Ang Sabi Mo
Talim ng gabing kay lamig
tumatarak sa gunita.
Dumaranak ang lungkot
nang hindi sinasadya.
Aksidente lamang ang lahat
ng ito, ang sabi mo.
Parang tumbang preso.
Lata at tsinelas ang hawla
At armas. Kanya-kanya
ang bato at takbo.
Kanya-kanyang pagkukubli
ng ninanais, ninanasa.
Sa huli, kanya-kanyang pakikipagbuno
sa sari-sariling multo.
-o-
This poem appears in Baha-bahagdang Karupukan. It is poem 5 of 14 Love Poems .
I attempted a translation of this poem but it came out flat, so I will not be posting it.
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Jim Pascual Agustin writes and translates poetry. Sometimes he tries his hand at essays and stories.
His latest book is BLOODRED DRAGONFLIES, published by Deep South in South Africa. Check out the official blog page for Bloodred Dragonflies.
In 2011 the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House in Manila released BAHA-BAHAGDANG KARUPUKAN (poems in Filipino) and ALIEN TO ANY SKIN (poems in English). The same publisher released his most recent poetry collections SOUND BEFORE WATER and KALMOT NG PUSA SA TAGILIRAN. In 2015 a new poetry collection in English, A THOUSAND EYES was released. His first collection of short stories in Filipino, SANGA SA BASANG LUPA, was released in 2016. UK publisher The Onslaught Press launches his poetry collection, WINGS OF SMOKE, worldwide in February 2017. San Anselmo Publications released HOW TO MAKE A SALAGUBANG HELICOPTER & OTHER POEMS in 2019 followed by CROCODILES IN BELFAST & OTHER POEMS in 2020 - both books can be purchased through their Facebook page.
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Ang Sabi Mo
Matangmanok 
February 5th, 2013 at 19:39
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