Best Mang Poems

(My apologies! This poem is wrtten in Filipino....for my brother Edwin...i hope to translate it one day)


Noong tayoy mga bata pa...
Wala akong maalala....
Na sa akin ay nakipaglaro ka....
Pwera lang sa pagkakataong nag iisa....

Noon ay katabi kita....
Isang maliit na plastic aking nakita....
Na isinuot ko sa aking...

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~ PANALAMAT KO RAGAT ~

Kakal a panalamat,
ka inisurat a sarat,
a inabat ko daradat,
ko maratabat insarat,
a kakat a ini khandat,
a ini khandat a ragat,
o Malawanda i Bakat ...

Na sangat a panalamat,
ka margn man isarat,
a izakat ko abagat,
ka pimbangkat dikhi ganat,
sa inarkat a ragat,
ka sakat a iphangangkat
a...

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African woman, I have heard so much about you
I have heard that you are caring, that you are loving , that your kindness is incomparable. I have heard that your beauty needs no special powders and creams hoba o pabala 'sea la batho!
Theha tsebe and...

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Han(1) is the mang-bu-sok.(2)
Han is the tears,
the tears of a sorrowful woman
who waited and waited to the good news
that of the husband, who left her a long time ago,
turned into a rock on the hilltop.

Han is a torrent dashing against rocks.
Han is the woman who...

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Nais ko nang mamatay
Matagal kong hinintay;
Tumabi sa'yo itay.
Putulin na ang buhay
Sa mundong walang saysay
Wala mang kaagapay,
Pantunaw lang ng atay.
Suko na Sa'yong kamay;
Ang walang kwentang bagay....
Puro sakin inilagay.
 Bandera'y winagayway
Sa darating kong lamay
Iyak niyong malumanay,
Sa tahanang napilay.
 Ngiti na walang kulay
Gabi na walang gabay
Concencia na nahalay...
Walang...

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Buhangin sa iyong balikat, 
mula sa pagkakadapa,
Maiitim na markang iyong nakikita,
Di ba bumangon ka? 

Di nga bat pinakita mo 
ang tapang mong totoo?
Ng ngumiti ka lamang 
sa galit ng mundo

Harapin ang pagsubok 
Gabutil man oh gabundok
Pagkakaisa ng pananalig 
Pusot isipay masigasig

CHORUS 1
Ng mawala ka sa...

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Walang napapala,
ang titik sa tugma.
Pilitin mang kumawala,
babalik pa rin sa rehas
at kulungang walang tanikala.
Hayaang magdusa
ng walang parusa:
Gumala ng gumala
sa pagitan ng luha at lupa!
At kung sa wakas man magmula,
‘wag papagtagpuin ang dulo
at kabila:
pabayaang maging tama
ang tama!...

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and like theriouthly what wath their problem
ith jutht thex
the story continues on all the way to newfoundland
who sort of did it justice, how jesus even taught them to procreate is beyond me
I's the bye that builds the boat, I's the bye that sails her
I's the...

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Tell you an approach to rid of your doubts without 
Practicing divination by tortoise’s shell and yarrow.
It takes three days of fire to single a jade stone out,
And a ridgepole tree it takes seven years to grow.
Zhou Gong once feared rumors about his loyalty, 
Wang...

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Henry sat in
His room staring at his
Ceiling thinking, that any man that
Thought exactly as he did
Ought to have his, head examined
Or be seekin, professional help, 
But he could never convince himself
It was what he needed 
so it never happen. 
No matter how good 
his good...

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	On February  18th-Thursday when I had a blood draw. In there we saw my mother’s ex-co worker from Target. Fortunately she was the one who helped me. My mother then asked if they’re doing a vaccination because she’s 65. Luckily they’re doing a vaccination...

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Look in the mirror, tell me, what do you see?
A soul once broken, yearning to be free.
Reflections of pain, fear loud and clear,
But there's power in you, greater than the fear.

Unaware of the fate you hold inside,
Though for a moment, your life did slide.
I know...

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Kapag wala na si CORONA, 
Mang-aawit ay sa KORO NA....

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