primordial primordial
that’s the word you used
for the limestone cliffs behemoth
over the tranquil waters of this lagoon
divine divine
that’s the word i would use
for you standing before these cliffs towering
over me: a god & I the offering
truth is truth is
i have no care for these rocks
nor for every trace of blue
that surrounds us except for you &
your eyes your eyes
the sea must feel ashamed of itself
& ask was your eyes always this blue
or was the sea’s blue never blue
tomorrow tomorrow
when you leave this blue heaven
godless: the offering remains waiting
his bones become limestone cliffs
creaking creaking
perhaps you were right
these limestone cliffs really are
primordial primordial
Christian S. Baldomero is a BS Accountancy student of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan. He has attended the 2016 Davao Writers Workshop and is affiliated with Nagkahiusang Magsusulat sa Cagayan de Oro (NAGMAC). He loves cinnamon rolls and Siargao.