the way we live

THE WAY WE LIVE

Danton Remoto

Bang the drum, baby,

let us roll tremors

of sound to wake

the Lord God of motion

sleeping under the skin.

Of choosing what to wear

this Saturday night:

cool, sexy black

or simply fuck-me red?

Should I gel my hair

or let it fall like water?

Of sitting on the sad

and beautiful face of James Dean

while listening to reggae

at Blue Café.

Of chatting with friends

at The Library

while Allan Shimmers

with his sequins and wit.

Of listening to stories at Cine Café:

the first eye-contact,

conversations glowing

in the night,

lips and fingers touching,

groping for each other’s loneliness.

Of driving home

under the flyover’s dark wings

(a blackout once again plunges

the city to darkness)

Summer’s thunder

lighting up the sky

oh heat thick

as desire

Then suddenly the rain:

finally falling,

falling everywhere:

to let go, then,

to let go and to move on,

this is the way it seems

to be. Bang the drum, baby.

Pagninilay-nilay;

            Ang tulang ito ni Danton Remoto ay nagsisiwalat ng buhay ng manunulat na sa madaling salita ay isang taong mahilig maki halobilo sa mga tao o gumimik. isang taong mahilis sa "night out".

THE ONE

I am the one
the will be loved
love till the end of time
you will wish you could
halt your time

i am the one
the one who wishes
wishes to be the apple
the apple of your eye

I am the one
the one who will be the smile
smile on your geogeous lips
the lips that i wish
I wishes to kiss

 to kiss all my life
every hour every minute of my life
I am the everlasting love
the love of your life
I am the one.

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