04-09-2022, 03:34 PM
Time stretched your shape
so thin it shattered
into hundreds of fragments, memories
that called for a broom, that bled bare feet.
How did it feel to pass on
into a prosaic
collection of morals?
"Don't smoke. Don't drink.
Your tita thought highly of you
and your future, before she passed,
hoping you wouldn't follow her path...."
This was your favourite meal. This pair of shorts
was yours, though we don't remember
seeing you wear it. This dog
still keeps your memory, hiding his face in mourning
at the mere mention of your name.
This bench was where you often hid
for a smoke. This was your purse,
this was your phone.
How does it feel to come back
with your mysteries revealed,
your anecdotes mythologized?
And maybe through the course
of your new life, you'll regain
your curves and return
to music: glass statue
of an ageing woman shattered,
the shards gathered and molten
together, reshaped
into a harmonium.
so thin it shattered
into hundreds of fragments, memories
that called for a broom, that bled bare feet.
How did it feel to pass on
into a prosaic
collection of morals?
"Don't smoke. Don't drink.
Your tita thought highly of you
and your future, before she passed,
hoping you wouldn't follow her path...."
This was your favourite meal. This pair of shorts
was yours, though we don't remember
seeing you wear it. This dog
still keeps your memory, hiding his face in mourning
at the mere mention of your name.
This bench was where you often hid
for a smoke. This was your purse,
this was your phone.
How does it feel to come back
with your mysteries revealed,
your anecdotes mythologized?
And maybe through the course
of your new life, you'll regain
your curves and return
to music: glass statue
of an ageing woman shattered,
the shards gathered and molten
together, reshaped
into a harmonium.