Sangalang, ChickenJoy
ChickenJoy
Ali Sangalang
Mula nang mapanood ko
sa telebisyon
ang mamang nangangalkal
ng tira-tira
sa basurahan,
hindi ko na sinasaid
ang manok ko
sa pinggan.
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Rough line-by-line translation:
From the time I saw
on television
the man rooting
for leftovers
in the trash,
I stopped picking clean
the chicken
on my plate.
by Mia on 10:03 pm, April 27, 2008 in echoes none spoke