Because you refused to kiss me on my lips before you go,
time is arthritis to my bones,
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Nagdadalagan sa matangang Albay
Matapos an underground gig sa Peñaranda,
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Kaipuhan taka padaba,
Ah, pirang beses ko na baya ining nataram
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Kun an bangui, sarong dagat na hararom,
Sarong barkadang dai ta pa masyado bisto,
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Pigluwayan ko an sakong paglakaw,
Pigluwayan ko an sakong paghangos...
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Pasil sana kun muya mo akong kulugan…
Maghali ka na daing paisi
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An saimong Mushroom Chicken Curry
Na igwang patatas, tokwa buda gatas
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Pwede mong taramon na dai na kita pig-iisip arog kaito
Na an satuyang mga bitoon nagpapamate sa magkaibang bintana,
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An muya ko sana sa paglakaw sa siyudad,
Su dai ko biristo an sakuyang mga nakakasarabatan,
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Frederick Maurice Lim is a Bicolano poet, filmmaker, and photographer)
Because You Refused To Kiss Me On My Lips
Because you refused to kiss me on my lips before you go,
time is arthritis to my bones,
can’t move,
only clock is moving
but very slow
unlike my heartbeat,
it isn’t nice to kiss in public, you told me,
I refused to acknowledged the fact,
loneliness is a fact,
a timeless wound all lonely souls knew,
could kiss you on your forehead or your cheek
in front of the forlorn bus passengers,
but like wine, longing ness rushed to my head
from my heart, that moment,
weakened by the fact that everything is a comma,
so if ever, love,
that the bus you’re in hits a dike,
or on my way home, cardiac arrested me,
no despair please to whomever be left alone,
if ever, love,
that kiss will be a lonely bird in the wide sky,
so please kiss me on my lips before you go
if there will be next time,
you could tell that my kiss on your cheek or the forehead’s the same,
but your kiss on my lips
heals the unripe wounds of my heart,
forgive this child,
his folly,
yesterday when we were young,
we’re mad,
crazy about the moon and his tears, the ocean,
untamed about our impulsive actions and road trips,
now we have a child and we’re grown ups as we want to believed,
we’ve lost something I think, so
lets take away the breath of the lonely travelers
if ever they catch a glimpse of us doing it,
take away my heart with you,
please please kiss me on my lips before you go.
if there will be next time.
Kudos Frederick! Kudos!