Si mama, madaling-araw
Gone and away,
Nagluluto, naglilinis–
With ink hair leaving
Nangangaligkig ang mga
Marks on the bed, and
Kamay, buto, karne;
Clogging the drain.
Baboy daw ang ulam!
She drips her whole
Dugo, atay, puso;
Body, mind, and soul–
Paborito ko yun!
Until she falls
Ang sarap talaga ng lutong
home…
bahay
ni mama!
My mother is gone
faster than the sun.
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Filipino writer Ann De Leon debuts with “Mama”— an experimental poem combining both English and Tagalog into a piece centered around their grief and experience with mother figures. They can be found on Twitter @nagakda.