All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems

anak like a sigh born every day

ilong lead by scent and know-how

tanong asking questions about the world

sayaw like how dance that comes from joy

sayang can sway so close to sorrow

bayan how shame could be an entire country

pinto or an open-doored question

kailangan needing, needful, and needless

ilaw illuminating a path

ikaw to you, little bit of me, almost

dito will you appear here

doon are you still there, maybe

dahon I hear you in the leaves

darating rippling in the wind, always arriving