Magnunursing na ang lola mo. Pinale na ito ng lahat ng pinale. Wow, davah. Of all things na kababagsakan ko eh nars. Ayoko pa naman nun sa lahat. Eh pero yun ang nais ng kamahalan, di sige, pagbigyan. Ngunit pag natupad ko na ang pangarap ng nanay kong ipetisyon ang buong barangay sa Estets habang ako’y kumakayod na parang baka o kalabaw o anuman don, eh di lalayas na ko at babalik sa aking mahal na Pilipinas at sana’y hindi na ko sundan ng nanay ko pabalik. Malay mo may pahabol na sermon pa pala. Hehe. Maybe I’ll study literature when I’m 31. Sana abutin pa ko. Just a thought.
About the Author
Gretchen Filart
Gretchen Filart is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines. Her confessional pieces draw from love, motherhood, healing, nature, and intersections and have received distinction from phoebe’s Spring Poetry Contest and Navigator’s Travel Writing Competition. Connect with her on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @gretchenfilart. She is usually friendly.
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