My tribute to my hometown

A land of chrome

A valley of walls

A never ending rat race

A vast ocean of pure gray and black

You hold such exotic beauty

But tears of sorrow continues to flow through your face made
of asphalt

Your cemented fingers continue to reach for the core of the
sun

And yet dog feces are everywhere as if to say you’re still at
the bottom

Loudly, you here whispers of hatred and despise

Yet you strengthen your grounds like steel.

Steel that barricades you from the time long forgot

Your greatness runs through the greens and the browns

That you illuminate hope, bouncing from one glassed window to
the other

Scattering shreds of strength to those outside

Flames are burning in bright red,

Its heat radiates all over

And little moths that fly too close to you are left with
chard wings and broken dreams

Lucky are those who get to embrace your beauty from the time
of their beginning

For many aspire just to have a whip of the sweet aroma of
your stench

Your color is as filthy as smoke that you summon from the
mouths of your little minions

And yet you portray the vividness of a butterfly,

Soaring and spreading joy to everyone

You are on a pedestal towering over the others,

Laughing hysterically and forcing them,

Forcing them to dress like
the monochromatic-colorful you.

MANILIAR

4 Responses to “My tribute to my hometown”

  1. Megumi Says:

    woah jazz! hehehehe! sabog ako ng binabasa ko ito kaya slight lang naiintindihan ko,, it’s 3 in the morning! :p

    pero infairness… ito lang naiisip ko, you’re different from them. :D la lang.. mamaya babasahin ko ulit tulog muna! hehehe! :p

  2. ephraim Says:

    Dahil sa dinedma mo ko sa ym, ibubuhos ko ang galit ko dito. Joookee! Hahah!

    Adik ka, nagpapagawa ka saken ng tula e tignan mo naman tong gawa mo di ko maintindihan sa lalim! Mabusilak! Hahah! Hadik!

  3. Katleya Says:

    hahaha!@ uy si phem nabuhay!1 snob ba si jazz sa ym?!?! hala… ang snob mo naman pala eh! hahahaha! at poem pala ito.. shemay! ngaun ko lang narealize.. nga pala hindi ko pa nababasa ulit… heheh! peace! :D

  4. cely Says:

    omgaazz, jazz,
    ur an official
    blog addict! hahah..

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