Pasakalye

Joshua Perez

March 6, 2024

Sa mundong ito,

makikilala ang dalawang uri ng tao

na may iisang pangalan,

ang isang lugar na may dalawang

mukha at ang mapagkubling liwanag

ng mga hubad na anghel,

“๐—”๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป.”

At sa bawat pagkiling ng orasan

ay milyun-milyong boses ang

nakasabit sa kamay nito,

โ€œSampaguita po,โ€

labit-labit ang mga dasal

para sa mga taong ginawa nilang diyos.

โ€œ๐—”๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฎ,โ€

senyales na mamamahinga na ang tao

at pipikit na lang.

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