tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61002482011-04-21T16:37:44.243-07:00The Pin@y & Diasporic form of haiku invented in the 21st CenturyTatang REtonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974886548609901724noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100248.post-29839718137691724582007-04-12T05:41:00.000-07:002007-04-12T05:43:12.813-07:00

i stand outsidea Seville churchsonof a culture, left behind.myheart quickensat the salidahandstighten aroundthe carried pasoas much aSpaniard as anyoneyet an Indiojust the same.

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Marcos:Slobodancomes fromthe dark sideAquino:freefrom his mortal coil's demonsMarcos:tobegin dealingwith his conscienceAquino:howdo yourepent, pay debt?Marcos:I speak withall I've killed.

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Marcos:Americans!so uptightabout sex. SEX!!!Aquino: Oh, is America at war again? Marcos:Yes!Afghanistan, Iraq, who's next tomorrow?Aquino:Americansbetter start masturbating with vibrators Marcos:bigdildos for everyone! For Free!Aquino:themiddle-east shrinksfrom postponed orgasms.

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outsidemy windowcherry blossoms bloom

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crackthe balotat the flat.gently remove shellsfrom eternity's truth.inthree moves:suck… bite… bite.

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twentyminute(s)to cooked perfection.twenty-eightdays forpecking, strutting ambulation.just a fractionfor aphrodisiac construction.

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twoout of twelve. that's all.to float, tofly, nearly impossible.why?why onlysome, not all?

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*Ruminations on a Pin@y lifestyle using the haynaku form.*how long beforeit explodes? Boom!flying,swimming debris of duck embryosjusta careless look at time.

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M:missthe dayswhen I agedA: wheneveryone madea terrible fuss M:icecream cradledbetween lips, tongueA: candlesglowing fora moth's notice M;missthe mortality,the everyday changes.

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Marcos: whatis a jack of lanternAquino:justa vegetablewithout its insidesMarcos:andthey carvevegetables into monsters?Aquino:apparentlythe world can't get enough.

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Marcos: whyis beautythe only thingthatmatters inmy children's minds? Aquino: they simply follow. it is difficult to create anew to think boldly.Marcos:witheach passing day, one mustbebold, strongin the mind! Aquino: years of toil, years of trouble has a way of softening minds.Marcos:i did tryto lead themto a pathfull of strength.

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kili-kiliis "ILove YOU" dearbecausekili-kili makesyour armpit thecenter,the joy of my life.

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Something or the OtherApparently, the aroskaldo was well appreciated.

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Aroskaldosearch far and wide: the internetfor ratios thatdenote the meanmincedgarlic meansbreath of lifechoppedginger, amemory of kisseschicken? modernity's disdain for yesterday's leftovers.

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Reagan's Rebirth Marcos: another one transitions from life's quest Kennedy: rediscovering memories long forgotten, long absolved Aquino: is his heart lighter than feather? Nixon: who cares? I'm no rookie anymore.

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Subways Subways Aquino: where are we going again Manong? Marcos: to Times Square, to the subway A: why do we walk ten blocks? M: we walk to know the city A: sidewalks stink of refuse strewn about M: gentleman's clubs invite men to sin A: 24 hour delis feeding humanity's hunger M: grates spewing steam, awakened spirits rising A: graffity testaments of living with abandon M: we

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Falujah, Iraq Marcos: bodies are dragged through the streets Aquino: man's inhumanity is breathtaking to see Marcos: Falujah, Bosnia, Rwanda, Samar, Mississippi, Argentina Aquino: we kill to survive another day Marcos: kill to balance scales of justice Aquino: kill to purify our very sins Marcos: the deaths are mere stops signs Aquino: a brief respite from cruel Life.

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Philippine Democracy Aquino: it is hopeless. I am resigned. Marcos: That is why you were shot. A: You ordered your goons to shoot. M: I did not! Someone else did. A: Your cronies or yourself, same thing. M: Fernando Poe Jr. is a hiccup. A: FPJ will continue incompetence and corruption. M: He might, he might not. He A: will not be his own man! M: But the Philippines possesses

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snow upon souls Kennedy: come on, the snow is powder Nixon: snow washes all of my sins Marcos: i tried to make snow once Aquino: you invited my family to ski Kennedy: powdered snow is a woman's kiss Marcos: the cold invades senses, heart, mind Aquino: snow is god's memory failing imperceptibly Nixon: shed like antlers, a lonely memory Kennedy: enough! put on your skis, follow!

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A Flip Flipping on Snow First there was snow. Then there was sky. There was snow again.

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Spot Kennedy: run spot run! Marcos wants azucena! Marcos: americans! always flinching even before trying K: look at the world – American image M: yes! injustices masquerade as grand achievements! K: Philippines an example of American achievement M: true, my accomplishments are half American. K: American democracy thrives around the world . M: America strives to give to the

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Marcos: what's the big deal with breasts? Nixon: everyone has a set of hooters. Kennedy: not all breasts are created equal. Aquino: no, some are to be treasured. Marcos: Janet Jackson only showed a star Kennedy: too short too little too small Aquino: for the FCC way too much Nixon: bunch of fools those FCC folks Marcos: they should focus on important

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New Year's 2004 Kennedy: what happened? last I remember, Marilyn .....Nixon: Marilyn .....was here .....dancing with me! Marcos: blame Ninoy. he sent Marilyn packing. .....Aquino: Jack .....kept shouting .....for doggie style! Nixon: I remember that! he was hyperventilating .....Kennedy: forty .....years of .....not seeing, touching Marcos: can drive a man to tears ...

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Babaylan Speaks Marcos: listen as Babaylan speaks in tongues

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Victoria's Not-So-Secret Secret Aquino: is it on? is it on? Nixon: not yet. it's scheduled for eight Kennedy: is it that time of year Marcos: I'm afraid so; Victoria's Secret Models. A: where's the popcorn? where's the remote? N: stop hogging the popcorn and remote! K: give it to me. I control M: no you don't. no one controls A: the models as they ramp

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Pilipino Plu Kennedy: I feel so weak, so tired. .....Marcos: .....it's .....the flu. .....a Pilipino variant. K: I thought we existed within dreams .....M: Of .....a Filipino! .....His dreams are K: more real than reality itself. How? .....M: To .....him Filipinos .....live breathe exist .....in .....New York, .....unlike the movies. .....Filipinos .....work in ...

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Fathers of Mulatto Jefferson: finally I am not alone anymore. Thurmond: what? where the hell am I? you are the product of sin. everyone is product of sinning cavorting. yes but hypocrisy will follow everything. her name was Carrie, beauty, light her name was Sally, light, beauty in a different time and place if I were only stronger, better against rage, condemnation. if only I

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Ode to Strom, Captivated by Jungle Fever! Kennedy: strom thurmond is just like us Nixon: a crook by any other name is the father of a mulatto. and he ran as a Dixiecrat! once jungle fever gets you dancing you can't stop working the help! ow! where is he hiding now I believe Strom was sent there no, not there! surely a sin like that demands a heavy price. but there? I wonder why

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madyong Marcos: compadre join the table for fun .....Aquino: .....Pinoy .....game lambanog .....and sour pulutan Kennedy: poker in ivy, champion of navy .....Nixon: .....five .....card stud, .....school ' hard knocks click, krick, bang! oops! sorry! click .....Aquino: .....erect .....the wall .....of pearl teeth Marcos: counter clockwise, roll the fateful dice .....Nixon: .....count,

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Adobo Aquino: 3:1 soy sauce and sukang paombong Marcos: garlic peppercorns meat simmered braised and fried on dancing flames of earthly dreams. drifting aroma, alchemistic tobacco trail rising from a slumbering kapre's enchanted pipe. meat imbibing bitter notes from bay leaves grown 'neath the shade of kalumpang abode of a tearful tikbalang. garlic fried in oil to sanctify

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Visitation at Dawn Aquino: Doveglion walks to buy his groceries. Marcos: always alone, in solitude, at war. in youth a lion roaring roaring some flirtation, dash intimidation, more experimentation a litany to confuse the colonizer to bring them to their knees shackle the mind, throw into tizzy break God's skull in ways unimagined. Doveglion soars above the sidewalk listening

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Thanksgiving 2003 Nixon: do you have the stuffing ready? Kennedy: a few more minutes of cooking the meal will be scrumptious just like the pinoy white house meal waxing dreamily will not help cook the turkey! has it been defrosted? been in the oven for hours. the pinoys will bring sisig and pulutan! maybe some goat or if unlucky they bring your pet checkers dog tastes

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A Bolo and A Turkey Rizal: without a head how long would Bonifacio: a turkey run after being boloed? why must you insist on boloing my bolo demands fulfillment of desires like humans demanding for ritual blood. Franklin's turkeys are the gastronomic ablutions frankincense for wrathful echoes of divinity. to pacify fear the eclipse within to strike against the inscrutable

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On Being a Crook Marcos: I heard you are a crook Nixon: what? I am not a crook!!! easy, easy. you are among friends. hah! I left like an animal grasping searching for the least worthwhile worried about trifles when thinking about leaving. living is such sweet sorrow and you? what about your exile? I finally came home to America. to America? I do not understand.

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Contemplations on Bullets Kennedy: so you are also a martyr? Aquino: more than twenty pierced my skin. three high calibered passed me by one is really all you need. yours must have been a sight once fired only bullets stopped bullets bullets ended what bullets started, poetic… reality intruded into my quiet dance cha-cha? I always wanted to learn! I only dance with my

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The Center of Gravities of Tatooes Marcos: shhhh she's reading gravities of center Aquino: is she performing anthropological once more? not yet. it's about some guy who wants to take and take but does not give in return. tatooes attract them far and wide like moths to Stygian dancing flame seekers of truth in many forms but truth is trans-uranic in nature glowing

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On Filipinos Nixon: why do we speak like this Kennedy: we exist in a Filipino's dream. filipinos voted for me in California filipinos make such nice domestic help. filipino stewards serve excellent coffee in the White House, but there was one steward who threw chairs across the parquet floors! He scratched it during the 1950's, in Ike's years! did you know the

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The World (of) Order by Americans Aquino: tell me something, will you manong? Marcos: what is it now? your daughter? why do americans love flags more... than women homosexuals blacks yellows browns. yes! I must be too blind all they care about is money. but constitutional amendments are being changed it all comes down to money and you would know about money of course! I

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Jose & Andres Go to the Karinderia Rizal: hurry up will you? we're late. Bonifacio: who had to clean a fedora? I want to make an impression. impress who? them? we are heroes! so are they. at least some. I was martyred by that bastard. wait, is aguinaldo in the group? I hope not! he deserves oblivion. you are so harsh to him. he sent his henchmen to do it! he was busy

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may duwendeng naglalaro may duwendeng nagtatago naglalaro sa kompyuter lagi na lang tumutuldok ang makinilya handaan ko kaya siya ng pagkain titigil kaya ang kanyang pagbisita rito

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The Fallen Angel Marcos:.................................Aquino: See what did I tell you ........................................................that ........................................................she's the ........................................................fallen angel savant not angel savant a great avant ........................................................hmmm, .....

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Marcos:……………………..Aquino: see there, right there, I tried… ………………………………………to ………………………………………make the ………………………………………world a better place. yes! of course that's it ………………………………………then ………………………………………how come ………………………………………it's not better well i didn't have enough time ………………………………………what? ………………………………………you had ………………………………………twenty years, twenty! my son would have continued it ……………

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Marcos:.......................Aquino: look, it's not that I'm complaining ...................................................yes ...................................................it is ...................................................you always complain you undid everything I had created ....................................................(snorts) ........................................

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Juan Tamad why does mother shout at me when i sit under the tree newton did it and discovered gravity

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Unang Subok Neneng, Pasubok ngang magsulat ng tula Ah, ganire pala itong hay(naku) Para bagang isang malamig na batis

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