined a pageant
walked on the runway
their eyes were upon me
as if I were an angel in their in their lives
captivated by my charms
marveled at my talents.
I acted in front of them,
“..my mother’s dead, my mother’s dead.
What? Mother’s dead without
my knowing?..”
Tears fell from my own eyes,
and theirs too.
I could make them cry
except her–
she clapped her hands
with half disappointment
behind her smile.
How could I please her?
I never thought of winning the crown
as long as I see her brightest smile.