Bili Na Kayo (please buy)

It came to pass
some random thoughts
ethereal yet solid
bunch of crap
that don't make sense
wander in my mind

There was a time
on distant shores
Manila or Makati or Cavite
chunks of rocks
roll by the shore
giant waves rickocheting
in thunderous chorus

Balut!  Baluuut!
cried the brown wrinkled brown skinny man
in a lightish blue short sleeved shirt
and brown pants
basket beside him
hoping for a sale
in the pale moonlight
as he grimaced

Bili na kayo
he urges passers-by
bili na kayo


by--Pauline Garanchon Santos