Pulong Gabadhas

by Gerwin Vic E. Bhuyo

Wala sila magdumili sa pag-agak kanako
diha sa padayong pagpangapkap
sa nagbadhasbadhas
nga mga pulong.
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Kanunay silang gatukaw
hinungdan nga ilang nadungog
ang nilagubo ning kasingkasing
ug nabatyagan ang way puas
niyang pagbirig.
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Padayon kong mangaliyupo
nga ugma damlag kini molanog
ug mosilaob sa matag tudling
sa kapunawpunawan.

Herd of Words

Translated from the Cebuano by Freya Natasha Fernandez-Dy

They didn't deny me their guidance
while I groped endlessly
amidst the herd of words
as they come and go.
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Because of their watchfulness
they were able to hear
the heavy thumping of my heart
and felt its relentless
flirting.
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I will plead tirelessly
that tomorrow soon this will echo
and ignite a flame in every furrow
on the horizon.

About the poet and the translator:

Gerwin Vic Evarretta Bhuyo is an OFW based in Bangkok, Thailand. He is an educator, writer, translator, photographer, and a listener.
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Freya Natasha Dy is a Cebuano freelance writer and artsy-crafty mom to a teenage girl. Lover of all things bright and beautiful. She dreams of one day leaving a world that is built on kindness, empathy, and truth to her daughter.