Say cheese....smile....click!
Each picture of an OFW
(Overseas Filipino Workers)
has a backdrop of sorrow
secretively hiding as it may seems
showing off the superficial landmarks
buoyed by magnificent scenery
Lens. Zoom.......Perfect!
each souvenir of yours
has a backdrop of sorrow
(deny it. admit it.
photoshop can't edit it)
your once-in-a-lifetime pose radiating
a just dried-up tears
wetting the damn-night pillow
what happiness you might possess
though you cross the seven seas
conquer those pleasurable places
but your loved-ones are a thousand miles
away from your unlimited clicks
shutter speed.....get set...self-portrait....
oh! can't hide the backdrop of sorrow
and here it goes..........
@ airport OFW arrival lounge
' you're not my daddy', your son can't recognize you personally unless you are viewed on his laptop
and skype online.
' my dad is on tv, hello tv, bye-bye tv! ''
strange but true.
click again! it's getting worst
@ home
' get out! get out! close the door! ' by the same son who had rejected me. It seemed I was invading his 2-year room of privacy.
what a shame, a self-embarrassing moment
that a richly figure investment as I would say
ain't enough to bind the father-and-son missing closeness
a deep resentment of mine
painful than those nostalgic tears
wetting beneath my un-breathable comforter
say cheese.........one more smile
flash! ! ! now capturing
the unadulterated backdrop of your photography
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem