Issue#
13
November 2, 2023

Pista / Fiesta


Nilabay na lamang ang tungang gabii
dili gihapon ko katulog

ang tibuok barangay nag hagong
murag buyog

pag katay sa mga baboy
para sa pista

pagpaabot ni Hesu Kristo

sulod sa akong dalunggan
ang mga singgit nag lanog



It is past midnight,
and I can’t sleep

the entire village buzzes
like a beehive

slaughtering pigs
for the feast

anticipating the second coming

my ears are ringing
with screams




Translated into the Bisaya language from English by the author.

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