the half-shut door
slowly, my feet revolted
against
my mind, dragging
me
to the half-shut door;
borne
by my limbs down
the
winding stairs, i was
flung
into the chilly night.
lost
in the boundless
darkness,
my numb thoughts
vanquished
my will;
the
winding stairs had blocked
my
mind, dimming the effervescence
behind
the half-shut door.
- by Prospero Pulma, Jr.
Philippine Graphic
May 29, 2006
Vol. 16, No.51
p.43