Jose 'Pepe' Carrascal Poems

Looking at the ocean pulling the rush of waves,
it is as if looking at a dying man
drawing his last might to breathe
from the deep heaving of chest.
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Because I am so tormented inside.
And i despise moments like this.
I feel hollow,
so empty that it almost
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Pakiwari marahil ng panyo ay isa siyang mapalad na ina
Dahil kaya niyang magluwal ng kuneho.
Gayundin marahil ang sumbrerong nangakong magluwal ng ibon.
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If someone would ask me why I keep you,
I certainly would have nothing to say,
It is something I cannot easily put into words
Nor any word is adequate to speak of it all.
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Ah yes, my ring, which is identical to yours,
is on my finger no more
since that day the world clouded over us-
when I finally chose to get heavily soaked in the rain
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Unlike a blind man who gets familiar with someone
by tracing his finger on the contour of one’s face,
I can stay all day looking at your face
- the fine lines on your forehead
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I can barely hold with so much eagerness
To possess your hands intertwined with mine
And if I believe this thing woven intricately
Could be ethereal-
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Pagabi na naman,
maghapon na akong nakadungaw sa bintana,
bagot na nagmasid
at taimtim na nag-abang
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