Drifting, 2

November 28, 2008

paglusong

 

paglusong ko sa ilog,

ako’y magpapatangay

sa kanyang mga agos,

patungo sa kung saan

ang tubig ay may lamig

ng umaga at ang alon

ay yumayapos sa dibdib

na tila sabik na sanggol:

hindi ako manlalaban,

di tatangkaing lumangoy.

 

phnom penh 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman

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Drifting

November 25, 2008

the river

 

my loneliness

feels like a river

i can’t swim across;

i’m afraid of going

to where the currents

will bring me: tired

of finding myself in

different places

while feeling

the same.

 

phnom penh, 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman

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Beef soup for the soul

November 22, 2008

Pho

 

Natagpuan ko ang ligaya

Sa malaking mangkok

Ng mainit na sabaw

Na gumuhit sa lalamunan

Ngayong maulan na gabi,

Kasabay sa paggapang

Ng init sa kaibuturan

Nang aking masulyapan

Itong mukha’t katawang

Nakalantad sa ‘king harap:

 

Buo ang bawat hilatsa

Ng bawat laman ng hapag 

Ngunit mailap ang mata,

Di masilo ng aking tingin

At mahaharot na ngiti;

Pinili ang pagtunganga

Nalimot sariling gutom

Kaya kahit umuwing di ubos

Itong piniling hapunan,

Busog din ang pakiramdam. 

 

tay ninh, vietnam, 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman 

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10 years ago, 3

November 19, 2008

L’affaire Internationale

 

You grasp my hands

Your breath on my skin

Wet kisses on my feet

Whispers of passion:

Je t’adore.

I hold your gaze steady

Fair-haired and dimpled

Smooth skin like milk

Sibilant voice trembling:

Vous avez de beaux yeux.

Your words flow

Like syrup,

Filling me with

Promises so sweet

I am almost 

Led to believe.

Again.

Nothing is forever,

Amour, this

I’ve learned painfully.

If I let you take me

To this dance again,

I may not get out

In time to save what

Remains of myself.

Nothing is forever,

Oui, even the love

That you so profess.

Kiss me, mon cher,

The time is ripe

For parting.

 

Au revoir.

 

manila, 1998; edited phnom penh, 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman

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10 years ago, 2

November 16, 2008

Balag

 

Mula sa bulaklak, bunga’y nabubuo.

Sa mumunting ugat, puno’y tumutubo.

Sa ligaw na buto, halama’y uusbong.

Sa iisang dahon, lilim ay yayabong.

 

Di naman bulaklak, hindi rin bunga.

Ugat na umalsa, punong di pa kaya.

Butong nabiyak na, halamang ‘tinangi.

Dahong papalago, ngunit nanaghili.

 

Dahil sa ‘yong ngiti, dibdib ay tumahip.

Nahagip ang titig, hininga’y numipis.

Narinig ang boses, isip ay lumipad.

Sa iisang dantay, damdami’y nalantad.

 

Alinlangang ngiti, kahulugang tago.

Titig na ‘kinubli, pagsuyo kong dungo.

Salitang di sumpa, pinanghahawakan.

Atubiling dantay ang s’yang katunayan.

 

Bungang nakabitin, kinalong ng hangin:

Binusog sa araw, lupa ang tanawin.

Di ka mangingibig, di rin kaibigan:

Dahil alanganin, ako na’ng lumisan.

 

maynila, 1998; nirebisa maynila, 2003 at phnom penh, 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman

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10 years ago

November 15, 2008

Intoxication

 

When the clear liquid drops

From its obscene bottle

To the glass anticipating

Its rapid flow, I let go

And swim in its wave

Of ice and sparkling soda,

Riding the crest like

Some sun-burnt surfer

Enjoying that perfect swell.

 

Or I become fish,

Splitting the sea with fins

That reflects the glow

Of stars shining down

The black shimmering face

That echoes the sea in me.

 

Then I become wind

That blows the tide away

From the moon returning

The sleeping sun’s reckoning,

Casting a silvery haze

On every resting creature.

 

But no matter what form,

What creature I become,

Whether I am possessed

By the spirits in the glass

Or not–

I can never come close

To the splendor of what

I can be, with you.

 

In the end, loneliness

Is more inebriating

Than any potent liquor.

 

manila, 1998; edited phnom penh, 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman

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Supposed former love junkie

November 7, 2008

Ala-una ng umaga, umuulan

 

Itinaboy na kita

Palayo sa aking harapan;

Itinapon na kita

Palabas ng aking isipan.

 

Kinalimutan ka na,

Binura sa aking damdamin;

Kapiling na ang iba,

Binawi ako sa paninimdim.

 

Ngunit sa pag-iisa

Mukha mo ang nababanaag;

Sa aking pag-iisa

Ikaw lang ang bumabagabag.

 

Hindi alam kung bakit

Ikaw ay hindi malimutan;

Kailan ba makakamit

Ang lubos na kapayapaan?

 

phnom penh, 2008

copyright Michael P. De Guzman

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Dejame que te hable tambien con tu silencio / claro como una lampara, simple como un anillo. / Eres como la noche, callada y constelada. / Tu silencio es de estrella, tan lejano y sencillo. -- Pablo Neruda, 'I Like For You To Be Still'

     

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