by Bridge Telva Mapangdol | Apr 23, 2020 | Poems
At first, I was assured. Convincingly.And then, I was worried. Reasonably. At first, I was living. Decently.And then, I was destitute. Pitifully. At first, I was angry. Justifiably.And then, I was locked. Regrettably. At first, I crawled. Mercifully.And then, I...
by Bridge Telva Mapangdol | Apr 23, 2020 | Poems
On the street, I lie;Sprawled helpless, I open my eyes. Around me, they shout as they cry;Footsteps gather as movement, I try. My vision still blurred, I blink and I blink;Faces with tears that shiver and shriek. Scorched and rough, the pavement I smellDank and dirty,...
by Bridge Telva Mapangdol | Apr 23, 2020 | Poems
The weeds rise; the vines crawl in intent obliterationOf a once picturesque shelter now rusting to oblivion.Still, I enter in shame with a quiet intention: Are you there, dear friends? A labyrinth of cobwebs; a pile of dust are in abundanceTaking over a melancholic...
by Bridge Telva Mapangdol | Jun 16, 2019 | Poems
Wanna ride? From all society’s minds the riders come Split identities by morality, Reputation and earthly cravings. Angels by morning, Vampires by night. Sons of their ancestors they are Whose backs are bare And whose faces unseen. Come on, where the journey starts...
by Bridge Telva Mapangdol | Jun 16, 2019 | Poems
You blinded my insight with the plot that yielded my passion’s recesses. You gagged my mouth as you poured the essence of my deliverance. In darkness and in flames, you scorched my holiness. You bound my blessing with a sacred...
by Bridge Telva Mapangdol | Jun 16, 2019 | Poems
Aniya: Ah, Louisian ka pala. Sa maingate nakita kita, Doon ika’y nakatanga. Namumula.Nakikibaka. Mas maingay ka pa sa tindera. Ang mama dinadamay mo pa. Sa kapwa ’di ka naawa, Dinidikta pagpasok nila. Louisian, humarap ka! Sa akin mo ipakita Dakila mong paniniwala....