(after TALA)
Coming back
out from abyss, I am closer
than I have ever been
to be suspended in the air for so long
falling
at the same time not
Shattering is a dream
to break into many pieces
and disperse like steam
off something very, very cold
on a sticky sunny day.
The cold agony
is past comfort
a mother’s embrace that is far away
How could I have known that happiness came in a cage?
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Freeda Ko was raised in Davao City and currently resides in Quezon City.