glopowrimo

Excerpt from “We want to pay”:

the fare rises higher and we go faster, past the sun’s face
and I peel some notes for the driver, cash fingers, fondling finished

Excerpt from “Lumuluha ang bato”:

a stone fits in your hand
a rock in your arms
the women fling wet clothes as is to crush
their enemies, their lives
force out water, too much liquid
in the fabric

wind chimes on a porch
a flag undulates
as a carpenter bee hovers

Excerpt from “Black hairy tongue with sweet and sour sauce”:

ignore that it is a tongue that rests
on your tongue — the meat is sweet

caused by bacteria or fungi in the mouth
appearing black and hairy, not pretty

Excerpt from “Family fabric”:

the rain raining, reining in nothing, everything a spill,
a spilling over and down, keep quiet, keep quiet now