Posted by: reasondeceives on: November 29, 2007
joe quesada thought he knew
what he was talking about
with his “marvel superheroes”
but he never knew my niece
phoebe
last saturday
i got a blow on the head
and she kissed
the pain away
i believed in miracles
the other day
when she cried “darna!”
from her little lips
i envisioned our house
bombed into smithereens!
and dear nosy sisters,
i’ll tell you this now,
in that cry
she showed me
what [...]
Posted by: reasondeceives on: November 29, 2007
what a shame it is
that his death
is the metaphor
in my song
what a mockery
i’ve made
singing about
his last dying breath
to lift you up
how insensitive of me
but
you see
i felt that you
needed company
not being your
prince charming
or your alter ego
i could not offer
much
all i’ve got
are these silly
tunes
Posted by: reasondeceives on: November 29, 2007
i try to drive an eight-seater SUV
buy a box of donuts for five
and invest in a franchise that
could support two families
when there is only me
caught in this cycle of
make, break and repair
just to consume the empty hours
fulfill a broken dream or
mend the sulking gaps as if
to fill in the cracks in myself
Posted by: reasondeceives on: November 29, 2007
gaydars aren’t
working today
come back next week
moulin rouge’s on HBO
what makes a man gay?
i never know
and tomorrow’s lotto numbers
too
did he play with barbie
as a child?
who felt he’s always been
different?
was it boy george
or maybe his sisters?
they might be lesbians
after all
i love those metrosexuals
in pink tees and italian shoes
their 50$ face cream
and hairstyle really work
only they’re horny most
of [...]
Posted by: reasondeceives on: November 29, 2007
at the MRT
quezon ave station:
a frail baby boy
freezing in the cold
with a jollibee cup
clasped in his hand
somewhere in laguna:
my niece popping
bubble wraps against
the dirty peach wall
plaques bumping
at each burst
elsewhere:
raining cats and dogs
a hopeless romantic
slumped onto the couch
reading harry potter and
the half-blood prince
and around:
me, writing a report
for a meeting that will
be canceled on
the day Abante headlines
“GLORIA [...]
