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I stink of ripe otter. Shit. Yay. A sale.
Reeking of Spanish rope unlaid.
A bridal fabric denuded in Korea.
Goering, on cue, sends no letter inserting Bermuda.

From Paolo Javier’s “Gasgan Croqeta Ikalawa.” You can check out this poem and thousands of others at SUNY Buffalo’s Electronic Poetry Center.

3 months ago
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Ang sabi mo’y pula ang paborito mo.
Ang sabi ko’y puti ang paborito ko.

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What you said was red is a favorite of yours.
What I said is white was a favorite of mine.

Excerpted from Paolo Javier’s translation from the Tagalog of Emmanuel Lacaba’s poem “KUNDIMAN” (“Lovesong”).

1 year ago
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