Think and Imagine

i imagine my nipa house in mountain tops

as opulent realm as malacanag's

corn rice, camote, banana

as lechonj kawali, bacon and brown rice

skies and clouds as chic parasol

house milieu as New York or davao villages

nieghbors as hollywood actors

actresses. trees as ayala malls

dangerous river as pedestrian lane

myself farmer as a golfer

my bode as piolo pascual's or wrestler

Batista's. pails, plows, hammer, nails

as expensive toys. my blunt pencil

as Parker's or Pilot's. rotten

elementary books as

national book store's

i think of my pains and callouses

as teachers and sages, father

mother's wound as paitients

mine soul captain as

pallid river in our place

not ilog pasig. all's true