ARS POETICA

Stop

by Fernando Gozo, Jr.

Dusk! In Philippine Orient Sea

Where yet another day we'll see

Couldn't be still dark in tomorrow's sky?

Could we utter a murmur, or just a sigh?

Does this day promise another hope

By concerned people who should

Can we still see a bright day?

Ruined tranquility, who will pay?

What does God wants us to do?

Is it love and to unite too?

Are you aware of the catastrophe in your

land?

Are you ever affected where you stand?

This is the way, a chance for me to ex-

press

The feeling of empathy like this,

It hurts, but merry for the beast,

In my beloved country, "I need peace!"

Twist

by Carol Torre

Never did I expect,

In time our roads would meet,

For mine were merely jokes-

Yours were all insults.

Is it because I did pass

according to your lights?

Why was there a sudden twist

From feeling mad to real love?

When I'm with you

My sorrows drown

Filling up the emptiness

Where affections suddenly grow.

In time I must

Have a mind

To get the pieces of you together

For us to be forever.