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| Saturday, May 01, 2004 |
| R18 |
As promised, I have decided to put in an R18 poem in here. This was just one of the things that popped into my head during one of my creative writing exercises. I had fun writing it. Hahahaha. Enjoy!
Tribute to women drivers
Late afternoons,
it is this time
that I, a woman
take my turn to ride
my husband's jeepney.
I hoist myself up
on the driver's side
then l o w e r my body
onto the seat and
swing my legs
inside.
My husband smiles and says:
"There, it's your turn."
I tentatively touch
the l o n g handle
of the gearshift, close my hand
around its head then
sharply
throw it in reverse.
Easing the vehicle onto the road
it isn't long before I am looking at the
long
hard
expanse
of the road ahead.
My shoulders strain my shirt
as my hands and body
completely maneuver
this sardine can on wheels
as it thrusts
through the gas-fumed streets.
At every stop, a passenger
slithers and squeezes
his or her way between
the wet
sleeves and mixed odors
of other passengers.
A man behind me rests his
big
hand on my shoulder:
"Para ho"
I grunt and snatch
the change on his palm.
It is not easy to do a man's job
toward the end of the day
I drop my last passenger off
and floor the accelerator,
speeding through empty streets
letting the wind cool my sweat.
And despite the aches
a sudden urge washes over me
to see my beloved.
I imagine him waiting
for me knowing that
I could never wait
to come to come god!
to c o m e
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posted by Rax @ 00:45 |
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Name: Rax
Home: Makati, Philippines
About Me: I am many things: aspiring poet, advocate, lawyer, with a good grasp of reality. I am also passionate when it comes to chasing dreams. After all, a childlike imagination is just something I cannot outgrow. Which is why I write(...and refuse to give up anime, fantasy novels and video games... :P)
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