Pumpkins

Marcos:
what
is a
jack of lantern

Aquino:
just
a vegetable
without its insides

Marcos:
and
they carve
vegetables into monsters?

Aquino:
apparently
the world
can't get enough.

Beauty

Marcos:
why
is beauty
the only thing

that
matters in
my children's minds?

Aquino:
they
simply follow.
it is difficult

to
create anew
to think boldly.

Marcos:
with
each passing
day, one must

be
bold, strong
in the mind!

Aquino:
years
of toil,
years of trouble

has
a way
of softening minds.

Marcos:
i
did try
to lead them

to
a path
full of strength.

Aquino:
but
sometimes, strength
alone is not

sufficient.
you need
compassion, a weakness.

Kili-Kili Means I Love You

kili-kili
is "I
Love YOU" dear

because
kili-kili makes
your armpit the

center,
the joy
of my life.

Something or the Other

Apparently, the aroskaldo was well appreciated.

Aroskaldo

search
far and
wide: the internet

for
ratios that
denote the mean

minced
garlic means
breath of life

chopped
ginger, a
memory of kisses

chicken?
modernity's disdain
for yesterday's leftovers.