kuha ni Daniel Calusin

Pabili po

Daniel Calusin

April 27, 2024

Basta ang sabi nila

mangarap ka hangga’t bata ka pa

Libre naman daw ang mangarap.

Sabi ng kalaro ko

pangarap n’yang magkaroon

ng kotseng laruan.

Iyon daw ang ipinangako

ng Nanay n’ya sa kanya.

Bukambibig na ng kalaro ko

ang nanay n’ya.

Andami nilang sinabing

pangarap sa isa’t isa

Ano kaya ang itsura ng

Nanay n’ya?

Pero kung ako ang tatanungin

isa lang ang pangarap ko.

Pangarap kong makita

kung ano ang itsura ni Inay.

You might want to read…

Merry Crisis

Merry Crisis

When the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that ₱500 is “enough” for a family to celebrate Noche Buena, it did more than miscalculate a holiday budget—it exposed how easily the government expects Filipinos to shrink their expectations. The message came...

The Secret Inside Sunshine

The Secret Inside Sunshine

When the lights fade and Sunshine begins, we see a girl suspended in midair, a gymnast who is graceful and determined, the embodiment of youth in motion. Beneath her leaps and landings lies another heartbeat, one she never...