Kasalanan

Daniel Calusin

March 7, 2024

Sabi nila sumimba raw

para mabawasan ang kasalanan.

Lagi kong kasama si inay

papuntang simbahan.

Paluhod s’yang naglalakad

papuntang altar.

Si itay naman, hindi ko nakitang

tumungtong sa sahig nito.

Siguro dahil lagi n’yang binabato

ang pangyapak n’ya kay inay.

Isang araw nakita ko

si itay sa simbahan.

Parang may pulseras na pilak

na nakakabit sa kamay ni itay.

Naiyak s’ya

tulad ng pag-iyak ni inay,

Pero bakit kaya nakahiga si inay sa altar?

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