(Manila / Philippines)

Poems of Ronald Baytan

1. Bath House Blues 5/15/2012
2. He Who Sleeps On My Lap 5/15/2012
3. Pan Zhang 5/15/2012
4. Queen 5/15/2012
5. Room 5/15/2012
6. Seafood 5/15/2012
7. The Cut Sleeve 5/15/2012
8. Threshold 5/15/2012

Seafood

The paella is thick with the sea,
Creatures of the deep
Fresh and poised warm
On the platter of our desire.
You say you cannot finish it,
Nor can I. The dish is sticky
Like the night
We two went fishing
In the café.

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