January 1998 Poems

These are the poems I published in January, 1998.

In honor of the Philippine Centennial Year, here's one of the few poems I wrote in Pilipino, for January, 1998.

Pamamaalam Sa Isang Pag-ibig

                Sa akin, walang pagkukulang ang mundo
                  Ikaw lamang ay labis nang biyayang
                hindi ko inaasahang
                magaganap sa buhay ko

                Subali't sa iyo
                napakaraming pagkabigo
                ang kailangang mabawi
                at maikli ang walang hanggan
                upang yaon ay matamo

                Ngayon pa lamang
                natatakot na ako
                na hindi ko makakayang punan
                ang pagkasawi sa buhay mo

                Hindi na yata nakasasapat
                ang pagmamahal na iniuukol ko
                upang maibsan ang pait sa puso mo

                Sumusuko na ako
                sa hirap ng loob
                sa kalagayang ito

                Paalam
                Patawarin mo na ang mundo
                Pati na rin ako.

Wrote this on the death of Robert F. Kennedy, for the week January 12-18, 1998

one life . . . a summary of a universe

succession of concentric circles . . . ever expanding . . .

reduced to a point , dimensionless , nothingness.

full meaning

bursting

then . . .

nothing ; null

For the week January 19-25, 1998

how meaningless is nothingness!

has there ever been something?

everything that's past were mere illusions.

i knew . . .

and didn't care.

a rage too violent obliterates consciousness.

This one is cute. For the week January 26-February 1, 1998

I made a wish

It didn't come true

My Christmas is blue.

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