Idealism ***** Old Balara, University Of The Philippines Poem by Rommel Mark Dominguez Marchan

My aunt house
an extended relative not by blood
but by province-neighborhood
kababayan vernacularly known

i use to visit here
monthly end
excluding today
for an emergency

I pace unfamiliar streets again
with still unfamiliar faces

pure-native dogs
barking impulsively
loitering in front of
master's right-titled yard corner

I walk sneakingly
along narrow strait
a single path for slender built
like me

still i am timid
to approach
my kababayan aunt
because of her undying
unconditional kindness
in sharing of
wholehearted amount
for my another
rush research paper
projects

learn to reject pride
swallow the ego
prepare the deadline battle for
tomorrow

i take a deep breath

Knock! Knock! Knock!