Plop, splodge, pump;
Water floods out,
Dark, blue, cold,
The city mutters out,
Man and Child and Woman abound,
All making the trip till sundown;
Walk, Step, Skip;
My sweat pours out.
Bulb, glow, streak;
Refracts the puddles around,
For it is raining,
In Davao’s downtown.
Benjamin Thursday R. Rosaupan is studying AB English at Ateneo de Davao University. He spent almost a decade of his life in Saudi Arabia. He had an interest in English at a very young age, which has continued to his adulthood. He is interested in art, music, and the pursuit of the Eternal Being.