Plaza De Katipunan Poem by RIC BASTASA

because we always slept early
last night we
also woke up
before the sun came out of the house
to walk around the plaza de katipunan
where there is an old acacia tree
that is a pity
there are a lot of flowers
around this

with the carabao grass
intended
and plants in charge of that plaza
fresh air desolate surroundings

no one touches
then you are the only one walking
you can hear the song of the leaves
the whispers of souls
who were once killed in the afternoon
in those years of
pain and hatred