Something Missing Poem by Manonton Dalan

hot and muggy afternoon
waiting for breeze to come
talking, things that passed
awed, surprised, we laugh

sizzling barbeque adds aroma
to chilled bottles of corona
pansit for the sticky fingers
ginataan for sweet lovers

break out the volleyball
jump, smash a free for all
table tennis by the corner
for the arms that are faster

there's something missing for me
your smile that is so pretty
how could a time change all that
bring me tears to look back


ginataan- mixture of vegetables cook
with coconut milk and sugar(banana, sweet potato,
powdered rice balls, jackfruit, beans)