It doesn't snow, yet, in the Philippines

street-people in the philippines take drugs to alleviate hunger

i sit up all night,
wondering about America,
a little girl, lost
in her mother's arms,
my mother, lost in me,
i am a big girl now,
so i took a breath,
from a paper-bag, anything
white and fluffy as snow,
as i dreamt in a daydream
winter in America must be
as white as the morning,
as cold as night,
so i took another breath,
just to delay the sorrow,
over the old dump,
the cracked roof,
tropical blue sunshine,
rain in June, all the same,
the beet-red American face,
over my own, child of want,
tongue, sticking out,
for a fly, to buzz in

Reviews

[Dhaye]

Yes, hunger is the root of their addiction. Such addiction leads to different crimes, yet these children shouldn't be punished but counselled only...

[highonwords]

thank you, ate dhaye, for the lovely visit and review :)

steph

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the American dream often sleeps on the streets, under cardboard roofs amidst the falling white...

yes, there is hunger here too...and it is so sad to see...we see commercials all the time about sending money to help others in other countries, and yet, here we are with our own homeless, hungry and they just freeze to death in wicked winters.

you create depth of texture with your vivid imagery...

and we see reflections....of ourselves, of our own countries when we read your poems...

someday maybe all will have enough to eat...and starvation will be just a memory.

j.

[highonwords]

thank you, jacob, for the insightful review and wonderful visit - America is considered the land of milk and honey - it is enlightening to know that hunger thrives on your streets, too - and very sad - that we are not alone in this respect/condition - we all hope that hunger will just be a forgotten memory - or not, because we'd like to appreciate what we have when we had nothing

regards,
steph

[gabrielle]

Ah, the American dream :). All of your poems are full of vivid images, steph.

[highonwords]

the american dream versus reality in the philippines, ate gabs - sad but with a hint of truth, ateread morethe american dream versus reality in the philippines, ate gabs - sad but with a hint of truth, ate

steph