The Steam Room
teak walls surroundingin beige and chocolate and copper brickslayered like centuries’ old sedimentstacked like discarded gravestones and there’s thick steamContinue Reading
Tag: Free Verse
The Waterfalls
You’ve lodged yourself somewhere deep inside of meso that when I see you, when I think of youI feel aContinue Reading
Ipaglaban
You beat us down when we dared to wander around anywhere outside of “Manila Town” (that place You named and constantly told usContinue Reading
Uncomfortable Comfort
What were you trying to say to me? What words were you speaking with your sharp fingernails trailing up andContinue Reading
Lost Memories
I am covered in thin layersOf silent silicone prayersTeardrops bead and slip awayDown to the tip of my nose andAlongContinue Reading
Demons in Bone Marrow
your demons run deepthey suck the bottomsof ocean beds dry. dry. dry. your demons run deepthey chew the bones ofContinue Reading
Self-Discovery
I’m still learninghow to readthe poetry inside me So don’t worry ifyou find me wrapped upin depthless silence I’m exploringContinue Reading
Doors
I’ve been behind every door you can imagine. Tall ones, old ones, wooden ones, new ones. Ones in the basementContinue Reading
The Silent, Lonely Woman
An homage to the first poem I read by william c. williams So much depends upon one silent, lonelywoman holdingContinue Reading
Swallowed, Buried Truths
I catch difficult questionsin the cracks on my lipswhere dust also settles I wipe them all awaywith a flick ofContinue Reading
